14highest level
This team appears on Hard mode.
Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Bug Catcher Derek fields 3 Pokémon between level 12 and level 14 in Route 117.
Fought at Route 117.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Bug ×3Poison ×2Flying
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dustox Lv 12 BugPoison | Ability Aim 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dustox knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Confusion String Shot Gust | HP75Attack75Defense70Sp. Atk50Sp. Def105Speed75Total450 |
 | Beautifly Lv 12 BugFlying | Ability Aim 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Beautifly knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Absorb String Shot Gust | HP75Attack75Defense60Sp. Atk95Sp. Def60Speed85Total450 |
| Dustox Lv 14 BugPoison | Ability Aim 9 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dustox knows by Lv 14 in Low Budget Crystal: Confusion String Shot Gust | HP75Attack75Defense70Sp. Atk50Sp. Def105Speed75Total450 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 3 of 3, Flying hits 3 of 3, Rock hits 3 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 14 — Dustox, 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