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Team Rocket Grunt ロケットだんのしたっぱ Team Rocket Underling
VS models from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Other names	Rocket Grunt (ロケットだんいんのしたっぱ Team Rocket Underling Member) (Generation II) Rocket (ロケットだんいん Team Rocket Member) (Generation I)
Introduced in	Generation I
Appears in	Red, Blue, and Yellow Gold, Silver, and Crystal FireRed and LeafGreen HeartGold and SoulSilver Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Stadium 2 Masters EX
Gender	Either
Counterpart	{{{counterpart}}}
Notable members	The Rocket Brothers, Jessie and James ^Y
Anime debut	Battle Aboard the St. Anne
TCG debut	Gym Heroes
TCG card	Minion of Team Rocket
Manga debut	A Glimpse of the Glow (Adventures) The Great Search! Let's Rescue The Slowpoke! (The Golden Boys) Pikachu Was Kidnapped! (Pocket Monsters) Cerulean City (Zensho) Aim to be the Strongest! The Hot-Blooded Brotherly Combination!! (PMHGSSJBA)

Team Rocket Grunts (Japanese: ロケットだんいん Team Rocket Member in Generation I, ロケットだんいんのしたっぱ Team Rocket Underling Member in Generation II, ロケットだんのしたっぱ Team Rocket Underling in Generations III, IV, and VII) are members of Team Rocket. They act as fodder, enforcers, soldiers, workmen, crooks, and backup for various leaders in the criminal organization.

In the games

Being the underlings of Team Rocket, the grunts have appeared in all of the games this villainous team has appeared in; namely, in Generation I and Generation II, as well as their remakes, FireRed and LeafGreen and HeartGold and SoulSilver, respectively.

How grunts are referred to has varied slightly throughout the generations. A grunt is called Rocket (Japanese: ロケットだんいん Team Rocket Member) in Generation I, Rocket Grunt (Japanese: ロケットだんいんのしたっぱ Team Rocket Underling Member) in Generation II, and finally Team Rocket Grunt (Japanese: ロケットだんのしたっぱ Team Rocket Underling) in Generations III, IV, and VII. Additionally, unlike other Trainer classes, Team Rocket Grunts are never given individual names, a tradition continued with the other villainous teams, whose members are also referred to as simply grunts. Due to the nature of how NPC Trainers are named, however, the Trainer class was technically Rocket in Generations I and II, and Team Rocket in Generations III, IV, and VII, with the name from Generation II onwards being Grunt. Despite them all having the same in-game name, there are four grunts that appear to be related to each other, the Rocket Brothers, in Silph Co.

Appearance

Male Team Rocket Grunts are depicted as men wearing black uniforms with a big red R on them, as well as gray gloves and boots (white in Generations I and II). They also wear a black cap, which in the first three Generations completely hides their short hair, though it is shown as pink in Generation IV. In Generation I, they each hold a whip, though, in a similar change to the Cooltrainers, it is omitted in all further depictions. They also seem to be adults in Generation I, though they seem a bit younger, perhaps even teens, in further games.

In Generation II, female Team Rocket Grunts debuted. In their introductory games, these female grunts are depicted as red haired women in white Team Rocket uniforms without caps, with their design being very similar to Cassidy and their outfit similar to Jessie's. However, their overworld sprites had caps and black uniforms like the males. In Generations III and IV, their design is drastically changed, and they are shown more similar to their male counterparts, wearing a black uniform with a red R, a black cap, and gray gloves and boots, though they wear black shorts or a skirt instead of pants. They are shown to have short, pink hair in the games, though their artwork from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen shows their hair as green.

Artwork

Sprites

In the core series

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Sprite from Red and Blue	Sprite from Yellow	Jessie and James's sprite from Yellow		Sprites from Generation II	Sprites from FireRed and LeafGreen	Sprites from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS models from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!	Jessie's VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!	James's VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Overworld sprite from Generation I	Nugget Bridge Grunt's overworld sprite from Generation I	Jessie's overworld sprite from Yellow	James's overworld sprite from Yellow	Overworld sprites from Generation II	Overworld sprites from FireRed and LeafGreen	Nugget Bridge Grunt's overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprites from HeartGold and SoulSilver		Former member's overworld sprite, in civilian attire, from Black and White

In other games

History

Main article: Team Rocket → In the games

In Pokémon Red and Blue and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the grunts are found throughout Kanto creating general disruption. They first appear in Mt. Moon, going after Fossils. One grunt is found at the end of the Nugget Bridge recruiting for Team Rocket, and another had stolen a TM from an elderly couple in Cerulean City. In Celadon City, the grunts operate a base under the Game Corner trafficking Pokémon all over the world, and they are also responsible for the murder of the mother Marowak in Pokémon Tower as part of a plan to steal Cubone and sell their skulls. They also appear when they take over the Silph Co. headquarters. After the player defeats them there, Giovanni disappears, later reappearing at his own Gym, and the grunts are not seen after this in the original games. However, in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, two grunts remain in an old man's house next to the restaurant in Celadon City; they will never leave, nor will they battle the player. Additionally, in Pokémon Yellow, both Jessie and James are from the Rocket Trainer class, and appear next to the regular grunts in Mt. Moon, the Game Corner and Silph Co.

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, grunts are also found on several of the Sevii Islands, even after Giovanni's defeat. On One Island, the player faces two in front of a cave which leads to the Ruby for the Pokémon Network Center. On Four Island, the player helps Lorelei, who nearly defeated a grunt with her Lapras's Ice Beam while interrogating Team Rocket at Icefall Cave. On Six Island, there is a grunt in front of Altering Cave. On Five Island, the player finds a group of male and female grunts operating from a warehouse obtaining a large number of Pokémon, most of them rare, and trying to make a working prototype of the high-frequency sound wave machine which would influence evolution. After the player defeats the grunts and the two Admins, they will pull out, but not before telling the player that they will find Giovanni and restore Team Rocket. They have not been seen in the Sevii Islands since.

In the Generation II games and their remakes, three years after the events of the original games, Team Rocket, under the administration of the Executives, create havoc throughout Johto gaining profit and trying to communicate with their old leader, Giovanni. The grunts are first seen operating in the Slowpoke Well, led by Proton, cutting off Slowpoke's tails to sell. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, a Grunt is seen bothering a Kimono Girl at the Ecruteak City Dance Theater. In Mahogany Town, the player finds Team Rocket HQ underneath a souvenir shop, in which Team Rocket have been using a fully-working high-frequency sound wave machine that influences Pokémon evolution, transmitting it from an antenna in a tree. They also help their Executives take over the Goldenrod Radio Tower, as well as guard the Radio Director, who is hidden in the Goldenrod Tunnel. After defeating Archer, most grunts are gone for good. However, a lone grunt appears in Cerulean City later on, unaware of the disbanding of Team Rocket, who has stolen the Machine Part from the Kanto Power Plant. After he is defeated, he states that he will return to his home country and revive Team Rocket there. It is later revealed that when he returned home to Icirrus City, he fell in love and started a family, effectively abandoning the idea for a quiet and peaceful life with his wife and child. Team Rocket has not been seen since.

Pokémon

Team Rocket Grunts use Pokémon from a variety of types, but often employ Poison-type Pokémon more than others. The majority of their Pokémon are from evolutionary families introduced in Generation I.

