Super Nerd Merle

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Super Nerd Merle fields one Pokémon at level 53 in Seafoam Gym.

This is around Kanto in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: FireRock

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Magcargo Lv 53 FireRock		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Magcargo knows by Lv 53 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Rock Slide Amnesia Body Slam Flamethrower	HP80Attack50Defense120Sp. Atk90Sp. Def80Speed30Total450

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 1 of 1, Ground hits 1 of 1, Rock hits 1 of 1, Water hits 1 of 1.

Level to be ready for. Lv 53 — Magcargo, the highest on the team.

Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Kanto:

• Primeape — Route 10 North, Lv 16
• Mankey — Route 42, Lv 14
• Tyrogue — Mount Mortar B1F, Lv 10
• Machoke — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Machop — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Heracross — Azalea Town, Lv 10

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