10highest level
Bug Catcher fields 3 Pokémon between level 8 and level 10 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 ×3FlyingPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Metapod Lv 8 Bug | Tackle Harden String Shot | HP50Attack20Defense55Sp. Atk25Sp. Def25Speed30Total205 | |
 | Kakuna Lv 8 BugPoison | Poison Sting String Shot Harden | HP45Attack25Defense50Sp. Atk25Sp. Def25Speed35Total205 | |
 | Butterfree Lv 10 BugFlying | Tackle Harden String Shot Confusion | HP60Attack45Defense50Sp. Atk80Sp. Def80Speed70Total385 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 3 of 3, Flying hits 3 of 3, Rock hits 3 of 3, Electric hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 10 — Butterfree, 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