Blackbelt Takao

This team appears on Hard mode.

Blackbelt Takao fields 2 Pokémon at level 12 in Dewford Gym.

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

Types on this team: Fighting ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Machoke Lv 12 Fighting	Ability Focus 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Machoke knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Leer Low Kick Focus Energy Rock Throw	HP80Attack100Defense70Sp. Atk50Sp. Def60Speed45Total405
	Tyrogue Lv 12 Fighting	7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Tyrogue knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Sharpen Tackle Low Kick Mach Punch	HP50Attack50Defense50Sp. Atk50Sp. Def50Speed50Total300

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fairy hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Psychic hits 2 of 2.

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

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

• Butterfree — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Celebi — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Mew — Safari Zone North, Lv 10
• Mr. Mime — Ilex East, Lv 10
• Ralts — Celadon Game Corner Prize Room, Lv 5
• Clefairy — Meteor Falls, Lv 2
• Altaria — Route 115, Lv 1
• Clefable — Mount Moon, Lv 1

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