Team Magma Grunt (1)

Team Magma Grunt (1) fields 2 Pokémon at level 31 in Mossdeep City.

Fought at Mossdeep City.

This is around 5 badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: DarkFlyingPoison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Zubat Lv 31 PoisonFlying	Ability Inner Focus	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Zubat knows by Lv 31 in Pokémon Emerald Blitz: Air Cutter Poison Fang Mean Look Leech Life	HP40Attack45Defense35Sp. Atk30Sp. Def40Speed55Total245
	Poochyena Lv 31 Dark	Ability Run Away	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Poochyena knows by Lv 31 in Pokémon Emerald Blitz: Swagger Assurance Scary Face Taunt	HP35Attack55Defense35Sp. Atk30Sp. Def30Speed35Total220

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 2, Electric hits 1 of 2, Fairy hits 1 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 31 — Zubat, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 5 badges:

• Heracross — Safari Zone, Lv 27
• Pinsir — Safari Zone, Lv 27
• Shuckle — Safari Zone, Lv 20
• Illumise — Route 117, Lv 13
• Volbeat — Route 117, Lv 13
• Nincada — Route 116, Lv 6
• Cascoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Silcoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5

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