9highest level
Bug Catcher #3 fields 3 Pokémon at level 9 in Route 3.
Fought at Route 3.
This is around Beat Brock — Pewter City Gym, badge 1 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Bug ×3Grass
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Metapod Lv 9 Bug | Tackle Harden String Shot | HP50Attack20Defense55Sp. Atk25Sp. Def25Speed30Total205 | |
 | Paras Lv 9 BugGrass | Scratch Stun Spore Absorb | HP35Attack70Defense55Sp. Atk55Sp. Def55Speed25Total295 | |
| Metapod Lv 9 Bug | Tackle Harden String Shot | HP50Attack20Defense55Sp. Atk25Sp. Def25Speed30Total205 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 3 of 3, Flying hits 3 of 3, Rock hits 3 of 3, Bug hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 9 — Metapod, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Brock — Pewter City Gym, badge 1:
- Vulpix — Route 2, Lv 5