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Scientist Yamada

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
Lake of Ragesingle battle

if you pick “Neat gadget there”

Team 1 · Lv. 62–65

Manectric · Drapion · Porygon2 · Vileplume

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 62–65

Scientist YamadaManectric 62 · Drapion 63 · Porygon2 64 · Vileplume 65
  • Lake of Rage: single battle, if you pick “Neat gadget there”
Scientist Yamada’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62MinusMagnetDocile20 HP / 18 othersThunderbolt, Flamethrower, Snarl, Volt Switch
63Battle ArmorPoison BarbNaughty20 HP / 18 othersNight Slash, Cross Poison, Swords Dance, Ice Fang
64TraceLeftoversBashful20 HP / 18 othersRecover, Tri Attack, Thunder Wave, Pain Split
65Effect SporeBright PowderRash20 HP / 18 othersToxic, Synthesis, Double Team, Sludge Bomb

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

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