Scientist Bruce

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

Scientist Bruce 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: ElectricPsychicSteel

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Kadabra Lv 11 Psychic	Ability Elemental Fist 6 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Kadabra knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Teleport Confusion	HP40Attack35Defense30Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed105Total400
	Magneton Lv 12 ElectricSteel	Ability Aim 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Magneton knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Tackle Thundershock Supersonic	HP50Attack60Defense95Sp. Atk120Sp. Def70Speed70Total465

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 2, Dark hits 1 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2, Fire hits 1 of 2.

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

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

• Beedrill — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Butterfree — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Caterpie — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Heracross — Azalea Town, Lv 10
• Kakuna — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Ledyba — Route 29, Lv 10
• Metapod — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Pineco — Ilex Forest, Lv 10

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