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
Team Rocket HQ B3F	trainer on the map	Team 1 · Lv. 62–65 Staraptor · Tauros · Raticate · Cacturne
Victory Road 2F	trainer on the map	Team 1 · Lv. 62–65 Staraptor · Tauros · Raticate · Cacturne

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 62–65

Team Rocket GruntStaraptor 62 · Tauros 63 · Raticate 64 · Cacturne 65

• Victory Road 2F: trainer on the map
• Team Rocket HQ B3F: trainer on the map

Team Rocket Grunt’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Staraptor	62	Intimidate	Life Orb	Jolly	20 HP / 18 others	Sky Attack, Agility, Double-Edge, U-turn
Tauros	63	Intimidate	Silk Scarf	Rash	20 HP / 18 others	Double-Edge, Stone Edge, Iron Tail, Wild Charge
Raticate	64	Run Away	Flame Orb	Naughty	20 HP / 18 others	Facade, Protect, Super Fang, Quick Attack
Cacturne	65	Sand Veil	Rocky Helmet	Sassy	20 HP / 18 others	Energy Ball, Dark Pulse, Leech Seed, Sandstorm

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

Damage calc →

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