Rocket Grunt — rematch 26

This team appears on Hard mode.

Rocket Grunt — rematch 26 fields 2 Pokémon at level 12 in Mt. Moon B2F.

Fought at Mt. Moon B2F.

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

Types on this team: FlyingGhostNormal

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Raticate Lv 12 Normal	Ability Elemental Fang 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Raticate knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Tackle Tail Whip Quick Attack Bite	HP55Attack91Defense60Sp. Atk70Sp. Def70Speed107Total453
	Hoothoot Lv 12 GhostFlying	Ability Mystify 7 above the trainer base level	The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Hoothoot knows by Lv 12 in Low Budget Crystal: Tackle Peck Night Shade Shadowsneak	HP60Attack30Defense30Sp. Atk66Sp. Def56Speed60Total302

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Dark hits 1 of 2, Electric hits 1 of 2, Fighting hits 1 of 2, Ghost hits 1 of 2.

Level to be ready for. Lv 12 — Raticate, the highest on the team.

Dark Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by No badges:

• Beedrill — Ilex Forest, Lv 10
• Ekans — Azalea Town, Lv 10
• Sableye — Granite Cave B1F, Lv 9
• Tyranitar — Moltres Lair, Lv 7
• Absol — Celadon Game Corner Prize Room, Lv 5
• Cyndaquil (Variant) — Birchs Lab, Lv 5
• Arbok — Route 26, Lv 1
• Cacturne — Lavaridge Desert, Lv 1

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