Team Aqua Grunt

Team Aqua Grunt fields one Pokémon at level 9 in Petalburg Woods.

Fought at Petalburg Woods.

This is around Just started — no badges in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Dark

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Poochyena Lv 9 Dark	Ability Run Away 0 IVs	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Poochyena knows by Lv 9 in Pokémon Emerald Rule-ette: Tackle Howl Sand Attack	HP35Attack55Defense35Sp. Atk30Sp. Def30Speed35Total220

How to beat this team

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

Level to be ready for. Lv 9 — Poochyena, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Just started — no badges:

• Burmy — Rustboro City, Lv 8
• Paras — Route 116, Lv 6
• Cascoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Parasect — Rusturf Tunnel, Lv 5
• Silcoon — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Spinarak — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Wurmple — Petalburg Woods, Lv 5
• Kricketot — Oldale Town, Lv 4

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