Bug Catcher Abner

This team appears on Challenge mode.

Bug Catcher Abner fields 3 Pokémon at level 56 in Viridian Forest.

Fought at Viridian Forest.

This is around Kanto in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Bug ×2ElectricFlyingPoison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Butterfree Lv 56 BugFlying		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Butterfree knows by Lv 56 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Wing Attack Charm Safeguard Psychic	HP60Attack45Defense50Sp. Atk90Sp. Def80Speed70Total395
	Beedrill Lv 56 BugPoison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Beedrill knows by Lv 56 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Pin Missile Feint Attack Sludge Bomb Outrage	HP65Attack90Defense40Sp. Atk45Sp. Def80Speed75Total395
	Pikachu Lv 56 Electric		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Pikachu knows by Lv 56 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Thunderbolt Agility Thunder Light Screen	HP35Attack55Defense40Sp. Atk50Sp. Def50Speed90Total320

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 3, Flying hits 2 of 3, Rock hits 2 of 3, Electric hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 56 — Butterfree, the highest on the team.

Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Kanto:

• Charmander — Route 22, Lv 3
• Houndoom — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Houndour — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Ponyta — Safari Zone Area 1, Lv 5
• Rapidash — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Slugma — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Magmar — Burned Tower B1F, Lv 14
• Growlithe — Route 36, Lv 4

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