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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 9double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt togetherTeam 1 · Lv. 17–18

Mightyena · Chingling · Spheal

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 17–18

Team Rocket GruntMightyena 18 · Chingling 17 · Spheal 17
  • Route 9: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
18IntimidateBlack GlassesMild10 HP / 6 othersSnarl, Bite, Thunder Fang, Howl
17LevitateWise GlassesMild10 HP / 6 othersConfusion, Shock Wave, Icy Wind, Signal Beam
17Thick FatWacan BerryQuirky10 HP / 6 othersBrine, Powder Snow, Rollout, Yawn

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

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