25level cap
This team appears on Hardcore mode.
Gardenia — team C fields 6 Pokémon at level 25 in Eterna City. The fight is mandatory.
Fought at Eterna City.
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: Grass ×4Water ×3ElectricFlyingPoisonSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lombre Lv 25 WaterGrass | Ability Drizzle Held item Tanga Berry Nature Calm · 31 IVs in every stat · Speed 45 | Grass Knot Signal Beam Leech Seed Bubble Beam | HP80Attack60Defense60Sp. Atk80Sp. Def90Speed65Total435 |
 | Ferroseed Lv 25 GrassSteel | Ability Rough Skin Held item Sitrus Berry Nature Adamant · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 27 | Stun Spore Baneful Sting Scrap Steal Cut | HP65Attack73Defense113Sp. Atk57Sp. Def82Speed30Total420 |
 | Pelipper Lv 25 WaterFlying | Ability Drizzle Held item Wacan Berry Nature Calm · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 48 | H2O Absorption Tailwind Aurora Beam Ominous Wind | HP118Attack64Defense95Sp. Atk86Sp. Def81Speed72Total516 |
 | Ivysaur Lv 25 GrassPoison | Ability Thick Fat Held item Sitrus Berry Nature Calm · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 37 | Sleep Powder Grass Knot H2O Absorption Sludge | HP76Attack65Defense80Sp. Atk95Sp. Def94Speed50Total460 |
 | Grovyle Lv 25 Grass | Ability Analyst Held item Lum Berry Nature Quirky · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 60 | Razor Leaf Grass Knot Scale Smash Aerial Ace | HP60Attack84Defense63Sp. Atk67Sp. Def81Speed95Total450 |
 | Lanturn Lv 25 WaterElectric | Ability Volt Absorb Held item Sitrus Berry Nature Calm · 31 IVs in every stat · Speed 48 | Aqua Ring Charged Water Shock Wave Signal Beam | HP130Attack76Defense76Sp. Atk86Sp. Def86Speed71Total525 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 3 of 6, Flying hits 3 of 6, Bug hits 2 of 6, Ice hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 25 — Lombre, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 1 badge — Coal (Roark, Oreburgh City):