Rocket Executive

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Rocket Executive fields 3 Pokémon between level 35 and level 38 in Radio Tower 5F.

This is around Goldenrod City — Whitney and the Plain Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Dark ×2Fire ×2Poison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Houndour Lv 35 DarkFire		Ember Roar Bite Feint Attack	HP45Attack60Defense30Sp. Atk80Sp. Def50Speed65Total330
	Koffing Lv 35 Poison		Tackle Sludge Smokescreen Haze	HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340
	Houndoom Lv 38 DarkFire		Ember Smog Bite Feint Attack	HP75Attack90Defense50Sp. Atk110Sp. Def80Speed95Total500

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 3 of 3, Fighting hits 2 of 3, Rock hits 2 of 3, Water hits 2 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 38 — Houndoom, the highest on the team.

Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Goldenrod City — Whitney and the Plain Badge:

• Cubone — Goldenrod Game Corner, Lv 5
• Quagsire — Union Cave B2F, Lv 20
• 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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