24level cap
This team appears on Hard and Against-The-Odds mode.
Gym Leader Brandon fields 6 Pokémon between level 22 and level 24 in Dewford Gym.
This is around Beat Greta — Rustboro Gym, badge 1 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Grass ×6FairyFightingIceRockSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lileep Lv 22 RockGrass | Ability Storm Drain Held item Chople Berry Calm nature · EVs 42HP/42Sp.Def | Stealth Rock Ancient Power Mega Drain Recover | HP66Attack41Defense77Sp. Atk61Sp. Def87Speed23Total355 |
 | Thwackey Lv 22 Grass | Ability Grassy Surge Held item Sitrus Berry Jolly nature · EVs 42Atk/42Spe | Razor Leaf Fake Out U-Turn | HP70Attack85Defense70Sp. Atk55Sp. Def60Speed80Total420 |
 | Ferroseed Lv 22 GrassSteel | Ability Iron Barbs Held item Eviolite Impish nature · EVs 42HP/42Def | Leech Seed Metal Claw Protect Bullet Seed | HP44Attack50Defense91Sp. Atk24Sp. Def86Speed10Total305 |
 | Shiinotic Lv 24 GrassFairy | Ability Triage Bold nature · EVs 42HP/42Def | Draining Kiss Mega Drain Moonlight Sleep Powder | HP70Attack45Defense80Sp. Atk90Sp. Def100Speed30Total415 |
 | Snover Lv 22 GrassIce | Ability Inverted Scales Docile nature · EVs 42Atk/42SpA | Ice Shard Razor Leaf Grass Knot Avalanche | HP60Attack62Defense50Sp. Atk62Sp. Def60Speed40Total334 |
 | Breloom Lv 24 GrassFighting | Ability Technician Held item Rawst Berry Jolly nature · EVs 42HP/42Spe | Mach Punch Bullet Seed Rock Tomb | HP60Attack130Defense80Sp. Atk60Sp. Def60Speed70Total460 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 5 of 6, Flying hits 4 of 6, Ice hits 4 of 6, Poison hits 4 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 24 — Shiinotic, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Greta — Rustboro Gym, badge 1:
- Numel — Rusturf Tunnel
- Camerupt — Fiery Path
- Charmander — Safari Zone South
- Chimchar — Safari Zone Northwest
- Coalossal — Fiery Path
- Cyndaquil — Safari Zone Southwest
- Fennekin — Safari Zone Southwest
- Growlithe (Hisui) — Granite Cave 1F