12highest level
This team appears on Hard mode.
Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.
Youngster Ian fields 3 Pokémon between level 10 and level 12 in Route 34.
Fought at Route 34.
This is around No badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Ground ×3FightingIce
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mankey Lv 10 FightingGround | Ability Elemental Fist 5 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Mankey knows by Lv 10 in Low Budget Crystal: Low Kick Sand-Attack Leer | HP50Attack80Defense45Sp. Atk35Sp. Def45Speed70Total325 |
 | Swinub Lv 10 IceGround | Ability Slush Rush 5 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Swinub knows by Lv 10 in Low Budget Crystal: Powder Snow Sand-Attack Endure | HP60Attack60Defense60Sp. Atk30Sp. Def40Speed50Total300 |
 | Dugtrio Lv 12 Ground | Ability Haste 7 above the trainer base level | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dugtrio knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Sand-Attack Scratch Growl Rock Throw | HP35Attack110Defense55Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed130Total450 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 3 of 3, Water hits 3 of 3, Ice hits 2 of 3, Fairy hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Dugtrio, the highest on the team.
Grass Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges: