42highest level
Executive Petrel fields 5 Pokémon at level 42 in Radio Tower.
This is around Beat the Elite Four and the Champion in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Psychic ×2BugDarkFireFlyingGroundNormalSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Raticate Lv 42 Normal | Ability Strong Jaw Held item Life Orb | Double-Edge Fire Fang Thunder Fang Ice Fang | HP110Attack120Defense80Sp. Atk43Sp. Def80Speed97Total530 |
 | Noctowl Lv 42 PsychicFlying | Ability Tinted Lens Held item Leftovers | Razor Wind Psychic Roost Moonblast | HP100Attack40Defense65Sp. Atk115Sp. Def110Speed100Total530 |
 | Centiskorch Lv 42 FireBug | Ability Flash Fire Held item Sitrus Berry | Flame Wheel First Impression Rock Slide Leech Life | HP85Attack125Defense65Sp. Atk70Sp. Def90Speed95Total530 |
 | Metagross Lv 42 SteelPsychic | Ability Tough Claws Held item Air Balloon | Hammer Arm Zen Headbutt Rock Slide Meteor Mash | HP80Attack135Defense130Sp. Atk70Sp. Def90Speed95Total600 |
 | Krookodile Lv 42 GroundDark | Ability Intimidate Held item Focus Sash | Rock Slide Earthquake Gunk Shot Brutal Swing | HP95Attack130Defense95Sp. Atk43Sp. Def75Speed92Total530 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 2 of 5, Fighting hits 2 of 5, Ghost hits 2 of 5, Ice hits 2 of 5.
Level to be ready for. Lv 42 — Raticate, the highest on the team.
Dark Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat the Elite Four and the Champion:
- Weavile — Ice Path B3F, Lv 42
- Overqwil — Route 41, Lv 26
- Brute Bonnet — Johto Safari Zone — Marshland
- Iron Jugulis — Johto Safari Zone — Mountain
- Roaring Moon — Johto Safari Zone — Mountain
- Huntail — Route 44, Lv 40
- Bisharp — Bell Tower 8F, Lv 30
- Bombirdier — Bell Tower 2F, Lv 30