43highest level
Cooltrainer Halle fields 2 Pokémon at level 43 in Victory Road.
Fought at Victory Road.
This is around Glacia, the Rain Badge — level cap 49 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Ground ×2Steel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hippowdon Lv 43 Ground | Ability Sand Stream moves are its own level-up list | Rest Sandsear Storm Roar Earthquake | HP108Attack112Defense118Sp. Atk68Sp. Def72Speed47Total525 |
 | Excadrill Lv 43 GroundSteel | Ability Sand Rush moves are its own level-up list | Rapid Spin Drill Run Swords Dance Dig | HP110Attack135Defense60Sp. Atk50Sp. Def65Speed88Total508 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Water hits 2 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2, Fire hits 1 of 2, Grass hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 43 — Hippowdon, the highest on the team.
Water Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Glacia, the Rain Badge — level cap 49:
- Alomomola — Route 128, Lv 20
- Panpour — Route 130, Lv 5
- Binacle — Route 124, Lv 30
- Manaphy — Mossdeep City, Lv 5
- Araquanid — Route 123, Lv 20
- Gastrodon (East) — Gauntlet Island Northeast, Lv 34
- Mareanie — Gauntlet Island Northeast, Lv 34
- Seismitoad — Gauntlet Island Northeast, Lv 34