Explorer Ross

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

Explorer Ross 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: Psychic ×2BugDragonGroundSteel

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Metang Lv 11 SteelPsychic	6 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Metang knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Confusion Metal Claw Scary Face	HP60Attack75Defense100Sp. Atk55Sp. Def80Speed50Total420
	Claydol Lv 12 GroundPsychic	Ability Levitate 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Claydol knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Confusion Harden Sand-Attack Teleport	HP60Attack70Defense105Sp. Atk70Sp. Def120Speed75Total500
	Yanmega Lv 13 BugDragon	Ability Haste 8 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Yanmega knows by Lv 13 in Low Budget Crystal: String Shot Twister Quick Attack Double Team	HP86Attack76Defense86Sp. Atk116Sp. Def56Speed95Total515

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 2 of 3, Ghost hits 2 of 3, Ice hits 2 of 3, Bug hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 13 — Yanmega, the highest on the team.

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

• Beedrill — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Ekans — Azalea Town, Lv 10
• Sableye — Granite Cave B1F, Lv 9
• Tyranitar — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
• Absol — Celadon Game Corner Prize Room, Lv 5
• Cyndaquil (Variant) — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Arbok — Route 26, Lv 1
• Cacturne — Lavaridge Desert, Lv 1

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