Rocket Grunt

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Rocket Grunt fields one Pokémon at level 39 in Route 24.

Fought at Route 24.

This is around Kanto in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.

Types on this team: FlyingPoison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Golbat Lv 39 PoisonFlying		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Golbat knows by Lv 39 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Swift Confuse Ray Wing Attack Crunch	HP75Attack80Defense70Sp. Atk65Sp. Def75Speed90Total455

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Electric hits 1 of 1, Ice hits 1 of 1, Psychic hits 1 of 1, Rock hits 1 of 1.

Level to be ready for. Lv 39 — Golbat, the highest on the team.

Electric Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Kanto:

• Electrode — Team Rocket Base B2F, Lv 23
• Flaaffy — Route 42, Lv 14
• Chinchou — Cherrygrove City, Lv 20
• Magneton — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Pikachu — Safari Zone Area 1, Lv 5
• Voltorb — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Magnemite — Route 38, Lv 16
• Electabuzz — Route 39, Lv 14

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