Psychic Richard

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Psychic Richard fields one Pokémon at level 36 in Route 26.

Fought at Route 26.

This is around Victory Road and the Elite Four in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Psychic

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Espeon Lv 36 Psychic		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Espeon knows by Lv 36 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Swift Psybeam Psych Up Future Sight	HP65Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk130Sp. Def95Speed110Total525

How to beat this team

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

Level to be ready for. Lv 36 — Espeon, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Victory Road and the Elite Four:

• 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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