40highest level
Team Rocket Grunt Grunt fields 2 Pokémon between level 39 and level 40 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: DarkFlyingPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Umbreon Lv 39 Dark | Confuse Ray Copycat Body Press Helping Hand | HP110Attack15Defense110Sp. Atk80Sp. Def130Speed85Total530 | |
 | Crobat Lv 40 PoisonFlying | Mean Look Leech Life Cross Poison Dual Wingbeat | HP85Attack110Defense80Sp. Atk45Sp. Def80Speed130Total530 |
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 40 — Crobat, the highest on the team.
Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat the Elite Four and the Champion:
- Crustle — National Park, Lv 30
- Golisopod — National Park, Lv 30
- Larvesta — Johto Safari Zone — Forest
- Masquerain — Johto Safari Zone — Meadow
- Slither Wing — Johto Safari Zone — Savannah
- Wormadam (Sandy) — Route 44, Lv 36
- Wormadam (Trash) — Route 44, Lv 36
- Shuckle — Bell Tower 2F, Lv 31