27highest level
Team Rocket (1) fields 3 Pokémon between level 26 and level 27 in Rocket Hideout B4F.
This is around Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City — Lv. 35 cap in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Poison ×2FlyingGround
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Golbat Lv 26 PoisonFlying | Ability Inner Focus | Bite Confuse Ray Wing Attack Sludge | HP75Attack80Defense70Sp. Atk65Sp. Def75Speed90Total455 |
 | Ekans Lv 26 Poison | Ability Intimidate | Acid Substitute Sludge Glare | HP40Attack65Defense44Sp. Atk40Sp. Def54Speed60Total303 |
 | Sandslash Lv 27 Ground | Ability Sand Veil | Fury Swipes Metal Claw Dig Slash | HP75Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed65Total450 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ice hits 2 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Electric hits 1 of 3, Grass hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 27 — Sandslash, the highest on the team.
Ice Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City — Lv. 35 cap:
- Smoochum — Cerulean City House 3