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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
Route 42multi battle: you and Redhead Silver against this trainer and Team Rocket GruntTeam 1 · Lv. 62–65

Gastrodon · Lickilicky · Forretress · Dusknoir

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 GruntGastrodon 62 · Lickilicky 63 · Forretress 64 · Dusknoir 65
  • Route 42: multi battle: you and Redhead Silver against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62Sticky HoldRindo BerrySerious20 HP / 18 othersEarth Power, Scald, Pain Split, Counter
63Own TempoChesto BerryHasty20 HP / 18 othersRest, Protect, Toxic, Body Slam
64SturdyLeftoversQuiet20 HP / 18 othersPain Split, Protect, Stealth Rock, Gyro Ball
65PressureSitrus BerryLax20 HP / 18 othersConfuse Ray, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse

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

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