Hiker Marcos

This team appears on Hard mode.

Beating them gives you 8 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.

Hiker Marcos fields 3 Pokémon at level 10 in Mt. Moon 1F.

Fought at Mt. Moon 1F.

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

Types on this team: Ground ×2Rock ×2PsychicSteel

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Geodude Lv 10 RockGround	Ability Sand Body 5 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Geodude knows by Lv 10 in Low Budget Crystal: Sand-Attack Defense Curl Rock Throw	HP40Attack80Defense100Sp. Atk30Sp. Def30Speed20Total300
	Sandshrew Lv 10 GroundSteel	Ability Sand Body 5 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandshrew knows by Lv 10 in Low Budget Crystal: Defense Curl Scratch Sand-Attack	HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300
	Lunatone Lv 10 RockPsychic	Ability Levitate 5 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Lunatone knows by Lv 10 in Low Budget Crystal: Harden Tackle Confusion	HP90Attack55Defense65Sp. Atk95Sp. Def85Speed70Total460

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 3 of 3, Water hits 3 of 3, Fighting hits 2 of 3, Grass hits 2 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 10 — Geodude, the highest on the team.

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

• Gligar — Celadon Game Corner Prize Room, Lv 5
• Baltoy — Desert Ruin B1F, Lv 1
• Claydol — Desert Ruin B1F, Lv 1
• Cubone — Rock Tunnel 1F, Lv 1
• Diglett — Digletts Cave, Lv 1
• Diglett (Alola) — Digletts Cave, Lv 1
• Donphan — Route 45, Lv 1
• Dugtrio — Digletts Cave, Lv 1

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