100level cap
This team appears on Normal mode.
Lucian (second time) — team C 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 ×2DarkFightingFlyingNormalRockSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Xatu Lv 100 PsychicFlying | Ability Magic Guard Held item Life Orb Nature Timid · 16 IVs in every stat · Speed 221 | Heat Wave Reflect Aeroblast Psychic | HP85Attack73Defense75Sp. Atk121Sp. Def105Speed90Total549 |
 | Espeon Lv 100 PsychicRock | Ability Trace Held item Power Herb Nature Modest · 16 IVs in every stat · Speed 241 | Accelegem Meteor Beam Psychic Focus Blast | HP80Attack60Defense75Sp. Atk125Sp. Def90Speed110Total540 |
 | Bronzong Lv 100 SteelPoison | Ability Levitate Held item Leftovers Nature Calm · 17 IVs in every stat · Speed 144 | Light Screen Rust Storm Sludge Bomb Focus Blast | HP91Attack60Defense120Sp. Atk92Sp. Def101Speed61Total525 |
 | Gallade Lv 100 PsychicFighting | Ability Iron Fist Held item Shell Bell Nature Impish · 16 IVs in every stat · Speed 217 | Bulk Up Drain Punch Galactic Edge Shadow Punch | HP85Attack120Defense80Sp. Atk70Sp. Def100Speed98Total553 |
 | Mewtwo Lv 100 PsychicNormal | Ability Insomnia Held item Salac Berry Nature Modest · 17 IVs in every stat · Speed 212 | Nasty Plot Judgement Psychic Shadow Ball | HP85Attack95Defense80Sp. Atk150Sp. Def95Speed95Total600 |
 | Garbodor Lv 100 PoisonDark | Ability Liquid Ooze Held item Leftovers Nature Bold · 16 IVs in every stat · Speed 147 | Recover Acid Darts Dark Pulse Mud Bomb | HP124Attack71Defense81Sp. Atk94Sp. Def103Speed63Total536 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 3 of 6, Ghost hits 3 of 6, Ground hits 3 of 6, Bug 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