Rocket Grunt 2

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Rocket Grunt 2 fields 5 Pokémon between level 21 and level 23 in Radio Tower 2F.

This is around Goldenrod City — Whitney and the Plain Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: Poison ×3Flying ×2FightingPsychic

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Grimer Lv 21 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Grimer knows by Lv 21 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Harden Mud-Slap Disable Sludge	HP80Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk40Sp. Def50Speed25Total325
	Zubat Lv 21 PoisonFlying		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Zubat knows by Lv 21 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Supersonic Bite Swift Confuse Ray	HP40Attack45Defense35Sp. Atk30Sp. Def40Speed55Total245
	Machop Lv 23 Fighting		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Machop knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Low Kick Focus Energy Karate Chop Seismic Toss	HP70Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk35Sp. Def35Speed35Total305
	Zubat Lv 23 PoisonFlying		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Zubat knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Supersonic Bite Swift Confuse Ray	HP40Attack45Defense35Sp. Atk30Sp. Def40Speed55Total245
	Drowzee Lv 23 Psychic		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Drowzee knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Disable Confusion Headbutt Poison Gas	HP60Attack48Defense45Sp. Atk43Sp. Def90Speed42Total328

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Psychic hits 4 of 5, Electric hits 2 of 5, Ice hits 2 of 5, Rock hits 2 of 5.

Level to be ready for. Lv 23 — Machop, the highest on the team.

Psychic Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Goldenrod City — Whitney and the Plain Badge:

• Natu — Ruins of Alph Outside, Lv 18
• Abra — Route 34, Lv 10
• Drowzee — Route 34, Lv 10
• Exeggcute — Route 29, Lv 10
• Celebi — Ilex Forest, Lv 8
• Slowpoke — Slowpoke Well B1F, Lv 5
• Unown — Ruins of Alph Inner Chamber, Lv 5

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