60level cap
Rival Silver fields 6 Pokémon between level 55 and level 60 in Pokémon League.
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 55 DarkIce | Ability Inner Focus | Icy Wind Shadow Claw Feint Attack Metal Claw | HP55Attack95Defense55Sp. Atk35Sp. Def75Speed115Total430 |
 | Crobat Lv 58 PoisonFlying | Ability Inner Focus | Toxic Bite Confuse Ray Air Cutter | HP85Attack90Defense80Sp. Atk70Sp. Def80Speed130Total535 |
 | Magneton Lv 55 ElectricSteel | Ability Magnet Pull | Discharge Mirror Shot Thunder Wave Magnet Bomb | HP50Attack60Defense95Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed70Total465 |
 | Gengar Lv 56 GhostPoison | Ability Cursed Body | Dark Pulse Sludge Bomb Shadow Ball Confuse Ray | HP60Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk130Sp. Def75Speed110Total500 |
 | Alakazam Lv 56 Psychic | Ability Synchronize | Recover Focus Blast Psychic Reflect | HP55Attack50Defense45Sp. Atk135Sp. Def95Speed120Total500 |
 | Feraligatr Lv 60 WaterDark | Ability Torrent | Crunch Aqua Tail Slash Ice Fang | 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 60 — 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