55level cap
Rival Blue (Vaporeon team) fields 6 Pokémon between level 52 and level 55 in Route 22.
Fought at Route 22.
This is around Beat Giovanni — Viridian City Gym, badge 8 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Flying ×2BugFightingFireNormalPsychicWater
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pidgeot Lv 53 NormalFlying | Double-Edge Toxic Sky Attack Mirror Move | HP83Attack80Defense75Sp. Atk70Sp. Def70Speed91Total469 | |
 | Machamp Lv 54 Fighting | Submission Body Slam Counter Earthquake | HP90Attack130Defense80Sp. Atk65Sp. Def65Speed55Total485 | |
 | Alakazam Lv 54 Psychic | Tri Attack Recover Psychic Thunder Wave | HP55Attack50Defense45Sp. Atk135Sp. Def135Speed120Total540 | |
 | Ninetales Lv 52 Fire | Solarbeam Flamethrower Night Shade Confuse Ray | HP73Attack76Defense75Sp. Atk100Sp. Def100Speed100Total524 | |
 | Scyther Lv 52 BugFlying | Wing Attack Slash Twineedle Swords Dance | HP70Attack110Defense80Sp. Atk55Sp. Def55Speed105Total475 | |
 | Vaporeon Lv 55 Water | Surf Acid Armor Rest Ice Beam | HP130Attack65Defense60Sp. Atk110Sp. Def110Speed65Total540 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Electric hits 3 of 6, Rock hits 3 of 6, Flying hits 2 of 6, Ice hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 55 — Vaporeon, the highest on the team.
Electric Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Giovanni — Viridian City Gym, badge 8: