16level cap
This team appears on Hard mode.
Ace Santos — World Tournament fields 6 Pokémon between level 14 and level 16 in World Cup Qualifier 1.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Ghost ×3Psychic ×2DarkFairyFireFlyingPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sableye Lv 14 DarkGhost | Ability Mystify Held item Spell Tag 9 above the trainer base level | Cosmic Power Night Shade Baton Pass Pursuit | HP70Attack75Defense95Sp. Atk65Sp. Def85Speed60Total450 |
 | Xatu Lv 14 PsychicFlying | Ability Enervate Held item Spell Tag 9 above the trainer base level | Shadow Ball Drill Peck Fly Psybeam | HP65Attack75Defense70Sp. Atk95Sp. Def70Speed95Total470 |
 | Espeon Lv 14 Psychic | Ability Stability Held item Spell Tag 9 above the trainer base level | Shadow Ball Psychic Swift Mist Ball | HP65Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk130Sp. Def95Speed110Total525 |
 | Ninetales Lv 14 FireFairy | Ability Drought Held item Quick Claw 9 above the trainer base level | Fire Blast Night Shade Destiny Bond Fae Voice | HP93Attack67Defense75Sp. Atk81Sp. Def100Speed109Total525 |
 | Gengar Lv 14 GhostPoison | Ability Levitate Held item Spell Tag 9 above the trainer base level | Shadow Ball Hypnosis Dream Eater Sludge Wave | HP60Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk130Sp. Def75Speed110Total500 |
 | Dusknoir Lv 16 Ghost | Held item Spell Tag 11 above the trainer base level | Dragon Dance Will-o-Wisp Shadowforce Pursuit | HP70Attack100Defense135Sp. Atk65Sp. Def135Speed45Total550 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 4 of 6, Ghost hits 4 of 6, Ground hits 2 of 6, Rock hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 16 — Dusknoir, the highest on the team.
Dark Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:
- Unown (Mega) — Desert Shrine, Lv 16
- Beedrill — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
- Ekans — Azalea Town, Lv 10
- Sableye — Granite Cave B1F, Lv 9
- Tyranitar — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
- Absol — Celadon Game Corner Prize Room, Lv 5
- Cyndaquil (Variant) — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
- Arbok — Route 26, Lv 1