18level cap
This team appears on Hardcore mode.
Byron — team A fields 6 Pokémon at level 18 in Route 204. The fight is mandatory.
Fought at Route 204.
This is around 1 badge — Coal (Roark, Oreburgh City) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Steel ×4Flying ×3Rock ×2ElectricGround
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Shieldon Lv 18 RockSteel | Ability Sand Stream Held item Quick Claw Nature Impish · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 19 | Magnitude Stealth Rock Battering Ram Pound | HP80Attack68Defense118Sp. Atk66Sp. Def88Speed25Total445 |
 | Magnemite Lv 18 ElectricSteel | Ability Levitate Held item Zap Plate Nature Modest · 28 IVs in every stat · Speed 28 | Supersonic Shock Wave Shrill Noise Thunder Wave | HP50Attack40Defense75Sp. Atk90Sp. Def65Speed50Total370 |
 | Corvisquire Lv 18 Flying | Ability Clear Body Held item Iron Plate Nature Careful · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 35 | Metal Claw Dual Wingbeat Shadow Sneak Fury Attack | HP73Attack87Defense65Sp. Atk78Sp. Def85Speed70Total458 |
 | Gligar Lv 18 GroundFlying | Ability Sand Veil Held item Sitrus Berry Nature Careful · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 41 | Rapid Spin Harden Magnitude Baneful Sting | HP65Attack75Defense105Sp. Atk35Sp. Def65Speed85Total430 |
 | Lairon Lv 18 SteelRock | Ability Filter Held item Lum Berry Nature Impish · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 24 | Dig Metal Claw Rock Throw Rock Smash | HP80Attack85Defense120Sp. Atk55Sp. Def75Speed40Total455 |
 | Skarmory Lv 18 SteelFlying | Ability Rock Head Held item Sitrus Berry Nature Bashful · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 39 | Dual Wingbeat Headbutt Bullet Seed Steel Wing | HP89Attack90Defense125Sp. Atk73Sp. Def80Speed82Total539 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 3 of 6, Ground hits 3 of 6, Water hits 3 of 6, Electric hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 18 — Shieldon, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 1 badge — Coal (Roark, Oreburgh City):