Sage Nico

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

Sage Nico fields 3 Pokémon at level 8 in Sprout Tower 2F.

Fought at Sprout Tower 2F.

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

Types on this team: Grass ×3Poison ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Bellsprout Lv 8 GrassPoison	Ability Snare 3 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Bellsprout knows by Lv 8 in Low Budget Crystal: Acid Vine Whip Growth	HP50Attack75Defense35Sp. Atk70Sp. Def30Speed40Total300
	Chikorita Lv 8 Grass	Ability Stability 3 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Chikorita knows by Lv 8 in Low Budget Crystal: Growl Tackle Vine Whip	HP45Attack49Defense65Sp. Atk49Sp. Def65Speed45Total318
	Bellsprout Lv 8 GrassPoison	Ability Snare 3 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Bellsprout knows by Lv 8 in Low Budget Crystal: Acid Vine Whip Growth	HP50Attack75Defense35Sp. Atk70Sp. Def30Speed40Total300

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 3 of 3, Flying hits 3 of 3, Ice hits 3 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 8 — Bellsprout, the highest on the team.

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

• Charizard — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
• Moltres — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
• Charmander — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Cyndaquil — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Cyndaquil (Variant) — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Honobea — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Litten — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Torchic — Birchs Lab, Lv 5

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