Hiker Noland

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

Hiker Noland fields 2 Pokémon between level 9 and level 11 in Fast Ship Cabins Nnw Nne NE.

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

Types on this team: Ground ×2RockSteel

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Sandslash Lv 9 GroundSteel	Ability Sand Body 4 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandslash knows by Lv 9 in Low Budget Crystal: Defense Curl Scratch Sand-Attack	HP75Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed65Total450
	Golem Lv 11 RockGround	Ability Sand Body 6 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Golem knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Sand-Attack Defense Curl Rock Throw	HP80Attack110Defense130Sp. Atk55Sp. Def65Speed45Total485

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 2 of 2, Ground hits 2 of 2, Water hits 2 of 2, Fire hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 11 — Golem, the highest on the team.

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

• Heracross — Azalea Town, Lv 10
• Ledyba — Route 29, Lv 10
• Machoke — Mount Mortar 1F Outside, Lv 10
• Tyrogue — Mount Mortar B1F, Lv 10
• Farfetch'D — Ilex Forest, Lv 1
• Hariyama — Granite Cave B1F, Lv 1
• Machop — Mount Mortar 1F Inside, Lv 1
• Makuhita — Granite Cave B1F, Lv 1

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