Bug Catcher Lyle

This team appears on Normal mode.

Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.

Bug Catcher Lyle 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: Grass ×2Bug

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Paras Lv 8 BugGrass	Ability Leech 3 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Paras knows by Lv 8 in Low Budget Crystal: Scratch String Shot Stun Spore	HP50Attack70Defense55Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed25Total300
	Shroomish Lv 9 Grass	Ability Regeneration 4 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Shroomish knows by Lv 9 in Low Budget Crystal: Absorb Tackle Stun Spore	HP60Attack40Defense60Sp. Atk40Sp. Def60Speed35Total295

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 2 of 2, Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Ice hits 2 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 9 — Shroomish, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:

• Pinsir — National Park, Lv 7
• Wurmple — National Park, Lv 7
• Yanma — National Park, Lv 7
• Scyther — Celadon Game Corner Prize Room, Lv 5
• Cascoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 1
• Illumise — Route 117, Lv 1
• Paras — Ilex East, Lv 1
• Silcoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 1

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