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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 Plateaumulti battle: you and Hoenn Champion Steven against this trainer and Rocket Elite KarenTeam 1 · Lv. 81–82

Magmortar · Rhyperior · Lanturn · Hariyama

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 GruntMagmortar 82 · Rhyperior 81 · Lanturn 82 · Hariyama 81
  • Indigo Plateau: multi battle: you and Hoenn Champion Steven against this trainer and Rocket Elite Karen
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsEVsMoves
82Burning SkinMental HerbAdamant31 HP / 24 others6 HP, 252 SpD, 252 SpeGiga Impact, Rock Slide, Mach Punch, Will-O-Wisp
81Lightning RodHard StoneAdamant31 HP / 24 others252 HP, 252 Atk, 6 SpARock Wrecker, Megahorn, Stone Edge, Aqua Tail
82Water AbsorbBright PowderBold31 HP / 24 others252 HP, 252 Def, 6 SpAScald, Charge Beam, Volt Switch, Thunder Wave
81Inner FocusMuscle BandAdamant31 HP / 24 others252 HP, 252 Atk, 6 SpAClose Combat, Stone Edge, Ice Punch, Fake Out

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

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