17highest level
Firebreather Ned fields 3 Pokémon between level 16 and level 17 in Burned Tower.
Fought at Burned Tower.
This is around Beat Whitney — Goldenrod City Gym, badge 3 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Poison ×2Fire
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Koffing Lv 16 Poison | Ability Levitate | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Koffing knows by Lv 16 in HeartGold Generations: Smog Smokescreen Clear Smog Assurance | HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340 |
 | Growlithe Lv 17 Fire | Ability Intimidate | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Growlithe knows by Lv 17 in HeartGold Generations: Howl Bite Flame Wheel Helping Hand | HP55Attack70Defense45Sp. Atk70Sp. Def50Speed60Total350 |
| Koffing Lv 16 Poison | Ability Levitate | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Koffing knows by Lv 16 in HeartGold Generations: Smog Smokescreen Clear Smog Assurance | HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 3 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Rock hits 1 of 3, Water hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Growlithe, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Whitney — Goldenrod City Gym, badge 3:
- Gligar — Route 38, Lv 16
- Wooper (Paldea) — Route 38, Lv 16
- Hippopotas — Route 39, Lv 15
- Mudbray — Route 39, Lv 15
- Silicobra — Route 42, Lv 13
- Wooper — Route 38, Lv 13
- Yamask (Galar) — Burned Tower, Lv 13
- Gible — National Park, Lv 10