Trainer list

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Rocket	Initial battle	330	Lv.11	Lv.11	Lv.11	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	360	Lv.12	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	390	Lv.13	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket ^{R B}	Initial battle	480	Lv.16	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Jessie and James ^Y	Initial battle	420	Lv.14	Lv.14	Lv.14	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	450	Lv.15	Lv.15	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	510	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	640	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	672	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	672	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	640	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	570	Lv.19	Lv.19	Lv.19	Lv.19	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	600	Lv.20	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	510	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	630	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	600	Lv.20	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	630	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket ^{R B}	Initial battle	690	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------
Rocket ^{R B}	Initial battle	690	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------
Jessie and James ^Y	Second battle	750	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
Rocket ^{R B}	Initial battle	750	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
Rocket ^{R B}	Initial battle	780	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket ^{R B}	Initial battle	690	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------
Jessie and James ^Y	Third battle	810	Lv.27	Lv.27	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	750	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	870	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	840	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	840	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	870	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	1015	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	990	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	870	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	840	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	870	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	780	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	840	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	780	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	840	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	840	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	1400	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	840	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket	Initial battle	750	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------
Rocket ^{R B}	Initial battle	960	Lv.32	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------
Jessie and James ^Y	Fourth battle	930	Lv.31	Lv.31	Lv.31	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	360	Lv.9	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	440	Lv.9	Lv.11	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	360	Lv.7	Lv.9	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂ *	Initial battle	560	Lv.14	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	640	Lv.16	Lv.16	Lv.16	Lv.16	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂ *	Initial battle	760	Lv.17	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂ *	Initial battle	720	Lv.16	Lv.17	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	720	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	720	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	680	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	720	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	760	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	960	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	1040	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	920	Lv.21	Lv.21	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1000	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1040	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	920	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1040	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1040	Lv.24	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	880	Lv.22	Lv.24	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	960	Lv.21	Lv.21	Lv.23	Lv.24	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1080	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1000	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	960	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	1000	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	960	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	920	Lv.26	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1000	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1200	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	352	Lv.11	Lv.11	Lv.11	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	352	Lv.11	Lv.11	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	416	Lv.13	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	416	Lv.13	Lv.13	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	480	Lv.15	Lv.15	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	544	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	640	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	672	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	672	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	608	Lv.19	Lv.19	Lv.19	Lv.19	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	640	Lv.20	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	704	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	544	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	672	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	640	Lv.20	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	672	Lv.21	Lv.21	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	736	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	736	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	800	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	832	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	736	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	800	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	928	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	896	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	896	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	928	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1056	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1056	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	928	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	896	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	928	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	832	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	928	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	832	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	896	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	896	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	896	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1056	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	800	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1024	Lv.32	Lv.32	Lv.32	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1184	Lv.37	Lv.37	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1120	Lv.35	Lv.35	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1216	Lv.38	Lv.38	Lv.38	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂ *	Initial battle	1536	Lv.48	Lv.48	Lv.48	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1536	Lv.48	Lv.48	Lv.48	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	1536	Lv.48	Lv.48	Lv.48	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1568	Lv.49	Lv.49	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	1568	Lv.49	Lv.49	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1536	Lv.48	Lv.48	Lv.48	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1568	Lv.49	Lv.49	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	360	Lv.9	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	440	Lv.9	Lv.11	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	360	Lv.7	Lv.9	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	480	Lv.12	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	640	Lv.16	Lv.16	Lv.16	Lv.16	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂ *	Initial battle	760	Lv.17	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂ *	Initial battle	720	Lv.16	Lv.17	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	720	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	720	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	680	Lv.17	Lv.17	Lv.17	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂ *	Initial battle	800	Lv.18	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	720	Lv.18	Lv.18	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	760	Lv.19	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	960	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	1040	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	920	Lv.21	Lv.21	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1000	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1040	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	920	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.23	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1040	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1040	Lv.24	Lv.26	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1080	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1000	Lv.23	Lv.23	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	960	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	1000	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	960	Lv.24	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	920	Lv.26	Lv.23	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1000	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	880	Lv.22	Lv.24	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	960	Lv.21	Lv.21	Lv.23	Lv.24	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	1560	Lv.39	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	308	Lv.11	Lv.11	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♀ Multi Battle with Archer	Initial battle	952	Lv.34	Lv.34	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♀	Initial battle	252	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	252	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	252	Lv.9	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♀	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♀	Initial battle	812	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♀	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♀	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♀	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
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Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♀	Initial battle	924	Lv.33	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------
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Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	420	Lv.15	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Team Rocket Grunt♂	Initial battle	616	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Stadium

