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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
Pokémon Tower, upper floorsdouble battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt togetherTeam 1 · Lv. 30

Sandslash · Quagsire · Lunatone

Full teams

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

Team 1 · Lv. 30

Team Rocket GruntSandslash 30 · Quagsire 30 · Lunatone 30
Team Rocket Grunt’s team
PokémonLvAbilityItemNatureIVsMoves
30Sand RushPassho BerryTimid10 HP / 12 othersMagnitude, Crush Claw, Swords Dance, Fury Cutter
30DampRindo BerryMild10 HP / 12 othersYawn, Icy Wind, Mud Shot, Water Pulse
30LevitateRindo BerryGentle10 HP / 12 othersCharge Beam, Confusion, Rock Tomb, Pain Split

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

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