69highest level
Scientist Fred fields 2 Pokémon between level 68 and level 69 in Galactic Veilstone. 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: ElectricGrassGroundIce
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Torterra Lv 68 GrassGround | Ability Rough Skin Held item Leftovers | Terraforming Wood Hammer Leech Seed Poison Tail | HP105Attack111Defense125Sp. Atk79Sp. Def90Speed52Total562 |
 | Manectric Lv 69 ElectricIce | Ability Adaptability Held item Wise Glasses | Blizzard Thunderbolt Dark Pulse Hyper Beam | HP80Attack75Defense77Sp. Atk103Sp. Def88Speed120Total543 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Bug hits 1 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2, Flying hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 69 — Manectric, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 7 badges — Icicle (Candice, Snowpoint City):
- Alakazam — Valor Cavern
- Arcanine — Acuity Cavern
- Charizard — Mt. Coronet Summit
- Ho-Oh — Route 222
- Salamence — Verity Cavern
- Typhlosion — Valor Cavern
- Blaziken — Mt. Coronet North
- Chandelure — Snowpoint Temple