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Rival Steven fields 6 Pokémon between level 76 and level 78 in Meteor Falls - Steven's Cave.
This is around Champion Wallace, and the cap comes off in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Steel ×6BugFightingGhostPsychic
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Melmetal Lv 76 Steel | Ability Iron Fist Held item Leftovers IVs 31 | Double Iron Bash Toxic Protect Earthquake | HP135Attack143Defense143Sp. Atk80Sp. Def65Speed34Total600 |
 | Bronzong Lv 77 SteelPsychic | Ability Levitate Held item Light Clay IVs 31 | Reflect Toxic Psychic Speed Swap | HP67Attack89Defense116Sp. Atk79Sp. Def116Speed33Total500 |
 | Aegislash (Shield) Lv 77 SteelGhost | Ability Stance Change Held item Weakness Policy IVs 31 | King's Shield Shadow Ball Flash Cannon Shadow Sneak | HP60Attack50Defense140Sp. Atk50Sp. Def140Speed60Total500 |
 | Lucario Lv 76 FightingSteel | Ability Inner Focus Held item Air Balloon IVs 31 | Nasty Plot Steel Beam Vacuum Wave Aura Sphere | HP70Attack110Defense70Sp. Atk115Sp. Def70Speed90Total525 |
 | Escavalier Lv 76 BugSteel | Ability Anger Shell Held item Focus Sash IVs 31 | Leech Life Vicious Rend Speed Swap Iron Head | HP70Attack135Defense105Sp. Atk60Sp. Def105Speed20Total495 |
 | Silvally (Steel) Lv 78 Steel | Ability Multitype Held item Iron Plate IVs 31 | Earthquake Protect Thunder Fang Multi-Attack | HP95Attack95Defense95Sp. Atk95Sp. Def95Speed95Total570 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 6 of 6, Ground hits 5 of 6, Fighting hits 3 of 6, Dark hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 78 — Silvally (Steel), the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Champion Wallace, and the cap comes off: