Birdkeeper Hugh

This team appears on Hard mode.

Birdkeeper Hugh fields 2 Pokémon between level 11 and level 12 in Route 119 North.

Fought at Route 119 North.

This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Flying ×2GrassWater

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Pelipper Lv 11 WaterFlying	Ability Drizzle 6 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Pelipper knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Peck Water Gun Growl	HP70Attack50Defense100Sp. Atk85Sp. Def70Speed75Total450
	Tropius Lv 12 GrassFlying	Ability Sunbask 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Tropius knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Gust Leech Seed Growth Sweet Scent	HP99Attack68Defense83Sp. Atk72Sp. Def87Speed51Total460

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Rock hits 2 of 2, Electric hits 1 of 2, Fire hits 1 of 2, Flying hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Tropius, the highest on the team.

Rock Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:

• Aerodactyl — Pewter Museum Upstairs, Lv 10
• Kabuto — Pewter Museum Upstairs, Lv 10
• Lileep — Rustboro Devon Lab Upstairs, Lv 10
• Omanyte — Pewter Museum Upstairs, Lv 10
• Sudowoodo — Route 36, Lv 10
• Rhydon — Safari Zone North, Lv 7
• Tyranitar — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
• Corsola — Mauville Game Corner, Lv 5

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