40highest level
Bug Catcher Ken fields 2 Pokémon between level 39 and level 40 in S.S. Aqua.
This is around Beat Morty — Ecruteak City, badge 4 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Bug ×2FightingPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ariados Lv 39 BugPoison | Pin Missile Spider Web Toxic Spikes Twineedle | HP100Attack120Defense85Sp. Atk60Sp. Def85Speed80Total530 | |
 | Pinsir Lv 40 BugFighting | Leech Life Brick Break Strength Swords Dance | HP65Attack135Defense100Sp. Atk60Sp. Def65Speed105Total530 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Psychic hits 2 of 2, Fairy hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 40 — Pinsir, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Morty — Ecruteak City, badge 4:
- Iron Moth — Johto Safari Zone — Desert
- Larvesta — Johto Safari Zone — Forest
- Turtonator — Johto Safari Zone — Wasteland
- Charcadet — Bell Tower 9F, Lv 30
- Crocalor — Bell Tower 10F, Lv 30
- Fletchinder — Bell Tower 5F, Lv 30
- Fuecoco — Bell Tower 10F, Lv 30
- Heatmor — Bell Tower 8F, Lv 30