18highest level
Team Rocket Grunt Grunt (rematch) fields 2 Pokémon at level 18 in Team Rocket HQ.
This is around Beat Whitney — Goldenrod City Gym, badge 3 in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Bug ×2Poison ×2
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Venonat Lv 18 BugPoison | Ability CompoundEyes | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Venonat knows by Lv 18 in HeartGold Generations: Supersonic Confusion Poison Powder Psybeam | HP60Attack55Defense50Sp. Atk40Sp. Def55Speed45Total305 |
| Venonat Lv 18 BugPoison | Ability Tinted Lens | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Venonat knows by Lv 18 in HeartGold Generations: Supersonic Confusion Poison Powder Psybeam | HP60Attack55Defense50Sp. Atk40Sp. Def55Speed45Total305 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 2 of 2, Flying hits 2 of 2, Psychic hits 2 of 2, Rock hits 2 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 18 — Venonat, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat Whitney — Goldenrod City Gym, badge 3: