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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
Pokémon Tower, upper floorssingle battleTeam 1 · Lv. 30

Beedrill · Golbat · Breloom

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 30

Team Rocket GruntBeedrill 30 · Golbat 30 · Breloom 30
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
30SniperChoice ScarfJolly10 HP / 12 othersU-turn, Bug Bite, Knock Off, Aerial Ace
30Inner FocusPoison BarbQuirky10 HP / 12 othersConfuse Ray, Air Slash, Air Cutter, Poison Fang
30Effect SporeCoba BerryQuiet10 HP / 12 othersSpore, Counter, Mach Punch, Feint

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

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