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
Route 47	multi battle: you and Johto Trainer Gold against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt	Team 1 · Lv. 63–65 Staraptor · Raticate · Swalot · Ariados

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 GruntStaraptor 63 · Raticate 64 · Swalot 65 · Ariados 65

• Route 47: multi battle: you and Johto Trainer Gold against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt

Team Rocket Grunt’s team

Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Staraptor	63	Defiant	Life Orb	Calm	20 HP / 18 others	Brave Bird, Double-Edge, Quick Attack, U-turn
Raticate	64	Run Away	Flame Orb	Jolly	20 HP / 18 others	Facade, Quick Attack, Super Fang, Focus Energy
Swalot	65	Liquid Ooze	Leftovers	Docile	20 HP / 18 others	Curse, Rest, Poison Jab, Sleep Talk
Ariados	65	Speed Boost	Scope Lens	Rash	20 HP / 18 others	Megahorn, Poison Jab, Substitute, Swagger

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

Damage calc →

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