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Guitarist Linus

1 team across all documented encounters, including rematches and partner appearances. Choose a location below to find the team used there.

Conditions can depend on story progress; see the quest guide for prerequisites. Teams are numbered by level for reference, not encounter order.

Encounters and locations

Where you battle this trainer
LocationBattle and conditionsTeam
Ilex Foresttrainer on the mapTeam 1 · Lv. 64–65

Electrode · Zangoose · Cradily · Skuntank

Full teams

A trainer’s held items are not necessarily obtainable; item pages list how to get them.

Team 1 · Lv. 64–65

Guitarist LinusElectrode 64 · Zangoose 65 · Cradily 64 · Skuntank 65
Guitarist Linus’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
64Electric SurgeChoice BandRash20 HP / 18 othersExplosion
65Toxic BoostToxic OrbModest20 HP / 18 othersSlash, Close Combat, X-Scissor, Protect
64Suction CupsLeftoversTimid20 HP / 18 othersIngrain, Giga Drain, Confuse Ray, Leech Seed
65Flare BoostBlack SludgeDocile20 HP / 18 othersPoison Jab, Poison Gas, Toxic Spikes, Crunch

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

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