Scientist Ross

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Scientist Ross fields 3 Pokémon between level 20 and level 22 in Team Rocket Base B3F.

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 ×3

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Koffing Lv 20 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Koffing knows by Lv 20 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Smog Smokescreen Feint Attack Sludge	HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340
	Grimer Lv 22 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Grimer knows by Lv 22 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Harden Mud-Slap Disable Sludge	HP80Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk40Sp. Def50Speed25Total325
	Koffing Lv 22 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Koffing knows by Lv 22 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Smog Smokescreen Feint Attack Sludge	HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 3 of 3, Psychic hits 3 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 22 — Grimer, 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:

• Swinub — Ice Path 1F, Lv 21
• 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
• Quagsire — Union Cave B2F, Lv 20

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