Trainer name	Battle	Pokémon
Rocket	Initial battle	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100
	Second battle	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100
	Third battle	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100
	Fourth battle	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100
Rocket	Initial battle	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100
	Second battle	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100
	Third battle	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100
	Fourth battle	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100	Lv.100
Rocket	Initial battle	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100
Rocket	Second battle	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100

Pokémon Stadium 2

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt ♂	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100
Rocket Grunt ♂	Second battle	N/A	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100
Rocket Grunt ♀	Initial battle	N/A	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100
Rocket Grunt ♀	Second battle	N/A	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100	Lv.50-100

In other games

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A Team Rocket Outfit and Hat were included in the third wave of downloadable costumes for Mii Fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. The outift set is designed for use with Mii Brawler. The Miis used to demonstrate the outfits are based on the male and female Grunts that appear in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

Team Rocket Outfit icon
Team Rocket Hat icon

In the anime

Main series

History

Original series

The Grunts debuted in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, under the command of Jessie, James, and Meowth. Together, they trapped numerous Trainers aboard the St. Anne and attempted to steal all of their Pokémon. However, before Team Rocket could succeed in their plan, they were stopped by Ash and his friends.

Multiple Team Rocket Grunts briefly appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back. They used Mewtwo's Psychic abilities to capture a large herd of Tauros.

In Johto, operating from an undersea base, Grunts under the command of Dr. Namba, Butch, and Cassidy attempted to harness a Lugia and its child, but Ash, his friends, and Ritchie stopped them.

Later, they operated around the Lake of Rage under the command of Professor Sebastian and Tyson to assist with Project R; the project's goal was to force Pokémon to evolve artificially, thus giving the group powerful Pokémon to use. However, they were stopped yet again by Ash and his friends, with the help of Lance of the Pokémon G-Men.

They also appeared in copious amounts during Mewtwo Returns, led by Giovanni and Domino, to recapture Mewtwo and build a new base for Team Rocket on Mount Quena. However, they were all mind-wiped and transported away from the mountain at the end of the movie.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Several Grunts were briefly seen helping Butch and Cassidy with their stadium scam in The Ole' Berate and Switch. There, they were disguised as several tournament officials.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In A Venipede Stampede!, a Grunt informed Giovanni that they would arrive shortly in Unova. They were also to appear in two unaired episodes to do battle with Team Plasma, which would have been the first time Team Rocket as a whole (not counting Jessie, James, and Meowth) was seen battling against another villainous team.

In Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!, more Grunts greeted Giovanni as he arrived to Unova to supervise Team Rocket's Operation Tempest. Two Grunts later appeared at Cynthia's villa, attempting to steal Meloetta from Ash and his friends. The latter got assistance from Ridley, who used his Golurk to battle the Grunts' Golem and Rhydon while Ash and others ran away with Meloetta.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

In Filling the Light with Darkness!, multiple Grunts formed part of a special unit under the command of Matori and Gozu. They were onboard a helicopter as it approached Alola and activated their helicopter's cloaking device.

In Full Moon and Many Arms!, they were afflicted with the same effect that all of the adults in Alola were suffering from. Despite this, they managed to catch Dawn Wings and Dusk Mane Necrozma, only for it to break free. After this, the helicopter activated its cloaking device.

In The Prism Between Light and Darkness!, their aircraft came under attack from Professor Kukui and Faba as they were about to follow the Ultra Guardians through an Ultra Wormhole. Several of them, led by Gozu, left the helicopter and touched down on Ten Carat Hill. They got ready to battle, only for Gozu to stop them, having decided to handle Kukui and Faba himself with his Mega Aggron.

Eventually, in Securing the Future!, Kukui sent out his Incineroar and defeated Aggron. Gozu's team subsequently returned to the recently repaired helicopter and prepared to head through the Ultra Wormhole. However, Tapu Koko attacked the helicopter, forcing the unit to retreat.

