60level cap
Rival Silver fields 3 Pokémon between level 56 and level 60 in Dragon's Den.
This is around Beat Whitney — Goldenrod City, badge 3 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Poison ×2FireFlyingGhost
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Typhlosion Lv 60 Fire | Rollout Flamethrower Will-O-Wisp Swift | HP78Attack54Defense78Sp. Atk135Sp. Def85Speed100Total530 | |
 | Crobat Lv 58 PoisonFlying | Toxic Bite Confuse Ray Air Cutter | HP85Attack110Defense80Sp. Atk45Sp. Def80Speed130Total530 | |
 | Gengar Lv 56 GhostPoison | Dark Pulse Sludge Bomb Shadow Ball Confuse Ray | HP75Attack65Defense75Sp. Atk130Sp. Def75Speed110Total530 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Rock hits 2 of 3, Dark hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 60 — Typhlosion, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Whitney — Goldenrod City, badge 3:
- Whiscash — Route 43, Lv 55
- Wormadam (Sandy) — Route 44, Lv 36
- Falinks — Mt. Mortar Room Above Waterfall, Lv 35
- Stunfisk — Bell Tower 6F, Lv 30
- Hippopotas — Mt. Mortar B1F, Lv 25
- Rhydon — Mt. Mortar B1F, Lv 25
- Swinub — Mt. Mortar B1F, Lv 25
- Diglett — Mt. Mortar Central Room, Lv 24