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
S.S. Anne	multi battle: you and PKMN Trainer Green against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt for boy players, only in some story branches (see the quest guide)	Team 1 · Lv. 25 Pinsir · Cacturne · Dustox
S.S. Anne	multi battle: you and PKMN Trainer Red against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt for girl players	Team 1 · Lv. 25 Pinsir · Cacturne · Dustox

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 25

Team Rocket GruntPinsir 25 · Cacturne 25 · Dustox 25

• S.S. Anne: multi battle: you and PKMN Trainer Green against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt, for boy players, only in some story branches (see the quest guide)
• S.S. Anne: multi battle: you and PKMN Trainer Red against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt, for girl players

Team Rocket Grunt’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Pinsir	25	Hyper Cutter	Salac Berry	Naughty	10 HP / 6 others	Quick Attack, Rock Tomb, Revenge, Bug Bite
Cacturne	25	Sand Rush	Leftovers	Calm	10 HP / 6 others	Needle Arm, Feint Attack, Grass Whistle, Leech Seed
Dustox	25	Effect Spore	Silver Powder	Timid	10 HP / 6 others	Silver Wind, Gust, Psybeam, Tail Glow

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

Damage calc →

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