Ace Trainer Ernest

Ace Trainer Ernest fields 3 Pokémon between level 48 and level 49 in Route 210. The fight is mandatory.

Fought at Route 210.

This is around 5 badges — Fen (Crasher Wake, Pastoria City) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: DarkDragonGroundNormalPsychicSteel

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Hypno Lv 48 PsychicNormal	Ability Analyst Held item Life Orb	Arcane Gambit Chakra Push Dizzy Punch Shadow Ball	HP88Attack90Defense78Sp. Atk99Sp. Def111Speed86Total552
	Hydreigon Lv 48 DragonDark	Ability Levitate Held item Lum Berry	Aeroblast Terrifier Draco Meteor Hyper Beam	HP92Attack90Defense85Sp. Atk125Sp. Def90Speed98Total580
	Excadrill Lv 49 GroundSteel	Ability Sand Veil Held item Muscle Band	Heavy Slam Earthquake Reckless Peck Rock Slide	HP105Attack137Defense75Sp. Atk65Sp. Def85Speed83Total550

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 2 of 3, Fighting hits 2 of 3, Dark hits 1 of 3, Dragon hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 49 — Excadrill, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 5 badges — Fen (Crasher Wake, Pastoria City):

• Armaldo — Footstep House
• Flygon — Route 212
• Genesect — Steel Room
• Illumise — Small Marsh
• Infernopod — Celestic Town
• Jolteon — Route 212
• Parasect — Small Marsh
• Venomoth — Route 210

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