12highest level
This team appears on Hard mode.
Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Bug Catcher Doug — rematch fields 2 Pokémon between level 11 and level 12 in Route 119 South.
Fought at Route 119 South.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Bug ×2FightingSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Forretress Lv 11 BugSteel | Ability Debris 6 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Forretress knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Protect String Shot Selfdestruct | HP75Attack90Defense140Sp. Atk60Sp. Def60Speed40Total465 |
 | Heracross Lv 12 BugFighting | Ability Elemental Fist 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Heracross knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Leer Tackle Endure | HP80Attack125Defense75Sp. Atk40Sp. Def95Speed85Total500 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Fairy hits 1 of 2, Flying hits 1 of 2, Psychic hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Heracross, 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