12highest level
This team appears on Hard mode.
Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Bug Catcher Jose fields 2 Pokémon between level 10 and level 12 in Route 116.
Fought at Route 116.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Bug ×2GrassPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dustox Lv 10 BugPoison | Ability Aim 5 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dustox knows by Lv 10 in Low Budget Crystal: Confusion String Shot | HP75Attack75Defense70Sp. Atk50Sp. Def105Speed75Total450 |
 | Paras Lv 12 BugGrass | Ability Leech 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Paras knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Scratch String Shot Stun Spore Poisonpowder | HP50Attack70Defense55Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed25Total300 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Rock hits 2 of 2, Bug hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Paras, 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