50level cap
Rival Silver fields 6 Pokémon between level 46 and level 50 in Mt. Moon.
Fought at Mt. Moon.
This is around Beat the Elite Four and the Champion in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Dark ×2Poison ×2ElectricFlyingGhostIcePsychicSteelWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sneasel Lv 46 DarkIce | Ability Inner Focus | Quick Attack Icy Wind Feint Attack Shadow Claw | HP55Attack95Defense55Sp. Atk35Sp. Def75Speed115Total430 |
 | Golbat Lv 47 PoisonFlying | Ability Inner Focus | Poison Fang Bite Confuse Ray Air Cutter | HP75Attack80Defense70Sp. Atk65Sp. Def75Speed90Total455 |
 | Magneton Lv 46 ElectricSteel | Ability Magnet Pull | Discharge Supersonic Thunder Wave Magnet Bomb | HP50Attack60Defense95Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed70Total465 |
 | Gengar Lv 48 GhostPoison | Ability Cursed Body | Mean Look Curse Shadow Ball Confuse Ray | HP60Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk130Sp. Def75Speed110Total500 |
 | Alakazam Lv 48 Psychic | Ability Synchronize | Disable Recover Reflect Psychic | HP55Attack50Defense45Sp. Atk135Sp. Def95Speed120Total500 |
 | Feraligatr Lv 50 WaterDark | Ability Torrent | Waterfall Ice Fang Crunch Slash | HP85Attack105Defense100Sp. Atk79Sp. Def83Speed78Total530 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 3 of 6, Fighting hits 3 of 6, Dark hits 2 of 6, Electric hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 50 — Feraligatr, the highest on the team.
Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat the Elite Four and the Champion:
- 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