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Karate King Vince

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 Sailor Chan

if you pick “You suck. This is embarrassing”

Team 1 · Lv. 62–65

Heracross · Hitmontop · Shelgon · Bibarel

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 62–65

Karate King VinceHeracross 62 · Hitmontop 63 · Shelgon 64 · Bibarel 65
  • Goldenrod Tunnel B1F: multi battle: you and Johto Trainer Crystal against this trainer and Sailor Chan, if you pick “You suck. This is embarrassing”
Karate King Vince’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62MoxieChesto BerryLonely20 HP / 18 othersBide, Bulk Up, Megahorn, Rest
63IntimidateBlack BeltJolly20 HP / 18 othersFake Out, Close Combat, Mach Punch, Bullet Punch
64Rock HeadDragon FangBashful20 HP / 18 othersDragon Claw, Crunch, Zen Headbutt, Rock Slide
65SimpleSitrus BerryModest20 HP / 18 othersProtect, Super Fang, Aqua Jet, Double-Edge

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

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