65highest level
Ninja Boy Matthew fields 2 Pokémon at level 65 in Route 217. The fight is mandatory.
Fought at Route 217.
This is around 6 badges — Mine (Byron, Canalave City) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: ElectricFightingIceSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Lucario Lv 65 FightingSteel | Ability Adaptability Held item Life Orb | Chi Pulse Blaze Kick Chakra Push Meteor Mash | HP78Attack100Defense89Sp. Atk105Sp. Def79Speed89Total540 |
 | Manectric Lv 65 ElectricIce | Ability Adaptability Held item Zap Plate | Blizzard Overheat Charge Beam Thunderbolt | HP80Attack75Defense77Sp. Atk103Sp. Def88Speed120Total543 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 2 of 2, Fire hits 2 of 2, Ground hits 2 of 2, Rock hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 65 — Lucario, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 6 badges — Mine (Byron, Canalave City):
- Annihilape — Snowpoint Temple
- Deoxys — Ice Room
- Electivire — Mt. Coronet North
- Heracross — Lake Verity
- Beartic — Fuego Ironworks Interior
- Blissey — Footstep House
- Donphan — Iron Island
- Dusknoir — Iron Island