74level cap
This team appears on Hard and Against-The-Odds mode.
Champion Steven fields 6 Pokémon between level 72 and level 74 in Pokémon League.
This is around Beat Glacia — Sootopolis City Gym, badge 8 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Steel ×3Flying ×2DarkFairyFireGrassGroundPsychicWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Celesteela Lv 72 SteelFlying | Ability Beast Boost Held item Rocky Helmet Impish nature · EVs 252HP/252Def | Flamethrower Roost Heavy Slam Spikes | HP97Attack101Defense103Sp. Atk107Sp. Def101Speed61Total570 |
 | Tapu Bulu Lv 72 GrassFairy | Ability Grassy Surge Held item Life Orb Adamant nature · EVs 252Atk/252Spe | Grassy Glide Swords Dance High Horsepower Stone Edge | HP70Attack130Defense115Sp. Atk85Sp. Def95Speed75Total570 |
 | Krookodile Lv 72 GroundDark | Ability Moxie Held item Choice Scarf Jolly nature · EVs 252Atk/252Spe | Earthquake Knock Off Fire Fang Stone Edge | HP95Attack117Defense80Sp. Atk65Sp. Def70Speed92Total519 |
 | Heatran Lv 72 FireSteel | Ability Flash Fire Held item Leftovers Calm nature · EVs 244HP/240Def/24Spe | Magma Storm Earth Power Taunt Toxic | HP91Attack90Defense106Sp. Atk130Sp. Def106Speed77Total600 |
 | Gyarados Lv 72 WaterFlying | Ability Intimidate Held item Wacan Berry Jolly nature · EVs 252Atk/252Spe | Waterfall Earthquake Ice Fang Dragon Dance | HP95Attack125Defense79Sp. Atk60Sp. Def100Speed81Total540 |
 | Metagross Lv 74 SteelPsychic | Ability Clear Body/Tough Claws Held item Metagrossite Adamant nature · EVs 252Atk/252Spe | Meteor Mash Zen Headbutt Bullet Punch Ice Punch | HP80Attack135Defense130Sp. Atk95Sp. Def90Speed70Total600 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 3 of 6, Electric hits 2 of 6, Fighting hits 2 of 6, Ground hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 74 — Metagross, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Glacia — Sootopolis City Gym, badge 8:
- Carkol — Magma Hideout
- Lampent — Mt. Pyre
- Magmar — Magma Hideout
- Torkoal — Mt. Pyre Outside
- Arcanine (Hisui) — Route 114
- Centiskorch — Jagged Pass
- Cherrim — Route 112
- Houndoom — Route 112