43highest level
School Kid Billy (rematch) fields 3 Pokémon between level 40 and level 43 in Route 15.
Fought at Route 15.
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: BugGrassNormalWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Parasect Lv 42 BugGrass | Ability Effect Spore | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Parasect knows by Lv 42 in HeartGold Generations: Fury Cutter Spore Slash Growth | HP60Attack95Defense80Sp. Atk60Sp. Def80Speed30Total405 |
 | Poliwhirl Lv 43 Water | Ability Water Absorb | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Poliwhirl knows by Lv 43 in HeartGold Generations: Bubble Beam Body Slam Earth Power Wake-Up Slap | HP65Attack65Defense65Sp. Atk50Sp. Def50Speed90Total385 |
 | Ditto Lv 40 Normal | Ability Limber | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Ditto knows by Lv 40 in HeartGold Generations: Transform | HP48Attack48Defense48Sp. Atk48Sp. Def48Speed48Total288 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 3, Electric hits 1 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3, Fire hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 43 — Poliwhirl, 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