Swimmer Darrin

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Swimmer Darrin fields 3 Pokémon between level 11 and level 12 in Route 108.

Fought at Route 108.

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

Types on this team: Water ×2GroundNormal

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Barboach Lv 11 WaterGround	Ability Waterproof 6 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Barboach knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Growl Tackle Sand-Attack Clamp	HP50Attack48Defense43Sp. Atk46Sp. Def41Speed60Total288
	Corphish Lv 11 Water	Ability Daunt 6 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Corphish knows by Lv 11 in Low Budget Crystal: Bite Clamp Leer	HP43Attack80Defense65Sp. Atk50Sp. Def35Speed35Total308
	Linoone Lv 12 Normal	Ability Elemental Fang 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Linoone knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Tackle Tail Whip Quick Attack Bite	HP88Attack80Defense61Sp. Atk50Sp. Def61Speed110Total450

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 2 of 3, Electric hits 1 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3.

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

Grass 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
• Celebi — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Electrode (Hisui) — Team Rocket Base B2F, Lv 10
• Exeggcute — Lake of Rage, Lv 10
• Lileep — Rustboro Devon Lab Upstairs, Lv 10
• Sunflora — Ilex West, Lv 10
• Bulbasaur — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Chikorita — Birchs Lab, Lv 5

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