Explorer Joey

This team appears on Hard mode.

Beating them gives you 12 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.

Explorer Joey fields 3 Pokémon between level 13 and level 15 in Safari Zone West.

Fought at Safari Zone West.

This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Ice ×2Steel ×2BugRock

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Sandslash (Alola) Lv 13 IceSteel	Ability Ice Body 8 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandslash (Alola) knows by Lv 13 in Low Budget Crystal: Defense Curl Scratch Powder Snow Metal Claw	HP75Attack100Defense120Sp. Atk25Sp. Def65Speed65Total450
	Sandshrew (Alola) Lv 14 IceSteel	Ability Ice Body 9 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandshrew (Alola) knows by Lv 14 in Low Budget Crystal: Defense Curl Scratch Powder Snow Metal Claw	HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300
	Armaldo Lv 15 RockBug	Ability Sand Rush 10 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Armaldo knows by Lv 15 in Low Budget Crystal: Scratch Harden String Shot Rock Throw	HP85Attack125Defense100Sp. Atk70Sp. Def90Speed65Total535

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 2 of 3, Fire hits 2 of 3, Ground hits 2 of 3, Rock hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 15 — Armaldo, the highest on the team.

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

• Heracross — Azalea Town, Lv 10
• Ledyba — Route 29, Lv 10
• Machoke — Mount Mortar 1F Outside, Lv 10
• Tyrogue — Mount Mortar B1F, Lv 10
• Farfetch'D — Ilex Forest, Lv 1
• Hariyama — Granite Cave B1F, Lv 1
• Machop — Mount Mortar 1F Inside, Lv 1
• Makuhita — Granite Cave B1F, Lv 1

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