Swimmer♂ Elmo

This team appears on Challenge mode.

Swimmer♂ Elmo fields 2 Pokémon between level 54 and level 58 in Route 20.

Fought at Route 20.

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

Types on this team: Water ×2Poison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Poliwhirl Lv 58 Water		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Poliwhirl knows by Lv 58 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Belly Drum Low Kick Hydro Pump Double-Edge	HP65Attack65Defense65Sp. Atk50Sp. Def50Speed90Total385
	Tentacruel Lv 54 WaterPoison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Tentacruel knows by Lv 54 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Barrier Sludge Bomb Screech Hydro Pump	HP80Attack70Defense65Sp. Atk80Sp. Def120Speed100Total515

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Electric hits 2 of 2, Grass hits 1 of 2, Ground hits 1 of 2, Psychic hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 58 — Poliwhirl, the highest on the team.

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

• Zapdos — Route 10 South, Lv 50
• Lanturn — Cherrygrove City, Lv 40
• Electrode — Team Rocket Base B2F, Lv 23
• Flaaffy — Route 42, Lv 14
• Chinchou — Cherrygrove City, Lv 20
• Magneton — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Pikachu — Safari Zone Area 1, Lv 5
• Voltorb — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5

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