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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
Dark Cavedouble battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt togetherTeam 1 · Lv. 64–65

Pinsir · Azumarill · Swalot

Silph Co. 1F lobby and 7Ftrainer on the mapTeam 1 · Lv. 64–65

Pinsir · Azumarill · Swalot

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 64–65

Team Rocket GruntPinsir 64 · Azumarill 64 · Swalot 65
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
64Hyper CutterSilver PowderSerious20 HP / 18 othersSwords Dance, Close Combat, Quick Attack, X-Scissor
64Thick FatSitrus BerryLax20 HP / 18 othersAqua Jet, Flail, Belly Drum, Knock Off
65Liquid OozeBlack SludgeModest20 HP / 18 othersYawn, Earthquake, Dream Eater, Gunk Shot

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

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