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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: BugDarkDragonFireFlyingGhostGroundIceNormalRockSteelWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Skarmory Lv 78 SteelFlying | Ability Rock Head Held item Leftovers | Brave Bird Drill Run Spikes Iron Head | HP89Attack90Defense125Sp. Atk73Sp. Def80Speed82Total539 |
 | Swampert Lv 78 WaterGround | Ability Water Absorb Held item Rindo Berry | Tectonic Shift Hydro Pump Ice Punch Submission | HP105Attack95Defense100Sp. Atk90Sp. Def85Speed70Total545 |
 | Umbreon Lv 78 DarkDragon | Ability Synchronize Held item Leftovers | Night Shade Draco Meteor Dark Pulse Moonlight | HP80Attack70Defense110Sp. Atk85Sp. Def125Speed70Total540 |
 | Probopass Lv 78 RockIce | Ability Solid Rock Held item Chople Berry | Magnet Bomb Sheer Cold Zap Cannon Power Gem | HP78Attack63Defense135Sp. Atk108Sp. Def125Speed54Total563 |
 | Ariados Lv 78 BugGhost | Ability Precision Held item Lum Berry | Dark Void Leech Life Poison Fang Sinister Strike | HP77Attack117Defense83Sp. Atk82Sp. Def98Speed93Total550 |
 | Arcanine Lv 78 FireNormal | Ability Flame Body Held item Liechi Berry | Body Slam Fire Fang Superpower Endure | HP100Attack115Defense85Sp. Atk100Sp. Def90Speed100Total590 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 3 of 6, Rock hits 3 of 6, Fire hits 2 of 6, Grass hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 78 — Skarmory, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 7 badges — Icicle (Candice, Snowpoint City):
- Kommo-o — Valor Cavern
- Annihilape — Snowpoint Temple
- Deoxys — Ice Room
- Electivire — Mt. Coronet North
- Heracross — Lake Verity
- Beartic — Fuego Ironworks Interior
- Blissey — Footstep House
- Donphan — Iron Island