What level should Shuckle be to safely catch wild Pokemon with Constrict?

No False Swipe for me this game. Trying to figure out the ideal level for shuckle to deal micro-damage to wild Pokemon of various levels without passing out. I’ve been using a level 12 tentacool with contrict and shuckle’s attack stats are much lower than tentacool, so I guess I could raise shuckle to the 30s (using rare candies if necessary) so it grows its defense and even learns Rest. Or I could leave it at level 15 and chip away, one HP at a time, hoping that my shuckle doesn’t pass out in the process. What’s the ideal level - or, to be more specific, what are the ideal stats - for safely catching wild Pokemon with shuckle’s constrict?

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The lowest level wild Pokemon is 2. Of the Pokemon that can be found at level 2, the one with the least physical defense is Hoothoot.sourceA Shuckle that does 1 damage to this Hoothoot with constrict must be at most level 7, even if the Shuckle has no IVs or EVs and the RNG always rolls as low as possible.sourcesourceIf you don’t want to use false swipe, the next fastest way to lower a wild Pokemon’s HP is most likely direct damage. The most reliable direct damage moves are sonic boom, seismic toss, night shade, and maybe also super fang.sourceAnother thing you can use is sandstorm, or some other status that does fractional damage.

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