27level cap
Morty fields 4 Pokémon between level 23 and level 27 in Ecruteak City Gym.
This is around Beat Morty — Ecruteak City Gym, badge 4 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Ghost ×4Poison ×3
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gastly Lv 23 GhostPoison | Ability Levitate | Lick Spite Mean Look Curse | HP30Attack35Defense30Sp. Atk100Sp. Def35Speed80Total310 |
 | Misdreavus Lv 23 Ghost | Ability Levitate | Hex Confuse Ray Spite Psywave | HP60Attack60Defense60Sp. Atk85Sp. Def85Speed85Total435 |
 | Gengar Lv 27 GhostPoison | Ability Cursed Body Held item Sitrus Berry | Hypnosis Shadow Ball Mean Look Sucker Punch | HP60Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk130Sp. Def75Speed110Total500 |
 | Haunter Lv 25 GhostPoison | Ability Levitate | Curse Mean Look Sucker Punch Night Shade | HP45Attack50Defense45Sp. Atk115Sp. Def55Speed95Total405 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 4 of 4, Ghost hits 4 of 4, Ground hits 3 of 4, Psychic hits 3 of 4.
Level to be ready for. Lv 27 — Gengar, the highest on the team.
Dark Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Morty — Ecruteak City Gym, badge 4:
- Carvanha — Sea Route 40, Lv 10
- Qwilfish (Hisui) — Route 38, Lv 16
- Pawniard — Route 39, Lv 15
- Scraggy — Route 39, Lv 15
- Grimer (Alola) — Mt. Mortar, Lv 13
- Sableye — Mt. Mortar, Lv 13
- Sneasel — Mt. Mortar, Lv 13
- Spiritomb — Mt. Mortar, Lv 13