17highest level
Team Rocket Grunt fields 2 Pokémon at level 17 in Cerulean City.
Fought at Cerulean City.
This is around Boulder Badge — Mt. Moon and Cerulean City in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: FightingPsychic
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Machop Lv 17 Fighting | Ability Guts | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Machop knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon WaveBlue: Focus Energy Revenge Low Sweep Knock Off | HP70Attack80Defense50Sp. Atk35Sp. Def35Speed35Total305 |
 | Drowzee Lv 17 Psychic | Ability Insomnia | The game’s documentation doesn’t list this trainer’s exact moves. Level-up moves Drowzee knows by Lv 17 in Pokémon WaveBlue: Disable Confusion Headbutt Poison Gas | HP60Attack48Defense45Sp. Atk43Sp. Def90Speed42Total328 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Bug hits 1 of 2, Dark hits 1 of 2, Fairy hits 1 of 2, Flying hits 1 of 2.
Level to be ready for. Lv 17 — Machop, the highest on the team.
Bug Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Boulder Badge — Mt. Moon and Cerulean City: