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

Location	Battle and conditions	Team
Silph Co. 2F–3F (staff cafeteria and warehouse)	trainer on the map	Team 1 · Lv. 63–65 Ariados · Tropius · Drifblim
Victory Road 2F	trainer on the map	Team 1 · Lv. 63–65 Ariados · Tropius · Drifblim

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 GruntAriados 63 · Tropius 64 · Drifblim 65

• Victory Road 2F: trainer on the map
• Silph Co. 2F–3F (staff cafeteria and warehouse): trainer on the map

Team Rocket Grunt’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Ariados	63	Speed Boost	Poison Barb	Careful	20 HP / 18 others	String Shot, Toxic Spikes, Shadow Sneak, Poison Jab
Tropius	64	Simple	Miracle Seed	Adamant	20 HP / 18 others	Leech Seed, Curse, Synthesis, Leaf Blade
Drifblim	65	Aftermath	Rocky Helmet	Hasty	20 HP / 18 others	Explosion, Shadow Ball, Thunderbolt, Psychic

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

Damage calc →

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