42highest level
Team Rocket Grunt Grunt fields 3 Pokémon between level 41 and level 42 in Radio Tower.
This is around Beat the Elite Four and the Champion in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: Rock ×2BugFightingGhostGround
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Runerigus Lv 41 RockGhost | Shadow Claw Iron Defense Trick Room Rock Slide | HP65Attack110Defense145Sp. Atk50Sp. Def125Speed35Total530 | |
 | Kleavor Lv 41 BugRock | Tailwind Wing Attack Poison Jab Stone Axe | HP90Attack135Defense95Sp. Atk45Sp. Def80Speed85Total530 | |
 | Falinks Lv 42 FightingGround | Earthquake Rock Smash Rock Slide Bulk Up | HP65Attack120Defense120Sp. Atk70Sp. Def60Speed95Total530 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Water hits 3 of 3, Grass hits 2 of 3, Steel hits 2 of 3, Dark hits 1 of 3.
Level to be ready for. Lv 42 — Falinks, the highest on the team.
Water Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat the Elite Four and the Champion:
- Dewgong — Ice Path B2F, Lv 42
- Golisopod — National Park, Lv 30
- Palafin — Route 47, Lv 42
- Quagsire — Cliff Cave, Lv 42
- Seismitoad — Cliff Edge Gate, Lv 42
- Wugtrio — Cliff Edge Gate, Lv 42
- Barbaracle — Whirl Islands B2F, Lv 36
- Bibarel — Whirl Islands B1F, Lv 36