Explorer Joey

This team appears on Normal mode.

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

Explorer Joey fields 3 Pokémon between level 11 and level 13 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 11 IceSteel	Ability Ice Body 6 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 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Defense Curl Scratch Powder Snow	HP75Attack100Defense120Sp. Atk25Sp. Def65Speed65Total450
	Sandshrew (Alola) Lv 12 IceSteel	Ability Ice Body 7 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 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Defense Curl Scratch Powder Snow Metal Claw	HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300
	Armaldo Lv 13 RockBug	Ability Sand Rush 8 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Armaldo knows by Lv 13 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 13 — 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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