9highest level
This team appears on Normal mode.
Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Bug Catcher James fields 2 Pokémon between level 8 and level 9 in Petalburg Woods.
Fought at Petalburg Woods.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wurmple Lv 8 Bug | 3 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Wurmple knows by Lv 8 in Low Budget Crystal: String Shot Tackle Poison Sting | HP45Attack45Defense45Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed20Total205 |
| Wurmple Lv 9 Bug | 4 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Wurmple knows by Lv 9 in Low Budget Crystal: String Shot Tackle Poison Sting | HP45Attack45Defense45Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed20Total205 |
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 9 — Wurmple, 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