40level cap
Rival Silver fields 6 Pokémon between level 36 and level 40 in Victory Road.
Fought at Victory Road.
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 36 DarkIce | Ability Inner Focus | Quick Attack Icy Wind Feint Attack Fury Swipes | HP55Attack95Defense55Sp. Atk35Sp. Def75Speed115Total430 |
 | Golbat Lv 38 PoisonFlying | Ability Inner Focus | Astonish Bite Confuse Ray Air Cutter | HP75Attack80Defense70Sp. Atk65Sp. Def75Speed90Total455 |
 | Magneton Lv 37 ElectricSteel | Ability Magnet Pull | Spark Supersonic Thunder Wave Magnet Bomb | HP50Attack60Defense95Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed70Total465 |
 | Haunter Lv 37 GhostPoison | Ability Levitate | Mean Look Curse Shadow Ball Confuse Ray | HP45Attack50Defense45Sp. Atk115Sp. Def55Speed95Total405 |
 | Kadabra Lv 37 Psychic | Ability Synchronize | Disable Psybeam Recover Reflect | HP40Attack35Defense30Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed105Total400 |
 | Feraligatr Lv 40 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 40 — 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