Schoolboy Alan (upon reaching Goldenrod)

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Schoolboy Alan (upon reaching Goldenrod) fields 2 Pokémon at level 21 in Route 36.

Fought at Route 36.

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: BugFlyingGrass

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Tangela Lv 21 Grass		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Tangela knows by Lv 21 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Sleep Powder Vine Whip Poisonpowder Growth	HP65Attack55Defense115Sp. Atk100Sp. Def40Speed60Total435
	Yanma Lv 21 BugFlying		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Yanma knows by Lv 21 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Double Team Sonicboom Detect Leech Life	HP65Attack65Defense45Sp. Atk75Sp. Def45Speed95Total390

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Ice hits 2 of 2, Bug hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 21 — Tangela, the highest on the team.

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

• Cyndaquil — Elms Lab, Lv 5

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