75level cap
Elite Four Will fields 6 Pokémon at level 75 in Indigo Plateau (Post-16 badges).
This is around Beat Blue — Viridian City, badge 16 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Psychic ×5Normal ×2DarkFireGhostGrassSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Farigiraf Lv 75 NormalPsychic | Ability Armor Tail Held item Sitrus Berry | Psychic Dazzling Gleam Protect Helping Hand | HP120Attack60Defense95Sp. Atk110Sp. Def95Speed50Total530 |
 | Lunala Lv 75 PsychicGhost | Ability Shadow Shield Held item Power Herb | Moongeist Beam Meteor Beam Expanding Force Protect | HP137Attack113Defense89Sp. Atk137Sp. Def107Speed97Total680 |
 | Meowscarada Lv 75 GrassDark | Ability Protean Held item Choice Scarf | Flower Trick Knock Off Triple Axel Jump Kick | HP76Attack125Defense70Sp. Atk66Sp. Def70Speed123Total530 |
 | Metagross Lv 75 SteelPsychic | Ability Tough Claws Held item Life Orb | Bullet Punch Hammer Arm Zen Headbutt Pursuit | HP80Attack135Defense130Sp. Atk70Sp. Def90Speed95Total600 |
 | Persian Lv 75 NormalPsychic | Ability Technician Held item Silk Scarf | Fake Out Double Hit Crunch Rock Slide | HP80Attack115Defense60Sp. Atk70Sp. Def90Speed115Total530 |
 | Delphox Lv 75 FirePsychic | Ability Magic Guard Held item Charizardite X | Shadow Ball Fire Blast Nasty Plot Psychic | HP79Attack41Defense72Sp. Atk119Sp. Def110Speed109Total530 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 5 of 6, Bug hits 3 of 6, Ghost hits 3 of 6, Fire hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 75 — Farigiraf, the highest on the team.
Dark Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Blue — Viridian City, badge 16:
- Meowscarada — Route 22, Lv 72
- Krookodile — Seafoam Islands B2F, Lv 70
- Cacturne — Route 4, Lv 67
- Greninja — Route 4, Lv 67
- Arbok — Route 2 South Below Viridian Forest, Lv 66
- Drapion — Mt. Moon 2F, Lv 66
- Kingambit — Mt. Moon 2F, Lv 66
- Liepard — Mt. Moon 1F, Lv 66