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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

Dugtrio · Murkrow · Shedinja · Toxicroak

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 GruntDugtrio 62 · Murkrow 63 · Shedinja 64 · Toxicroak 65
  • Team Rocket HQ: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
62Sand VeilSoft SandNaughty20 HP / 18 othersEarthquake, Shadow Claw, Night Slash, Sand Tomb
63PranksterSitrus BerryRash20 HP / 18 othersThunder Wave, Tailwind, Confuse Ray, Perish Song
64Wonder GuardFocus SashSassy20 HP / 18 othersWill-O-Wisp, Shadow Sneak, Protect, X-Scissor
65AnticipationBlack SludgeHasty20 HP / 18 othersSwords Dance, Drain Punch, Bullet Punch, Fake Out

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

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