88level cap
This team appears on Hardcore mode.
Wake (second time) — team A fields 6 Pokémon at level 88 in Victory Road. The fight is mandatory.
Fought at Victory Road.
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: Water ×4Electric ×3Psychic ×2DragonGhostPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Politoed Lv 88 WaterPsychic | Ability Drizzle Held item Rindo Berry Nature Timid · 31 IVs in every stat · Speed 183 | Yawn Hydro Pump Psychic Focus Blast | HP91Attack62Defense80Sp. Atk96Sp. Def105Speed77Total511 |
 | Slowbro Lv 88 WaterPsychic | Ability Shed Skin Held item Chesto Berry Nature Modest · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 121 | Rest Calm Mind Water Spout Counter Strike | HP115Attack70Defense110Sp. Atk100Sp. Def85Speed51Total531 |
 | Eelektross Lv 88 ElectricPoison | Ability Swift Swim Held item Life Orb Nature Naughty · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 184 | Power Whip Aqua Tail Bolt Strike Sludge Bomb | HP91Attack115Defense77Sp. Atk105Sp. Def85Speed87Total560 |
 | Rotom Lv 88 ElectricGhost | Ability Drizzle Held item Focus Sash Nature Modest · 29 IVs in every stat · Speed 238 | Thunder Nasty Plot Shadow Ball Charged Water | HP75Attack60Defense72Sp. Atk115Sp. Def90Speed118Total530 |
 | Gyarados Lv 88 WaterDragon | Ability Swift Swim Held item Lum Berry Nature Impish · 30 IVs in every stat · Speed 191 | Dragon Dance Wave Crash Crunch Outrage | HP101Attack126Defense75Sp. Atk82Sp. Def90Speed91Total565 |
 | Kyogre Lv 88 WaterElectric | Ability Swift Swim Held item Leftovers Nature Timid · 31 IVs in every stat · Speed 152 | Thunder Rain Dance Ice Burn Surf | HP110Attack85Defense80Sp. Atk130Sp. Def110Speed61Total576 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 3 of 6, Ghost hits 3 of 6, Grass hits 3 of 6, Ground hits 3 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 88 — Politoed, 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