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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
Forest of Timedouble battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together

if you have at least 10 Fresh Waters

Team 1 · Lv. 62–65

Starmie · Furret · Lunatone · Lopunny

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 GruntStarmie 62 · Furret 63 · Lunatone 64 · Lopunny 65
  • Forest of Time: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together, if you have at least 10 Fresh Waters
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62IlluminateBright PowderLax20 HP / 18 othersThunderbolt, Hydro Pump, Rain Dance, Dazzling Gleam
63SimpleSitrus BerryImpish20 HP / 18 othersSwords Dance, Double-Edge, Iron Tail, Aqua Tail
64LevitatePassho BerryDocile20 HP / 18 othersMoonblast, Power Gem, Blizzard, Psychic
65AdaptabilityMuscle BandQuiet20 HP / 18 othersHigh Jump Kick, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch

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

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