Rocket Grunt 2

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Rocket Grunt 2 fields 4 Pokémon between level 21 and level 24 in Radio Tower 4F.

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 ×4Grass ×2

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Ekans Lv 21 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Ekans knows by Lv 21 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Poison Sting Bite Glare Acid	HP35Attack60Defense44Sp. Atk40Sp. Def54Speed55Total288
	Oddish Lv 23 GrassPoison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Oddish knows by Lv 23 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Poisonpowder Stun Spore Sleep Powder Mega Drain	HP45Attack50Defense55Sp. Atk75Sp. Def65Speed30Total320
	Ekans Lv 21 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Ekans knows by Lv 21 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Poison Sting Bite Glare Acid	HP35Attack60Defense44Sp. Atk40Sp. Def54Speed55Total288
	Gloom Lv 24 GrassPoison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Gloom knows by Lv 24 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Poisonpowder Stun Spore Sleep Powder Mega Drain	HP60Attack65Defense70Sp. Atk85Sp. Def75Speed40Total395

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Psychic hits 4 of 4, Fire hits 2 of 4, Flying hits 2 of 4, Ground hits 2 of 4.

Level to be ready for. Lv 24 — Gloom, 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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