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Karate King Sheldon

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
Cianwood Cavetrainer on the mapTeam 1 · Lv. 64–65

Machoke · Machamp · Heracross · Toxicroak

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 64–65

Karate King SheldonMachoke 64 · Machamp 65 · Heracross 64 · Toxicroak 65
Karate King Sheldon’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
64SteadfastBlack BeltMild20 HP / 18 othersClose Combat, Bullet Punch, Rock Slide, Poison Jab
65SteadfastFlame OrbJolly20 HP / 18 othersFacade, Brick Break, Earthquake, Thunder Punch
64MoxieMuscle BandRelaxed20 HP / 18 othersClose Combat, Night Slash, Shadow Claw, Megahorn
65Poison TouchBlack SludgeHasty20 HP / 18 othersPoison Jab, Fake Out, Ice Punch, Drain Punch

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

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