29highest level
Team Rocket Grunt (12) fields 2 Pokémon at level 29 in Silph Co..
Fought at Silph Co..
This is around Soul Badge — Saffron City and Silph Co. in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Ground ×2
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sandshrew Lv 29 Ground | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandshrew knows by Lv 29 in Pokémon Classic: Swift Fury Swipes Sand Tomb Slash | HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300 | |
 | Sandslash Lv 29 Ground | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandslash knows by Lv 29 in Pokémon Classic: Swift Fury Swipes Sand Tomb Slash | HP75Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk45Sp. Def55Speed65Total450 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Grass hits 2 of 2, Ice hits 2 of 2, Water hits 2 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 29 — Sandshrew, the highest on the team.
Grass Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Soul Badge — Saffron City and Silph Co.:
- Exeggcute — Safari Zone Center, Lv 7
- Parasect — Safari Zone Center, Lv 7
- Tangela — Safari Zone Center, Lv 7
- Bellsprout — Route 24, Lv 8
- Gloom — Route 24, Lv 8
- Oddish — Route 24, Lv 8
- Weepinbell — Route 24, Lv 8
- Paras — Mt. Moon 1F, Lv 6