29highest level
Hiker Theo fields 3 Pokémon between level 28 and level 29 in Route 206. The fight is mandatory.
Fought at Route 206.
This is around 2 badges — Forest (Gardenia, Eterna City) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Rock ×2Water ×2DarkNormal
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Omanyte Lv 28 WaterRock | Ability Swift Swim Held item Sitrus Berry | Surf Ancient Power Night Shade Spite | HP70Attack55Defense100Sp. Atk80Sp. Def70Speed55Total430 |
 | Kabuto Lv 28 WaterRock | Ability Rock Head Held item Lum Berry | Razor Shell Shadow Claw Rock Polish Rock Slide | HP65Attack90Defense95Sp. Atk55Sp. Def70Speed55Total430 |
 | Persian Lv 29 NormalDark | Ability Technician Held item Silk Scarf | Scrap Steal Fake Out Quick Attack Feint Attack | HP83Attack113Defense91Sp. Atk61Sp. Def79Speed124Total551 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 3 of 3, Electric hits 2 of 3, Grass hits 2 of 3, Ground hits 2 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 29 — Persian, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 2 badges — Forest (Gardenia, Eterna City):
- Combusken — Bebe's House
- Hitmonchan — Galactic Eterna
- Hitmonlee — Bebe's House
- Machoke — Bebe's House
- Monferno — Berry House
- Primeape — Hidden Cave
- Sirfetch'd — Bebe's House
- Croagunk — Eterna Pond