27highest level
Team Rocket (2) 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: Ground ×2PoisonRock
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rhyhorn Lv 26 GroundRock | Ability Rock Head | Rock Throw Fury Attack Magnitude Scary Face | HP80Attack85Defense95Sp. Atk30Sp. Def40Speed25Total355 |
 | Sandshrew Lv 26 Ground | Ability Sand Veil | Fury Swipes Metal Claw Dig Slash | HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300 |
 | Arbok Lv 27 Poison | Ability Intimidate | Acid Substitute Sludge Glare | HP62Attack95Defense69Sp. Atk65Sp. Def79Speed90Total460 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 2 of 3, Ground hits 2 of 3, Ice hits 2 of 3, Water hits 2 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 27 — Arbok, the highest on the team.
Grass 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:
- Tangela — Route 9, Lv 16
- Paras — Mt. Moon 1F, Lv 9
- Bellsprout — Viridian Forest, Lv 4
- Oddish — Viridian Forest, Lv 4