53highest level
Ace Trainer Salma fields 2 Pokémon between level 50 and level 53 in Viridian City Gym.
This is around Beat Blue — Viridian City Gym, badge 16 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: NormalPsychicWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Slowking Lv 50 WaterPsychic | Ability Oblivious Held item Oran Berry | Surf Psychic Flamethrower Trick Room | HP95Attack75Defense80Sp. Atk100Sp. Def110Speed30Total490 |
 | Lickilicky Lv 53 Normal | Ability Own Tempo | Wring Out Thunderbolt Earthquake Ice Beam | HP110Attack85Defense95Sp. Atk80Sp. Def95Speed50Total515 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 2, Dark hits 1 of 2, Electric hits 1 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 53 — Lickilicky, the highest on the team.
Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Blue — Viridian City Gym, badge 16:
- Parasect — Cerulean Cave, Lv 37
- Venomoth — Route 24, Lv 8
- Ariados — Route 2, Lv 3
- Butterfree — Route 2, Lv 3
- Metapod — Route 2, Lv 3
- Durant — Route 47, Lv 31
- Larvesta — Route 47, Lv 31
- Karrablast — Route 48, Lv 20