57level cap
This team appears on Hard mode.
Elite Koga fields 6 Pokémon at level 57 in Kogas Room.
This is around 8 badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Poison ×4Bug ×3Dark ×2FlyingSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Forretress Lv 57 BugSteel | Ability Debris 12 above the trainer base level | Protect Swift Explosion Spikes | HP75Attack90Defense140Sp. Atk60Sp. Def60Speed40Total465 |
 | Weezing Lv 57 Poison | Ability Levitate 12 above the trainer base level | Fire Blast Sludge Bomb Explosion Toxic | HP65Attack90Defense120Sp. Atk85Sp. Def70Speed60Total490 |
 | Beedrill Lv 57 BugDark | Ability Stability 12 above the trainer base level | Twineedle Sludge Bomb Toxic Extremespeed | HP70Attack100Defense55Sp. Atk45Sp. Def80Speed100Total450 |
 | Venomoth Lv 57 BugPoison | Ability Levitate 12 above the trainer base level | Psychic Double Team Shadow Ball Toxic | HP70Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk90Sp. Def75Speed90Total450 |
 | Muk (Alola) Lv 57 PoisonDark | Ability Regeneration 12 above the trainer base level | Minimize Acid Armor Sludge Bomb Toxic | HP105Attack105Defense75Sp. Atk65Sp. Def100Speed50Total500 |
 | Crobat Lv 57 PoisonFlying | Ability Daunt 12 above the trainer base level | Extremespeed Swift Sky Attack Sludge Bomb | HP85Attack90Defense80Sp. Atk70Sp. Def80Speed130Total535 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 3 of 6, Psychic hits 3 of 6, Rock hits 3 of 6, Flying hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 57 — Forretress, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 8 badges:
- Ho-Oh — Tin Tower Roof, Lv 15
- 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