23highest level
Team Rocket Grunt (10) fields 3 Pokémon at level 23 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: Poison ×2Ground
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ekans Lv 23 Poison | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Ekans knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Classic: Bite Glare Screech Acid | HP35Attack60Defense44Sp. Atk40Sp. Def54Speed55Total288 | |
 | Sandshrew Lv 23 Ground | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandshrew knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Classic: Magnitude Swift Fury Swipes Sand Tomb | HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300 | |
 | Arbok Lv 23 Poison | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Arbok knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Classic: Bite Glare Screech Acid | HP60Attack85Defense69Sp. Atk95Sp. Def79Speed80Total468 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Ground hits 2 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Grass hits 1 of 3, Ice hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 23 — Ekans, the highest on the team.
Ground Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City: