Pokémaniac Shane

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Pokémaniac Shane fields 2 Pokémon at 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: Poison ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Nidorina Lv 17 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Nidorina knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Poison Sting Scratch Tail Whip Double Kick	HP70Attack62Defense67Sp. Atk55Sp. Def55Speed56Total365
	Nidorino Lv 17 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Nidorino knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Peck Poison Sting Focus Energy Double Kick	HP61Attack72Defense57Sp. Atk55Sp. Def55Speed65Total365

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 2, Psychic hits 2 of 2.

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

Ground 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:

• 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
• Onix — Union Cave 1F, Lv 4
• Sandshrew — Union Cave 1F, Lv 4

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