Galactic Grunt 17

Galactic Grunt 17 fields 3 Pokémon between level 58 and level 59 in Lake Valor. The fight is mandatory.

Fought at Lake Valor.

This is around 6 badges — Mine (Byron, Canalave City) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Fighting ×2BugFlyingPoisonPsychic

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Toxicroak Lv 58 PoisonFighting	Ability Proficiency Held item Expert Belt	Gunk Burst Punishment Arcane Gambit Foul Water	HP86Attack106Defense85Sp. Atk86Sp. Def78Speed99Total540
	Heracross Lv 59 BugFighting	Ability No Guard Held item Coba Berry	Dynamic Punch Guillotine Night Slash Drill Run	HP91Attack125Defense85Sp. Atk60Sp. Def103Speed84Total548
	Xatu Lv 59 PsychicFlying	Ability Magic Guard Held item Sitrus Berry	Cosmic Power Aura Sphere Aeroblast Braindrain	HP85Attack73Defense75Sp. Atk121Sp. Def105Speed90Total549

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Flying hits 2 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Dark hits 1 of 3, Electric hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 59 — Heracross, the highest on the team.

Flying Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 6 badges — Mine (Byron, Canalave City):

• Corviknight — Route 217
• Moltres — Snowpoint City
• Zapdos — Route 216
• Crobat — Fuego Ironworks Interior
• Dodrio — Route 212
• Drifblim — Trophy Garden
• Fearow — Celestic Town
• Honchkrow — Footstep House

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