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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
Saffron Pokémon Centermulti battle: you and Rival Blue against this trainer and Team Rocket GruntTeam 1 · Lv. 63–65

Arbok · Noctowl · Flygon

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 GruntArbok 63 · Noctowl 64 · Flygon 65
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
63IntimidateBlack SludgeGentle20 HP / 18 othersStockpile, Stockpile, Swallow, Gastro Acid
64InsomniaWide LensAdamant20 HP / 18 othersHypnosis, Hurricane, Hyper Voice, Dream Eater
65LevitateDragon FangLax20 HP / 18 othersDragon Claw, Dragon Dance, Earthquake, Thunder Punch

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

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