26highest level
Team Rocket Grunt (2) fields 2 Pokémon at level 26 in Pokémon Tower 7F.
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: PoisonPsychic
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Koffing Lv 26 Poison | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Koffing knows by Lv 26 in Pokémon Classic: Clear Smog Sludge Selfdestruct Haze | HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340 | |
 | Drowzee Lv 26 Psychic | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Drowzee knows by Lv 26 in Pokémon Classic: Headbutt Poison Gas Meditate Psybeam | HP60Attack48Defense45Sp. Atk43Sp. Def90Speed42Total328 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 2, Dark hits 1 of 2, Ghost hits 1 of 2, Ground hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 26 — Koffing, 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: