Pokémaniac Ben

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Pokémaniac Ben fields one Pokémon at level 20 in Route 43.

Fought at Route 43.

This is around Blackthorn City — Clair and the Rising Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: PsychicWater

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Slowbro Lv 20 WaterPsychic		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Slowbro knows by Lv 20 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Growl Tackle Water Gun Confusion	HP95Attack75Defense110Sp. Atk100Sp. Def80Speed30Total490

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 1, Dark hits 1 of 1, Electric hits 1 of 1, Ghost hits 1 of 1.

Level to be ready for. Lv 20 — Slowbro, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Blackthorn City — Clair and the Rising Badge:

• Venomoth — Route 43, Lv 15
• Parasect — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Ariados — Route 37, Lv 13
• Ledian — Route 37, Lv 13
• Yanma — Route 35, Lv 10
• Pinsir — National Park Bug Contest, Lv 7
• Scyther — National Park Bug Contest, Lv 7
• Beedrill — Ilex Forest, Lv 10

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