17highest level
Guitarist Shawn fields 2 Pokémon at level 17 in Mauville City.
This is around Brawly, the Knuckle Badge — level cap 23 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Electric ×2BugNormal
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Joltik Lv 17 BugElectric | Ability Minus IVs 12 · moves are its own level-up list | Magnetic Flux Spider Web Electroweb Struggle Bug | HP50Attack47Defense50Sp. Atk57Sp. Def50Speed65Total319 |
 | Helioptile Lv 17 ElectricNormal | Ability Dry Skin IVs 12 · moves are its own level-up list | Screech Thunder Shock Sand Tomb Electrify | HP44Attack38Defense33Sp. Atk61Sp. Def43Speed70Total289 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 1 of 2, Fire hits 1 of 2, Ground hits 1 of 2, Rock hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Joltik, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Brawly, the Knuckle Badge — level cap 23:
- Crabominable — Mauville Game Corner, Lv 15
- Crabrawler — Dew Beach, Lv 7
- Riolu — Dew Beach, Lv 7
- Stufful — Route 116, Lv 7
- Timburr — Dew Beach, Lv 7