Trainer · Route 42
Hiker Benjamin
3 Pokémon
11highest level
Beating them gives you 8 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Hiker Benjamin fields 3 Pokémon between level 9 and level 11 in Route 42.
Fought at Route 42.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Ground ×2ElectricRock
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Diglett Lv 9 Ground | Ability Haste 4 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Diglett knows by Lv 9 in Low Budget Crystal: Sand-Attack Scratch Growl | HP25Attack55Defense45Sp. Atk35Sp. Def45Speed95Total300 |
 | Nosepass Lv 9 RockElectric | Ability Aim 4 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Nosepass knows by Lv 9 in Low Budget Crystal: Rock Throw Thundershock | HP75Attack45Defense135Sp. Atk75Sp. Def90Speed30Total450 |
 | Dugtrio Lv 11 Ground | Ability Haste 6 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dugtrio knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Sand-Attack Scratch Growl | HP35Attack110Defense55Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed130Total450 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 3 of 3, Water hits 3 of 3, Ice hits 2 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 11 — Dugtrio, the highest on the team.
Grass Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:
- Celebi — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
- Electrode (Hisui) — Team Rocket Base B2F, Lv 10
- Exeggcute — Lake of Rage, Lv 10
- Lileep — Rustboro Devon Lab Upstairs, Lv 10
- Sunflora — Ilex West, Lv 10
- Bulbasaur — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
- Chikorita — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
- Chikorita (Variant) — Birchs Lab, Lv 5