12highest level
This team appears on Hard mode.
Beating them gives you 5 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Camper Branden fields 2 Pokémon at level 12 in Lavaridge Desert.
Fought at Lavaridge Desert.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Steel ×2FlyingGround
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Skarmory Lv 12 SteelFlying | Ability Debris 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Skarmory knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Leer Peck Sand-Attack Metal Claw | HP65Attack80Defense140Sp. Atk40Sp. Def70Speed70Total465 |
 | Steelix Lv 12 SteelGround | Ability Sand Body 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Steelix knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Screech Tackle Bind Rock Throw | HP75Attack85Defense200Sp. Atk55Sp. Def65Speed30Total510 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Electric hits 1 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2, Ground hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Skarmory, 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