Bug Catcher Arnie (upon reaching Olivine)

This team appears on Challenge mode.

Bug Catcher Arnie (upon reaching Olivine) fields one Pokémon at level 42 in Route 35.

Fought at Route 35.

This is around Olivine City — Jasmine and the Mineral Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: BugPoison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Venomoth Lv 42 BugPoison		Disable Supersonic Confusion Leech Life	HP70Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk90Sp. Def75Speed90Total450

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 1 of 1, Flying hits 1 of 1, Psychic hits 1 of 1, Rock hits 1 of 1.

Level to be ready for. Lv 42 — Venomoth, the highest on the team.

Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Olivine City — Jasmine and the Mineral Badge:

• 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
• Vulpix — Route 36, Lv 4

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