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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 Executive ArianaTeam 1 · Lv. 81–82

Marowak · Sandslash · Probopass · Gliscor

Full teams

A trainer’s held items are not necessarily obtainable; item pages list how to get them.

Team 1 · Lv. 81–82

Team Rocket GruntMarowak 81 · Sandslash 82 · Probopass 81 · Gliscor 82
  • Route 42: multi battle: you and Redhead Silver against this trainer and Executive Ariana
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsEVsMoves
81TechnicianThick ClubAdamant31 HP / 18 others6 HP, 252 Atk, 252 SpDBonemerang, Rock Slide, Stone Edge, Fire Punch
82Tough ClawsHard StoneAdamant31 HP / 18 others6 HP, 252 Atk, 252 SpDSwords Dance, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Night Slash
81SturdyAir BalloonModest31 HP / 18 others252 HP, 6 SpA, 252 SpeDazzling Gleam, Flash Cannon, Stealth Rock, Pain Split
82Hyper CutterYache BerryAdamant31 HP / 18 others6 HP, 252 Atk, 252 SpDSwords Dance, Thunder Fang, Sky Attack, Ice Fang

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats.

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