Super Nerd Sam

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

Super Nerd Sam fields 2 Pokémon between level 9 and level 11 in Route 8.

Fought at Route 8.

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

Types on this team: Poison ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Grimer Lv 9 Poison	Ability Regeneration 4 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Grimer knows by Lv 9 in Low Budget Crystal: Acid Harden	HP80Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk40Sp. Def50Speed25Total325
	Muk Lv 11 Poison	Ability Regeneration 6 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Muk knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Acid Harden Disable	HP105Attack105Defense75Sp. Atk65Sp. Def100Speed50Total500

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 2, Psychic hits 2 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 11 — Muk, the highest on the team.

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

• 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
• Dugtrio — Digletts Cave, Lv 1

Open in the interactive guide Build a team for this point