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
Rock Tunnel	double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together	Team 1 · Lv. 63–65 Houndoom · Zangoose · Carnivine
Silph Co. 1F lobby and 7F	single battle only in some story branches (see the quest guide)	Team 1 · Lv. 63–65 Houndoom · Zangoose · Carnivine

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 GruntHoundoom 63 · Zangoose 64 · Carnivine 65

• Rock Tunnel: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together
• Silph Co. 1F lobby and 7F: single battle, only in some story branches (see the quest guide)

Team Rocket Grunt’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Houndoom	63	Dark Skin	Charcoal	Modest	20 HP / 18 others	Dark Pulse, Heat Wave, Snarl, Nasty Plot
Zangoose	64	Immunity	Muscle Band	Quirky	20 HP / 18 others	Swords Dance, Slash, Feint, Close Combat
Carnivine	65	Levitate	Big Root	Timid	20 HP / 18 others	Sleep Powder, Leech Seed, Giga Drain, Growth

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

Damage calc →

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