98level cap
This team appears on Hardcore mode.
Rival (fifth time) — team D fields 6 Pokémon at level 98 in Pokémon League. The fight is mandatory.
Fought at Pokémon League.
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: Normal ×2Psychic ×2BugDarkFireFlyingGhostPoisonRockSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Tyranitar Lv 98 RockDark | Ability Solid Rock Held item Quick Claw Nature Impish · 31 IVs in every stat · Speed 151 | Stealth Rock Head Smash Outrage Crunch | HP100Attack134Defense110Sp. Atk85Sp. Def90Speed59Total578 |
 | Muk Lv 98 PoisonPsychic | Ability Water Absorb Held item Leftovers Nature Relaxed · 31 IVs in every stat · Speed 121 | Mind Strike Counter Strike Gunk Burst Acidic Payback | HP122Attack98Defense82Sp. Atk89Sp. Def104Speed51Total546 |
 | Skarmory Lv 98 SteelFlying | Ability Rock Head Held item Lum Berry Nature Careful · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 195 | Brave Bird Double-Edge Headlong Rush Heavy Slam | HP89Attack90Defense125Sp. Atk73Sp. Def80Speed82Total539 |
 | Mewtwo Lv 98 PsychicNormal | Ability Insomnia Held item Shell Bell Nature Modest · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 220 | Judgement Psychic Dark Pulse Nasty Plot | HP85Attack95Defense80Sp. Atk150Sp. Def95Speed95Total600 |
 | Arcanine Lv 98 FireNormal | Ability Flame Body Held item Splash Plate Nature Adamant · 29 IVs in every stat · Speed 229 | Crunch Double-Edge Pyro Twist Condemnation | HP100Attack115Defense85Sp. Atk100Sp. Def90Speed100Total590 |
 | Ariados Lv 98 BugGhost | Ability Precision Held item Wide Lens Nature Docile · 31 IVs in every stat · Speed 217 | Dark Void Bug Buzz Phantom Force Poison Jab | HP77Attack117Defense83Sp. Atk82Sp. Def98Speed93Total550 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 3 of 6, Ground hits 3 of 6, Bug hits 2 of 6, Fighting hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 98 — Tyranitar, 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