Gentleman Cliff

This team appears on Hard mode.

Beating them gives you 18 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.

Gentleman Cliff fields 3 Pokémon between level 13 and level 14 in Mossdeep Gym.

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

Types on this team: Normal ×2FlyingGhostPsychic

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Girafarig Lv 13 NormalPsychic	Ability Haste 8 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Girafarig knows by Lv 13 in Low Budget Crystal: Growl Tackle Confusion	HP70Attack80Defense65Sp. Atk90Sp. Def65Speed85Total455
	Stantler Lv 13 Normal	Ability Intimidate 8 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Stantler knows by Lv 13 in Low Budget Crystal: Tackle Sand-Attack	HP73Attack95Defense62Sp. Atk85Sp. Def65Speed85Total465
	Noctowl Lv 14 GhostFlying	Ability Mystify 9 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Noctowl knows by Lv 14 in Low Budget Crystal: Tackle Peck Night Shade Shadowsneak	HP100Attack50Defense50Sp. Atk86Sp. Def96Speed70Total452

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 2 of 3, Bug hits 1 of 3, Electric hits 1 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 14 — Noctowl, 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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