Gentleman Preston

This team appears on Challenge mode.

Gentleman Preston fields 2 Pokémon at level 22 in Olivine Lighthouse 3F.

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: Fire ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Growlithe Lv 22 Fire		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Growlithe knows by Lv 22 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Roar Ember Leer Flame Wheel	HP55Attack70Defense45Sp. Atk70Sp. Def50Speed60Total350
	Growlithe Lv 22 Fire		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Growlithe knows by Lv 22 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Roar Ember Leer Flame Wheel	HP55Attack70Defense45Sp. Atk70Sp. Def50Speed60Total350

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 2, Rock hits 2 of 2, Water hits 2 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 22 — Growlithe, the highest on the team.

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

• Gligar — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Larvitar — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Marowak — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Rhyhorn — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Sandslash — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Cubone — Goldenrod Game Corner, Lv 5
• Quagsire — Union Cave B2F, Lv 20
• Onix — Union Cave 1F, Lv 4

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