28highest level
Hiker Benjamin fields 3 Pokémon at level 28 in Route 42.
Fought at Route 42.
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: Ground ×3Rock
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dugtrio Lv 28 Ground | Ability Sand Veil | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dugtrio knows by Lv 28 in HeartGold Generations: Magnitude Bulldoze Sucker Punch Mud Bomb | HP35Attack100Defense50Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed120Total425 |
 | Golem Lv 28 RockGround | Ability Sturdy | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Golem knows by Lv 28 in HeartGold Generations: Rock Throw Smack Down Bulldoze Self-Destruct | HP80Attack120Defense130Sp. Atk55Sp. Def65Speed45Total495 |
| Dugtrio Lv 28 Ground | Ability Sand Veil | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dugtrio knows by Lv 28 in HeartGold Generations: Magnitude Bulldoze Sucker Punch Mud Bomb | HP35Attack100Defense50Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed120Total425 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 3 of 3, Ice hits 3 of 3, Water hits 3 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 28 — Dugtrio, the highest on the team.
Grass Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Whitney — Goldenrod City Gym, badge 3:
- Weepinbell — Route 44, Lv 22
- Voltorb (Hisui) — Route 38, Lv 16
- Capsakid — Route 37, Lv 13
- Dhelmise — Route 42, Lv 13
- Foongus — Route 37, Lv 13
- Maractus — Mt. Mortar, Lv 13
- Bulbasaur — Route 34, Lv 10
- Chespin — Route 34, Lv 10