Galactic Grunt 42

Galactic Grunt 42 fields 3 Pokémon between level 76 and level 77 in Mt. Coronet Summit. The fight is mandatory.

Fought at Mt. Coronet Summit.

This is around 7 badges — Icicle (Candice, Snowpoint City) in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Dark ×2Grass ×2PoisonRock

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Cradily Lv 76 RockGrass	Ability Water Absorb Held item Big Root	Sturdy Roots Giga Drain Foul Water Meteor Impact	HP95Attack60Defense110Sp. Atk108Sp. Def122Speed52Total547
	Drapion Lv 76 PoisonDark	Ability Super Luck Held item Scope Lens	Guillotine Poison Tail Ice Fang Punishment	HP115Attack100Defense110Sp. Atk68Sp. Def87Speed70Total550
	Shiftry Lv 77 GrassDark	Ability Technician Held item Tanga Berry	Leaf Blade Night Slash Psycho Cut Aerial Ace	HP94Attack110Defense87Sp. Atk90Sp. Def98Speed96Total575

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 2 of 3, Fighting hits 2 of 3, Ice hits 2 of 3, Fairy hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 77 — Shiftry, the highest on the team.

Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by 7 badges — Icicle (Candice, Snowpoint City):

• Heracross — Lake Verity
• Scizor — Route 211
• Volcarona — Ancient Room
• Armaldo — Footstep House
• Flygon — Route 212
• Genesect — Steel Room
• Illumise — Small Marsh
• Infernopod — Celestic Town

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