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Super Nerd Dawson

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
Goldenrod Tunnel B1Fmulti battle: you and Johto Trainer Crystal against this trainer and Psychic Brooks

if you pick “You suck. This is embarrassing”

Team 1 · Lv. 62–63

Magnezone · Gengar · Togetic · Tropius

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 62–63

Super Nerd DawsonMagnezone 62 · Gengar 63 · Togetic 62 · Tropius 63
  • Goldenrod Tunnel B1F: multi battle: you and Johto Trainer Crystal against this trainer and Psychic Brooks, if you pick “You suck. This is embarrassing”
Super Nerd Dawson’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62Magnet PullAir BalloonLax20 HP / 18 othersThunder Wave, Volt Switch, Gyro Ball, Reflect
63LevitateSpell TagImpish20 HP / 18 othersHypnosis, Destiny Bond, Confuse Ray, Shadow Ball
62HustleEvioliteModest20 HP / 18 othersAir Slash, Follow Me, Dazzling Gleam, Morning Sun
63SimpleMental HerbNaive20 HP / 18 othersHyper Beam, Roost, Razor Wind, Dragon Pulse

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

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