Oh wait, is this not part of the main quest? Oh damn, I guess I didn't do enough exploring to figure out where else I could go. I will definitely wait a couple gym, thanks!
How am I supposed to beat a lvl 53 kingdra when all my pokemon are capped at level 30? Kingdra one shots and outspeeds all my pokemon. I tried save scumming with a prankster volbeat confuse ray, but that barely helped.