Scientist Adam

Beating them gives you 25 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.

Scientist Adam fields 2 Pokémon between level 11 and level 12 in New Mauville Basement.

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

Types on this team: DarkElectricNormalPoison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Porygon2 Lv 11 NormalElectric	Ability Stability 6 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Porygon2 knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Conversion Conversion2 Tackle Agility	HP85Attack80Defense90Sp. Atk105Sp. Def95Speed60Total515
	Muk (Alola) Lv 12 PoisonDark	Ability Regeneration 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Muk (Alola) knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Acid Harden Bite Stun Spore	HP105Attack105Defense75Sp. Atk65Sp. Def100Speed50Total500

How to beat this team

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

Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Muk (Alola), the highest on the team.

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

• Venus — Dark Cave Violet Entrance, Lv 12
• 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

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