18highest level
Fisherman Claude fields 3 Pokémon between level 16 and level 18 in Route 114.
Fought at Route 114.
This is around Flannery, the Heat Badge — level cap 28 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Water ×3
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wishiwashi Lv 16 Water | Ability Schooling moves are its own level-up list | Growl Helping Hand Beat Up Brine | HP45Attack20Defense20Sp. Atk25Sp. Def25Speed40Total175 |
 | Tympole Lv 17 Water | Ability Hydration moves are its own level-up list | Synchronoise Round Sonic Boom Soak | HP50Attack50Defense40Sp. Atk50Sp. Def40Speed64Total294 |
 | Basculin Lv 18 Water | Ability Reckless moves are its own level-up list | Tackle Water Gun Last Respects Ice Fang | HP70Attack92Defense65Sp. Atk80Sp. Def55Speed98Total460 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Electric hits 3 of 3, Grass hits 3 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 18 — Basculin, the highest on the team.
Electric Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Flannery, the Heat Badge — level cap 28:
- Stunfisk — Route 111, Lv 10
- Oricorio (Pom Pom) — Mauville Game Corner, Lv 15
- Pachirisu — Route 104, Lv 4
- Shinx — Route 102, Lv 4