17level cap
This team appears on Hard mode.
Morty fields 4 Pokémon between level 15 and level 17 in Ecruteak Gym.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Ghost ×3FairyFireGroundPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vulpix Lv 15 FireFairy | Ability Sunbask 10 above the trainer base level | Lick Hypnosis Ember Will-o-Wisp | HP48Attack41Defense65Sp. Atk70Sp. Def65Speed71Total360 |
 | Haunter Lv 15 GhostPoison | Ability Levitate 10 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Haunter knows by Lv 15 in Low Budget Crystal: Hypnosis Lick Poison Gas Astonish | HP45Attack50Defense45Sp. Atk115Sp. Def55Speed95Total405 |
 | Marowak Lv 15 GroundGhost | Ability Sand Rush 10 above the trainer base level | Bonemerang Headbutt Lick Focus Energy | HP60Attack80Defense110Sp. Atk60Sp. Def80Speed60Total450 |
 | Misdreavus Lv 17 Ghost | Ability Mystify 12 above the trainer base level | Lick Will-o-Wisp Confuse Ray Night Shade | HP75Attack60Defense60Sp. Atk85Sp. Def85Speed85Total450 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 3 of 4, Ghost hits 3 of 4, Ground hits 2 of 4, Water hits 2 of 4.
Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Misdreavus, the highest on the team.
Dark Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:
- Unown (Mega) — Desert Shrine, Lv 16
- 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