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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
Goldenrod Citytrainer on the mapTeam 1 · Lv. 63–65

Volbeat · Porygon2 · Slowbro

Saffron Citytrainer on the mapTeam 1 · Lv. 63–65

Volbeat · Porygon2 · Slowbro

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 63–65

Team Rocket GruntVolbeat 63 · Porygon2 64 · Slowbro 65
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
63PranksterBright PowderModest20 HP / 18 othersConfuse Ray, Flash, Tail Glow, Bug Buzz
64AnalyticEvioliteLonely20 HP / 18 othersProtect, Thunder Wave, Tri Attack, Charge Beam
65RegeneratorLeftoversRash20 HP / 18 othersYawn, Aqua Tail, Zen Headbutt, Curse

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

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