Bug Catcher Troy

Bug Catcher Troy fields 2 Pokémon between level 39 and level 41 in Route 15.

Fought at Route 15.

This is around Carnation Town and the Safari Zone in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Bug ×2Poison ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Beedrill Lv 39 BugPoison		Sludge Bomb Twineedle Agility	HP65Attack90Defense40Sp. Atk45Sp. Def80Speed75Total395
	Ariados Lv 41 BugPoison	Held item Black Sludge	Sludge Bomb Leech Life Mega Drain Agility	HP70Attack90Defense70Sp. Atk60Sp. Def70Speed40Total400

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Psychic hits 2 of 2, Rock hits 2 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 41 — Ariados, the highest on the team.

Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Carnation Town and the Safari Zone:

• Searion — Route 6, Lv 21
• Ponyta — Route 12, Lv 25
• Cyndaquil — Route 12, Lv 10
• Houndour — Route 8, Lv 14
• Growlithe — Route 3, Lv 11
• Vulpix — Route 3, Lv 11
• Slugma — Abandoned Factory 1F, Lv 7
• Charmander — Maples Lab, Lv 10

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