13highest level
This team appears on Normal mode.
Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Bug Catcher Angelo fields 2 Pokémon at level 13 in Mauville Gym.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Bug ×2
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Illumise Lv 13 Bug | Ability Stability 8 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Illumise knows by Lv 13 in Low Budget Crystal: String Shot Confuse Ray Double Team Moonlight | HP75Attack47Defense55Sp. Atk83Sp. Def75Speed85Total420 |
 | Volbeat Lv 13 Bug | Ability Stability 8 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Volbeat knows by Lv 13 in Low Budget Crystal: String Shot Confuse Ray Double Team Moonlight | HP75Attack93Defense75Sp. Atk47Sp. Def75Speed85Total450 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Rock hits 2 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 13 — Illumise, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:
- Mars — Ilex East, Lv 12
- Sunflora — Ilex West, Lv 10
- Charizard — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
- Moltres — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
- Charmander — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
- Cyndaquil — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
- Cyndaquil (Variant) — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
- Honobea — Birchs Lab, Lv 5