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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
Celadon gatehousetrainer on the mapTeam 1 · Lv. 36–37

Tauros · Carnivine · Golem

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 36–37

Team Rocket GruntTauros 36 · Carnivine 36 · Golem 37
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
36IntimidateChesto BerryAdamant10 HP / 12 othersTake Down, Iron Head, Zen Headbutt, Rest
36LevitateLeftoversRash10 HP / 12 othersLeech Seed, Sleep Powder, Giga Drain, Protect
37Rocky PayloadRindo BerryBashful10 HP / 12 othersRock Slide, Magnitude, Ice Punch, Explosion

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

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