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Rival fields 6 Pokémon at level 78 in Spear Pillar. The fight is mandatory.
This is around 7 badges — Icicle (Candice, Snowpoint City) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Bug ×2DragonFightingFireGhostIceNormalPoisonPsychicRockSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ariados Lv 78 BugGhost | Ability Precision Held item Life Orb | Dark Void Twineedle Sinister Strike Poison Jab | HP77Attack117Defense83Sp. Atk82Sp. Def98Speed93Total550 |
 | Flygon Lv 78 BugDragon | Ability Precision Held item Wise Glasses | Draconic Gale Fissure Bug Buzz Tail Glow | HP83Attack75Defense82Sp. Atk115Sp. Def88Speed105Total548 |
 | Metagross Lv 78 SteelPsychic | Ability Unburden Held item Sitrus Berry | Meteor Mash Hammer Arm Mind Strike Iron Defense | HP85Attack130Defense127Sp. Atk101Sp. Def90Speed62Total595 |
 | Probopass Lv 78 RockIce | Ability Solid Rock Held item Quick Claw | Zap Cannon Sheer Cold Ancient Power Fissure | HP78Attack63Defense135Sp. Atk108Sp. Def125Speed54Total563 |
 | Arcanine Lv 78 FireNormal | Ability Flame Body Held item Shell Bell | Extreme Speed Flare Blitz Crunch Thunder Fang | HP100Attack115Defense85Sp. Atk100Sp. Def90Speed100Total590 |
 | Toxicroak Lv 78 PoisonFighting | Ability Proficiency Held item Muscle Band | Sinister Strike Ice Punch Sky Uppercut Poison Jab | HP86Attack106Defense85Sp. Atk86Sp. Def78Speed99Total540 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 4 of 6, Rock hits 4 of 6, Flying hits 3 of 6, Dark hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 78 — Ariados, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 7 badges — Icicle (Candice, Snowpoint City):