Hiker Benjamin

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Hiker Benjamin fields 3 Pokémon between level 15 and level 17 in Route 42.

Fought at Route 42.

This is around Mahogany Town and the Team Rocket Radio Tower story — Pryce and the Glacier Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Ground ×3Rock

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Diglett Lv 15 Ground		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Diglett knows by Lv 15 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Scratch Growl Mud-Slap Magnitude	HP10Attack55Defense25Sp. Atk35Sp. Def45Speed95Total265
	Geodude Lv 15 RockGround		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Geodude knows by Lv 15 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Tackle Defense Curl Rock Throw Magnitude	HP40Attack80Defense100Sp. Atk30Sp. Def30Speed20Total300
	Dugtrio Lv 17 Ground		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Dugtrio knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Sand-Attack Scratch Tri Attack Magnitude	HP35Attack100Defense50Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed120Total425

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 3 of 3, Ice hits 3 of 3, Water hits 3 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Dugtrio, the highest on the team.

Grass Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Mahogany Town and the Team Rocket Radio Tower story — Pryce and the Glacier Badge:

• Gloom — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Parasect — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Tangela — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Weepinbell — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Sunkern — National Park, Lv 10
• Exeggcute — Route 29, Lv 10
• Celebi — Ilex Forest, Lv 8
• Oddish — Ilex Forest, Lv 5

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