21highest level
Team Rocket Grunt (1) fields 2 Pokémon at level 21 in Rocket Hideout.
This is around Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: FightingPsychic
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Drowzee Lv 21 Psychic | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Drowzee knows by Lv 21 in Pokémon Classic: Confusion Headbutt Poison Gas Meditate | HP60Attack48Defense45Sp. Atk43Sp. Def90Speed42Total328 | |
 | Machop Lv 21 Fighting | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Machop knows by Lv 21 in Pokémon Classic: Low Sweep Seismic Toss Revenge Knock Off | HP70Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk35Sp. Def35Speed35Total305 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 2, Dark hits 1 of 2, Fairy hits 1 of 2, Flying hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 21 — Drowzee, the highest on the team.
Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City: