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

Honchkrow · Weavile · Butterfree

Rotom’s Roomsingle battle

only in some story branches (see the quest guide)

Team 1 · Lv. 63–65

Honchkrow · Weavile · Butterfree

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 GruntHonchkrow 65 · Weavile 64 · Butterfree 63
  • Frontier Access: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together
  • Rotom’s Room: single battle, only in some story branches (see the quest guide)
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
65Dark SkinLeftoversJolly20 HP / 18 othersBrave Bird, Heat Wave, Icy Wind, Snarl
64PressureNever-Melt IceRash20 HP / 18 othersFake Out, Ice Shard, Pursuit, Aerial Ace
63Compound EyesBright PowderAdamant20 HP / 18 othersAir Slash, Tail Glow, Bug Buzz, Sleep Powder

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

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