9highest level
This team appears on Normal mode.
Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Bug Catcher Doug — rematch fields 2 Pokémon at level 9 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 ×2Fighting
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pineco Lv 9 Bug | Ability Debris 4 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Pineco knows by Lv 9 in Low Budget Crystal: Protect String Shot Selfdestruct | HP60Attack65Defense90Sp. Atk35Sp. Def35Speed15Total300 |
 | Heracross Lv 9 BugFighting | Ability Elemental Fist 4 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Heracross knows by Lv 9 in Low Budget Crystal: Leer Tackle | HP80Attack125Defense75Sp. Atk40Sp. Def95Speed85Total500 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Fairy hits 1 of 2, Psychic hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 9 — Pineco, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:
- 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
- Litten — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
- Torchic — Birchs Lab, Lv 5