88highest level
Swimmer Gael fields 2 Pokémon between level 87 and level 88 in Route 223. The fight is mandatory.
Fought at Route 223.
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: FightingNormalSteelWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bibarel Lv 87 NormalWater | Ability Proficiency Held item Leftovers | Bonemerang Aqua Tail Yawn Body Slam | HP108Attack92Defense83Sp. Atk80Sp. Def96Speed82Total541 |
 | Lucario Lv 88 FightingSteel | Ability Adaptability Held item Life Orb | High Jump Kick Chakra Push Flash Cannon Blaze Kick | HP78Attack100Defense89Sp. Atk105Sp. Def79Speed89Total540 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 2 of 2, Electric hits 1 of 2, Fire hits 1 of 2, Grass hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 88 — Lucario, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 8 badges — Beacon (Volkner, Sunyshore City):
- Marshadow — Victory Road
- Kommo-o — Valor Cavern
- Annihilape — Snowpoint Temple
- Deoxys — Ice Room
- Electivire — Mt. Coronet North
- Heracross — Lake Verity
- Beartic — Fuego Ironworks Interior
- Blissey — Footstep House