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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
Indigo Plateaudouble battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt togetherTeam 1 · Lv. 62–65

Octillery · Huntail · Poliwrath · Drifblim

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 62–65

Team Rocket GruntOctillery 62 · Huntail 63 · Poliwrath 64 · Drifblim 65
  • Indigo Plateau: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62Suction CupsLeftoversCalm20 HP / 18 othersWater Spout, Protect, Bullet Seed, Gunk Shot
63IntimidateMystic WaterBrave20 HP / 18 othersBind, Whirlpool, Aqua Tail, Crunch
64Water AbsorbMuscle BandModest20 HP / 18 othersWaterfall, Rock Slide, Brick Break, Poison Jab
65Flare BoostFlame OrbRash20 HP / 24 othersShadow Ball, Calm Mind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp

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

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