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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

Gyarados · Rampardos · Gallade

Lake of Rage Hidden Power housedouble battle against this trainer and Executive Petrel togetherTeam 1 · Lv. 63–65

Gyarados · Rampardos · Gallade

Silph Co. 1F lobby and 7Fsingle battle

only in some story branches (see the quest guide)

Team 1 · Lv. 63–65

Gyarados · Rampardos · Gallade

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 GruntGyarados 65 · Rampardos 63 · Gallade 64
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
65IntimidateWacan BerryBold20 HP / 18 othersDragon Dance, Waterfall, Rock Slide, Ice Fang
63Sheer ForceLife OrbModest20 HP / 18 othersHead Smash, Iron Tail, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch
64JustifiedSitrus BerryJolly20 HP / 18 othersClose Combat, Earthquake, Poison Jab, Leaf Blade

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

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