Swimmer Charlie

Swimmer Charlie fields 3 Pokémon between level 8 and level 10 in Route 41.

Fought at Route 41.

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

Types on this team: Water ×3Poison ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Shellder Lv 10 Water	Ability Ice Body 5 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Shellder knows by Lv 10 in Low Budget Crystal: Clamp Withdraw Supersonic	HP30Attack65Defense100Sp. Atk45Sp. Def25Speed40Total305
	Tentacool Lv 8 WaterPoison	Ability Snare 3 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Tentacool knows by Lv 8 in Low Budget Crystal: Bubble Poison Sting Supersonic	HP40Attack40Defense35Sp. Atk50Sp. Def100Speed70Total335
	Tentacruel Lv 8 WaterPoison	Ability Snare 3 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Tentacruel knows by Lv 8 in Low Budget Crystal: Bubble Poison Sting Supersonic	HP80Attack70Defense65Sp. Atk80Sp. Def120Speed100Total515

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Electric hits 3 of 3, Ground hits 2 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Grass hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 10 — Shellder, the highest on the team.

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

• Electabuzz — Olivine Lighthouse 6F, Lv 10
• Electrode — Team Rocket Base B2F, Lv 10
• Electrode (Hisui) — Team Rocket Base B2F, Lv 10
• Zapdos — Olivine Lighthouse 6F, Lv 10
• Kotora — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Porygon — Celadon Game Corner Prize Room, Lv 5
• Totodile (Variant) — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Pichu — Route 1, Lv 2

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