Rival Brendan/May [Sun, Permanent Grassy Terrain] (Water)

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Rival Brendan/May [Sun, Permanent Grassy Terrain] (Water) fields 5 Pokémon, at levels the game sets from your own team in Route 119.

Fought at Route 119.

This is around Beat Noland — Petalburg Gym, badge 5 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Grass ×2FairyFireNormalPoisonPsychic

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Leafeon level set by your team Grass	Ability Chlorophyll Jolly nature	Solar Blade Leaf Blade Knock Off Iron Tail	HP65Attack110Defense130Sp. Atk60Sp. Def65Speed95Total525
	Garbodor level set by your team Poison	Ability Corrosion Held item Assault Vest Adamant nature	Gunk Shot Drain Punch Stomping Tantrum Poisonous Graze	HP100Attack110Defense82Sp. Atk60Sp. Def82Speed75Total509
	Wyrdeer level set by your team NormalPsychic	Ability Intimidate Hardy nature	Psyshield Bash Earth Power Sunny Day Body Slam	HP103Attack105Defense72Sp. Atk105Sp. Def75Speed65Total525
	Rapidash (Galar) level set by your team FireFairy	Ability Pastel Veil Held item Life Orb Jolly nature	Flare Blitz Play Rough Wild Charge Will-o-Wisp	HP75Attack100Defense70Sp. Atk80Sp. Def80Speed105Total510
	Sceptile level set by your team Grass	Ability Overgrow/Lightning Rod Held item Sceptilite Modest nature	Energy Ball Dragon Pulse Solar Beam Focus Blast	HP70Attack85Defense65Sp. Atk105Sp. Def85Speed120Total530

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 3 of 5, Poison hits 3 of 5, Fire hits 2 of 5, Flying hits 2 of 5.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Noland — Petalburg Gym, badge 5:

• Araquanid — Route 105
• Scyther — Route 119
• Centiskorch — Jagged Pass
• Escavalier — Route 114
• Sizzlipede — Jagged Pass
• Cutiefly — Route 118
• Masquerain — Route 117
• Orbeetle — Route 118

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