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
Ice Path B3F	multi battle: you and Viridian Trnr Yellow against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt	Team 1 · Lv. 81–82 Nidoking · Ampharos · Scrafty · Chandelure · Tropius · Luxray
Victory Road	multi battle: you and Viridian Trnr Yellow against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt	Team 1 · Lv. 81–82 Nidoking · Ampharos · Scrafty · Chandelure · Tropius · Luxray
Victory Road 2F	multi battle: you and Viridian Trnr Yellow against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt	Team 1 · Lv. 81–82 Nidoking · Ampharos · Scrafty · Chandelure · Tropius · Luxray

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 81–82

Team Rocket GruntNidoking 81 · Ampharos 82 · Scrafty 81 · Chandelure 82 · Tropius 81 · Luxray 82

• Victory Road: multi battle: you and Viridian Trnr Yellow against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt
• Victory Road 2F: multi battle: you and Viridian Trnr Yellow against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt
• Ice Path B3F: multi battle: you and Viridian Trnr Yellow against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt

Team Rocket Grunt’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	EVs	Moves
Nidoking	81	Sheer Force	Life Orb	Timid	31 HP / 24 others	6 HP, 252 SpD, 252 Spe	Earth Power, Sludge Bomb, Ice Beam, Fire Blast
Ampharos	82	Battery	Magnet	Modest	31 HP / 24 others	252 HP, 6 SpD, 252 Spe	Volt Switch, Dragon Pulse, Power Gem, Thunderbolt
Scrafty	81	Shed Skin	Leftovers	Adamant	31 HP / 24 others	252 HP, 252 Atk, 6 Def	Bulk Up, Drain Punch, Protect, Throat Chop
Chandelure	82	Flash Fire	Spell Tag	Timid	31 HP / 24 others	6 HP, 252 SpD, 252 Spe	Will-O-Wisp, Hex, Flamethrower, Shadow Ball
Tropius	81	Thick Fat	Leftovers	Adamant	31 HP / 24 others	252 HP, 156 Atk, 100 SpD	Dragon Dance, Leech Seed, Dragon Hammer, Dual Wingbeat
Luxray	82	Quick Feet	Flame Orb	Adamant	31 HP / 24 others	6 HP, 252 Atk, 252 SpD	Protect, Snarl, Crunch, Wild Charge

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats.

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