33highest level
This team appears on Challenge mode.
Rocket Grunt fields 4 Pokémon at level 33 in Radio Tower 3F.
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: Normal ×2GroundPoison
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Koffing Lv 33 Poison | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Koffing knows by Lv 33 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Sludge Selfdestruct Haze Toxic | HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340 | |
 | Rattata Lv 33 Normal | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Rattata knows by Lv 33 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Hyper Fang Pursuit Focus Energy Crunch | HP30Attack56Defense35Sp. Atk25Sp. Def35Speed72Total253 | |
 | Raticate Lv 33 Normal | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Raticate knows by Lv 33 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Scary Face Pursuit Focus Energy Crunch | HP55Attack81Defense60Sp. Atk50Sp. Def70Speed97Total413 | |
 | Sandshrew Lv 33 Ground | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Sandshrew knows by Lv 33 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Swift Fury Swipes Dig Slash | HP50Attack75Defense85Sp. Atk20Sp. Def30Speed40Total300 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 2 of 4, Grass hits 1 of 4, Ground hits 1 of 4, Ice hits 1 of 4.
Level to be ready for. Lv 33 — Koffing, the highest on the team.
Fighting Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Goldenrod City — Whitney and the Plain Badge:
- Heracross — Azalea Town, Lv 10