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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
Power Plantdouble battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt togetherTeam 1 · Lv. 63–65

Lumineon · Vaporeon · Stantler

Silph Co. 5F (R&D Center)single battle

only in some story branches (see the quest guide)

Team 1 · Lv. 63–65

Lumineon · Vaporeon · Stantler

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 GruntLumineon 63 · Vaporeon 65 · Stantler 64
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
63IlluminateBright PowderSassy20 HP / 18 othersSurf, Ice Beam, Signal Beam, Icy Wind
65Water AbsorbLeftoversBold20 HP / 18 othersHydro Pump, Shadow Ball, Yawn, Aqua Ring
64IntimidateRowap BerryCalm20 HP / 18 othersConfuse Ray, Take Down, Zen Headbutt, Jump Kick

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

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