42highest level
Youngster Jimmy fields 3 Pokémon at level 42 in Route 3.
Fought at Route 3.
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: BugGrassNormalPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Raticate Lv 42 Normal | Ability Run Away | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Raticate knows by Lv 42 in HeartGold Generations: Crunch Sucker Punch Super Fang Double-Edge | HP55Attack81Defense60Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed97Total413 |
 | Arbok Lv 42 Poison | Ability Intimidate | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Arbok knows by Lv 42 in HeartGold Generations: Swallow Spit Up Acid Spray Mud Bomb | HP60Attack95Defense69Sp. Atk65Sp. Def79Speed80Total448 |
 | 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 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3, Fire hits 1 of 3, Flying hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 42 — Raticate, 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