100level cap
This team appears on Hardcore mode.
Lucian (second time) — team A fields 6 Pokémon at level 100 in Elite Four. The fight is mandatory.
This is around 8 badges — Beacon (Volkner, Sunyshore City) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Psychic ×4Poison ×2DarkDragonFightingFlyingNormalSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Xatu Lv 100 PsychicFlying | Ability Magic Guard Held item Light Clay Nature Modest · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 215 | Power Reset Reflect Aeroblast Psychic | HP85Attack73Defense75Sp. Atk121Sp. Def105Speed90Total549 |
 | Gallade Lv 100 PsychicFighting | Ability Iron Fist Held item Lum Berry Nature Jolly · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 254 | Swords Dance Sky Uppercut Psycho Cut Meteor Mash | HP85Attack120Defense80Sp. Atk70Sp. Def100Speed98Total553 |
 | Drapion Lv 100 PoisonDark | Ability Super Luck Held item Lum Berry Nature Impish · 29 IVs in every stat · Speed 174 | Night Slash Poison Tail Earthquake Sharpen | HP115Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk68Sp. Def87Speed70Total550 |
 | Mewtwo Lv 100 PsychicNormal | Ability Insomnia Held item Wise Glasses Nature Timid · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 247 | Psychic Judgement Focus Blast Dark Hole | HP85Attack95Defense80Sp. Atk150Sp. Def95Speed95Total600 |
 | Bronzong Lv 100 SteelPoison | Ability Levitate Held item Leftovers Nature Modest · 31 IVs in every stat · Speed 158 | Cosmic Power Acid Downpour Rust Storm Counter Strike | HP91Attack60Defense120Sp. Atk92Sp. Def101Speed61Total525 |
 | Latios Lv 100 DragonPsychic | Ability Levitate Held item Shell Bell Nature Calm · 29 IVs in every stat · Speed 294 | Draco Meteor Air Slash Ice Beam Psycho Boost | HP80Attack70Defense85Sp. Atk115Sp. Def95Speed130Total575 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 3 of 6, Ghost hits 3 of 6, Bug hits 2 of 6, Fairy hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 100 — Xatu, the highest on the team.
Dark Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 8 badges — Beacon (Volkner, Sunyshore City):
- Darkrai — Sendoff Spring
- Hydreigon — Mt. Coronet Summit
- Krookodile — Sendoff Spring
- Chien-Pao — Acuity Lakefront
- Feraligatr — Lake Verity
- Tyranitar — Ancient Room
- Bisharp — Steel Room
- Drapion — Fuego Ironworks Interior