Rocket Grunt

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Rocket Grunt fields 4 Pokémon between level 16 and level 18 in Team Rocket Base B1F.

Fought at Team Rocket Base B1F.

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: Normal ×2FightingPoison

	Pokémon	Ability & item	Moves	Base stats
	Rattata Lv 16 Normal		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Rattata knows by Lv 16 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Tail Whip Quick Attack Bite Hyper Fang	HP30Attack56Defense35Sp. Atk25Sp. Def35Speed72Total253
	Machop Lv 18 Fighting		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Machop knows by Lv 18 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Leer Low Kick Focus Energy Karate Chop	HP70Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk35Sp. Def35Speed35Total305
	Koffing Lv 16 Poison		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Koffing knows by Lv 16 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Tackle Smog Smokescreen Feint Attack	HP40Attack65Defense95Sp. Atk60Sp. Def45Speed35Total340
	Rattata Lv 18 Normal		The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Rattata knows by Lv 18 in Pokémon Sour Crystal: Tail Whip Quick Attack Bite Hyper Fang	HP30Attack56Defense35Sp. Atk25Sp. Def35Speed72Total253

How to beat this team

Shared weaknesses. Fighting hits 2 of 4, Psychic hits 2 of 4, Fairy hits 1 of 4, Flying hits 1 of 4.

Level to be ready for. Lv 18 — Machop, the highest on the team.

Fighting 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:

• Mankey — Route 42, Lv 14
• Tyrogue — Mount Mortar B1F, Lv 10
• Machoke — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Machop — Safari Zone Area 3, Lv 5
• Heracross — Azalea Town, Lv 10

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