Youngster Lao

This team appears on Normal mode.

Beating them gives you 4 × the last Pokémon's level in prize money.

Youngster Lao fields 3 Pokémon between level 8 and level 10 in Route 113.

Fought at Route 113.

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

Types on this team: Poison ×3Bug

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Koffing Lv 8 Poison	Ability Levitate 3 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Koffing knows by Lv 8 in Low Budget Crystal: Ember Poison Gas	HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340
	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
	Dustox Lv 10 BugPoison	Ability Aim 5 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dustox knows by Lv 10 in Low Budget Crystal: Confusion String Shot	HP75Attack75Defense70Sp. Atk50Sp. Def105Speed75Total450

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Psychic hits 3 of 3, Ground hits 2 of 3, Fire hits 1 of 3, Flying hits 1 of 3.

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

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

• Exeggcute — Lake of Rage, Lv 10
• Hypno — Ilex West, Lv 10
• Latias — Lavaridge Desert, Lv 10
• Latios — Lavaridge Desert, Lv 10
• Mew — Safari Zone North, Lv 10
• Mr. Mime — Ilex East, Lv 10
• Beldum — Mauville Game Corner, Lv 5
• Chimecho — Goldenrod Game Corner, Lv 5

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