20highest level
Team Rocket Grunt (2) fields 2 Pokémon at level 20 in Celadon City.
Fought at Celadon City.
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: FlyingNormalPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Raticate Lv 20 Normal | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Raticate knows by Lv 20 in Pokémon Classic: Bite Pursuit Hyper Fang Assurance | HP55Attack81Defense60Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed97Total413 | |
 | Zubat Lv 20 PoisonFlying | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Zubat knows by Lv 20 in Pokémon Classic: Bite Wing Attack Confuse Ray Air Cutter | HP40Attack45Defense35Sp. Atk30Sp. Def40Speed55Total245 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Electric hits 1 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2, Ice hits 1 of 2, Psychic hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 20 — Raticate, the highest on the team.
Electric Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Thunder Badge — Rock Tunnel to Celadon City:
- Magnemite — Route 10, Lv 16
- Pikachu (Partner) — Pallet Town, Lv 5
- Pikachu — Viridian Forest, Lv 3