Schoolboy Gus

Schoolboy Gus fields 3 Pokémon at level 23 in Route 5.

Fought at Route 5.

This is around Pectinia City — Murphy and the Fist Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: ElectricGroundPsychic

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Sandshrew Lv 23 Ground	Held item Silver Berry	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandshrew knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Peridot Version: Fury Cutter Bulldoze Swift Fury Swipes	HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300
	Cubbolt Lv 23 Electric	Held item Silver Berry	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Cubbolt knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Peridot Version: Headbutt Scary Face Bite Spark	HP62Attack60Defense58Sp. Atk63Sp. Def54Speed62Total359
	Drowzee Lv 23 Psychic	Held item Silver Berry	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Drowzee knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Peridot Version: Confusion Headbutt Poison Gas Calm Mind	HP60Attack48Defense45Sp. Atk43Sp. Def90Speed42Total328

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 3, Dark hits 1 of 3, Ghost hits 1 of 3, Grass hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 23 — Sandshrew, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Pectinia City — Murphy and the Fist Badge:

• Yanma — Route 4, Lv 10
• Shuckle — Abandoned Factory 1F, Lv 7
• Pineco — Route 1, Lv 16
• Kakuna — Route 1, Lv 14
• Spinarak — Route 1, Lv 14
• Heracross — Elkhorn Town, Lv 10
• Venonat — Route 2, Lv 7

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