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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
Team Rocket HQdouble battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt togetherTeam 1 · Lv. 62–65

Tropius · Qwilfish · Cloyster · Pachirisu

Whirl Islands B3F Lugia Cavedouble battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt togetherTeam 1 · Lv. 62–65

Tropius · Qwilfish · Cloyster · Pachirisu

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 GruntTropius 62 · Qwilfish 63 · Cloyster 64 · Pachirisu 65
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62SimpleMiracle SeedCalm20 HP / 18 othersDragon Dance, Roost, Body Slam, Leech Seed
63Poison PointMystic WaterCalm20 HP / 18 othersToxic Spikes, Aqua Tail, Poison Jab, Aqua Jet
64Shell ArmorRocky HelmetNaive20 HP / 18 othersIcicle Spear, Iron Defense, Protect, Aqua Ring
65Volt AbsorbSitrus BerryBold20 HP / 18 othersThunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Super Fang, U-turn

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

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