Sage Gaku

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

Sage Gaku fields 2 Pokémon at level 12 in Wise Trios Room.

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

Types on this team: FireFlyingGhost

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Noctowl Lv 12 GhostFlying	Ability Mystify 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Noctowl knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Tackle Peck Night Shade Shadowsneak	HP100Attack50Defense50Sp. Atk86Sp. Def96Speed70Total452
	Flareon Lv 12 Fire	Ability Stability 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Flareon knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Ember Tail Whip Sand-Attack Pixie Dust	HP65Attack130Defense60Sp. Atk95Sp. Def110Speed65Total525

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Rock hits 2 of 2, Dark hits 1 of 2, Electric hits 1 of 2, Ghost hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Noctowl, the highest on the team.

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

• Aerodactyl — Pewter Museum Upstairs, Lv 10
• Kabuto — Pewter Museum Upstairs, Lv 10
• Lileep — Rustboro Devon Lab Upstairs, Lv 10
• Omanyte — Pewter Museum Upstairs, Lv 10
• Sudowoodo — Route 36, Lv 10
• Rhydon — Safari Zone North, Lv 7
• Tyranitar — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
• Corsola — Mauville Game Corner, Lv 5

Open in the interactive guide Build a team for this point