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Team Rocket Grunt

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
Victory Road 3Fmulti battle: you and Johto Trainer Crystal against this trainer and Team Rocket GruntTeam 1 · Lv. 81–82

Electivire · Magmortar · Alakazam · Ariados

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 81–82

Team Rocket GruntElectivire 81 · Magmortar 81 · Alakazam 82 · Ariados 82
  • Victory Road 3F: multi battle: you and Johto Trainer Crystal against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsEVsMoves
81GalvanizeMental HerbAdamant31 HP / 18 others6 HP, 252 Atk, 252 SpDGiga Impact, Cross Chop, Ice Punch, Thunder Wave
81Burning SkinWise GlassesTimid31 HP / 18 others6 HP, 252 SpD, 252 SpeHyper Beam, Focus Blast, Psychic, Fire Blast
82Psychic SurgeWise GlassesTimid31 HP / 18 others6 HP, 252 SpD, 252 SpeKinesis, Psychic, Dazzling Gleam, Energy Ball
82SniperScope LensAdamant31 HP / 18 others6 HP, 252 Atk, 252 SpDPoison Jab, Absorb, Toxic Spikes, Night Slash

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats.

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