Rocket Grunt 2

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Rocket Grunt 2 fields 3 Pokémon at level 17 in Team Rocket Base B2F.

Fought at Team Rocket Base B2F.

This is around Mahogany Town and the Team Rocket Radio Tower story — Pryce and the Glacier Badge in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: BugFightingNormalPoison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Machop Lv 17 Fighting		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Machop knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Leer Low Kick Focus Energy Karate Chop	HP70Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk35Sp. Def35Speed35Total305
	Raticate Lv 17 Normal		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Raticate knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Tackle Tail Whip Bite Hyper Fang	HP55Attack81Defense60Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed97Total413
	Ariados Lv 17 BugPoison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Ariados knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Poison Sting String Shot Scary Face Night Shade	HP70Attack90Defense70Sp. Atk60Sp. Def70Speed40Total400

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Flying hits 2 of 3, Psychic hits 2 of 3, Fairy hits 1 of 3, Fighting hits 1 of 3.

Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Machop, the highest on the team.

Flying Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Mahogany Town and the Team Rocket Radio Tower story — Pryce and the Glacier Badge:

• Fearow — Route 42, Lv 14
• Gyarados — Lake of Rage, Lv 10
• Skarmory — Safari Zone Area 4, Lv 15
• Doduo — Safari Zone Area 1, Lv 5
• Farfetch'd — Safari Zone Area 2, Lv 5
• Gligar — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Murkrow — Safari Zone Area 1, Lv 5
• Ledian — Route 37, Lv 13

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