12highest level
This team appears on Hard mode.
Beating them gives you 8 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Hiker Marc fields 2 Pokémon at level 12 in Rustboro Gym.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Rock ×2BugGrass
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lileep Lv 12 RockGrass | Ability Snare 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Lileep knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Wrap Rock Throw Leech Seed Poisonpowder | HP76Attack51Defense87Sp. Atk66Sp. Def87Speed33Total400 |
 | Anorith Lv 12 RockBug | Ability Sand Rush 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Anorith knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Scratch Harden String Shot Rock Throw | HP65Attack100Defense50Sp. Atk50Sp. Def60Speed75Total400 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Steel hits 2 of 2, Bug hits 1 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2, Ice hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Lileep, the highest on the team.
Steel Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:
- Beldum — Mauville Game Corner, Lv 5
- Sandslash (Alola) — Articuno Lair, Lv 5
- Aron — Granite Cave B2F, Lv 3
- Sandshrew (Alola) — Granite Cave B2F, Lv 3
- Jirachi — Jirachi Nest, Lv 2
- Blastoise — Tohjo Falls, Lv 1
- Diglett (Alola) — Digletts Cave, Lv 1
- Dugtrio (Alola) — Digletts Cave, Lv 1