Rival — if you chose Chikorita

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Rival — if you chose Chikorita fields 3 Pokémon between level 14 and level 18 in Azalea Town.

Fought at Azalea Town.

This is around Azalea Town — Bugsy and the Hive Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Poison ×2FireFlyingGhost

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Gastly Lv 14 GhostPoison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Gastly knows by Lv 14 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Lick Smog Spite Mean Look	HP30Attack35Defense30Sp. Atk100Sp. Def35Speed80Total310
	Zubat Lv 16 PoisonFlying		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Zubat knows by Lv 16 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Leech Life Supersonic Bite Swift	HP40Attack45Defense35Sp. Atk30Sp. Def40Speed55Total245
	Quilava Lv 18 Fire		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Quilava knows by Lv 18 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Smokescreen Tackle Ember Quick Attack	HP58Attack64Defense58Sp. Atk80Sp. Def65Speed80Total405

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Rock hits 2 of 3, Dark hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 18 — Quilava, the highest on the team.

Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Azalea Town — Bugsy and the Hive Badge:

• Onix — Union Cave 1F, Lv 4
• Sandshrew — Union Cave 1F, Lv 4
• Wooper — Route 32, Lv 5
• Geodude — Dark Cave Violet Entrance, Lv 2
• Phanpy — Route 46, Lv 2

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