15level cap
This team appears on Hard mode.
Blaine fields 3 Pokémon between level 12 and level 15 in Seafoam Gym.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Fire ×3NormalRock
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Magcargo Lv 12 FireRock | Ability Waterproof 7 above the trainer base level | Rock Slide Fire Blast Fissure Curse | HP70Attack50Defense120Sp. Atk80Sp. Def100Speed30Total450 |
 | Magmar Lv 14 Fire | Ability Aim 9 above the trainer base level | Thunderpunch Fire Punch Sunny Day Flamethrower | HP65Attack95Defense57Sp. Atk100Sp. Def85Speed93Total495 |
 | Rapidash Lv 15 FireNormal | Ability Haste 10 above the trainer base level | Sunny Day Megahorn Solarbeam Fire Blast | HP75Attack100Defense75Sp. Atk70Sp. Def75Speed105Total500 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 3 of 3, Rock hits 3 of 3, Water hits 3 of 3, Fighting hits 2 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 15 — Rapidash, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges: