22level cap
Rival Silver fields 4 Pokémon between level 18 and level 22 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 ×2ElectricFlyingGhostSteelWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Gastly Lv 20 GhostPoison | Ability Levitate | Lick Confuse Ray Mean Look Curse | HP30Attack35Defense30Sp. Atk100Sp. Def35Speed80Total310 |
 | Magnemite Lv 18 ElectricSteel | Ability Magnet Pull | Thunder Wave Thunder Shock Supersonic Sonic Boom | HP25Attack35Defense70Sp. Atk95Sp. Def55Speed45Total325 |
 | Zubat Lv 20 PoisonFlying | Ability Inner Focus | Astonish Supersonic Bite Wing Attack | HP40Attack45Defense35Sp. Atk30Sp. Def40Speed55Total245 |
 | Croconaw Lv 22 Water | Ability Torrent | Scary Face Ice Fang Water Gun Bite | HP65Attack80Defense80Sp. Atk59Sp. Def63Speed58Total405 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Electric hits 2 of 4, Ground hits 2 of 4, Psychic hits 2 of 4, Dark hits 1 of 4.
Level to be ready for. Lv 22 — Croconaw, the highest on the team.
Electric Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Whitney — Goldenrod City Gym, badge 3:
- Voltorb (Hisui) — Route 38, Lv 16
- Flaaffy — Route 43, Lv 15
- Electrike — Route 42, Lv 13
- Emolga — Route 37, Lv 13
- Joltik — Route 37, Lv 13
- Magnemite — Route 38, Lv 13
- Togedemaru — Route 42, Lv 13
- Toxel — Burned Tower, Lv 13