60level cap
Rival Silver fields 6 Pokémon between level 55 and level 60 in Mt. Moon.
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: Poison ×2DarkElectricFlyingGhostIcePsychicSteelWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sneasel Lv 55 DarkIce | Icy Wind Shadow Claw Feint Attack Metal Claw | HP55Attack95Defense55Sp. Atk35Sp. Def75Speed115Total430 | |
 | Crobat Lv 58 PoisonFlying | Toxic Bite Confuse Ray Air Cutter | HP85Attack110Defense80Sp. Atk45Sp. Def80Speed130Total530 | |
 | Magneton Lv 55 ElectricSteel | Discharge Mirror Shot Thunder Wave Magnet Bomb | HP90Attack50Defense75Sp. Atk90Sp. Def60Speed95Total460 | |
 | Gengar Lv 56 GhostPoison | Dark Pulse Sludge Bomb Shadow Ball Confuse Ray | HP75Attack65Defense75Sp. Atk130Sp. Def75Speed110Total530 | |
 | Alakazam Lv 56 Psychic | Recover Focus Blast Psychic Reflect | HP75Attack45Defense60Sp. Atk135Sp. Def95Speed120Total530 | |
 | Feraligatr Lv 60 Water | Crunch Aqua Tail Slash Ice Fang | HP100Attack125Defense100Sp. Atk35Sp. Def80Speed90Total530 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 2 of 6, Dark hits 2 of 6, Electric hits 2 of 6, Fighting hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 60 — Feraligatr, the highest on the team.
Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat the Elite Four and the Champion:
- Ariados — Route 9, Lv 60
- Ledian — Route 9, Lv 60
- Forretress — Rock Tunnel 1F, Lv 58
- Kricketune — Route 7, Lv 58
- Ninjask — Route 8, Lv 58
- Shedinja — Route 8, Lv 58
- Spidops — Route 8, Lv 58
- Beedrill — Route 6, Lv 55