In Spying for the Big Guy!, three Team Rocket Grunts appeared onboard the aircraft Matori took from Alola after she apparently captured Stufful. Bewear then showed up and broke through the window to rescue Stufful, who was revealed to be Meowth in disguise.

Team Rocket Grunts appeared in Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution, which is a remake of Mewtwo Strikes Back.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

In A Little Rocket R & R!, Matori led a group of Grunts to steal Pokémon in the Resort Area. They initially succeeded, but with Jessie and James's help, Ash and Goh managed to get the stolen Pokémon back and force Matori and her Grunts to retreat.

They reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares! and A Midsummer Night's Light!, where they were hunting Cresselia in Sinnoh with Matori's lead, but ended up being thwarted in their efforts.

Pokémon

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Team Rocket Grunts have been known to use the following Pokémon:

		Tauros (multiple) ♂
		These Tauros were first seen running wild on a field towards Mewtwo. However, Mewtwo was too strong for them and sent them flying with its Psychic. They were then caught by a group of Team Rocket Grunts. None of the Tauros's moves are known.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

		Zubat
		Zubat was used by Team Rocket to battle Trainers after they found out the tournament they were competing in was a scam used to steal their Pokémon. None of Zubat's moves are known.
Debut	The Ole' Berate and Switch

		Doduo
		Doduo was used by Team Rocket to battle Trainers after they found out the tournament they were competing in was a scam used to steal their Pokémon. However, it was defeated by a Trainer's Rhydon. None of Doduo's moves are known.
Debut	The Ole' Berate and Switch

		Venomoth
		Venomoth was used by Team Rocket to battle Trainers after they found out the tournament they were competing in was a scam used to steal their Pokémon. It went up against a Trainer's Ledian. Venomoth's only known move is Supersonic.
Debut	The Ole' Berate and Switch

		Skarmory
		Skarmory was used by Team Rocket to battle Trainers after they found out the tournament they were competing in was a scam used to steal their Pokémon. It went up against a Trainer's Hitmontop. None of Skarmory's moves are known.
Debut	The Ole' Berate and Switch

		Golem
		Golem was used by a Rocket Grunt alongside a Rhydon to capture Meloetta. It was stopped from doing so however by Ridley and his Golurk. Though the full battle wasn't shown onscreen, Golem was apparently defeated. Golem's known moves are Rollout, Rock Blast and Steamroller.
Debut	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!

		Rhydon
		Rhydon was used by a Rocket Grunt alongside a Golem to capture Meloetta. It was stopped from doing so however by Ridley and his Golurk. Though the full battle wasn't shown onscreen, Rhydon was apparently defeated. Rhydon's known moves are Hyper Beam and Megahorn.
Debut	Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!

Voice actors
		Rhyperior
		Rhyperior was used by a Rocket Grunt attacking the Resort Area. It managed to defeat Goh's Raboot, and when Team Rocket was later forced to retreat, Rhyperior provided cover for their escape. Rhyperior reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!, assisting in the search for Cresselia, and in A Midsummer Night's Light!, where it fought against Ash, Goh, Dawn, and Chloe. Rhyperior's only known move is Stone Edge.
Debut	A Little Rocket R & R!
Japanese	Kenta Miyake

	Purugly
Purugly was used by a Rocket Grunt attacking the Resort Area. It managed to defeat Ash's Riolu, but it later lost to Pikachu. Purugly reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!, assisting in the search for Cresselia, and in A Midsummer Night's Light!, where it fought against Ash, Goh, Dawn, and Chloe. Purugly's known moves are Fury Swipes and Slash.
Debut	A Little Rocket R & R!

Purugly

Purugly was used by a Rocket Grunt attacking the Resort Area. It managed to defeat Ash's Riolu, but it later lost to Pikachu.

Purugly reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!, assisting in the search for Cresselia, and in A Midsummer Night's Light!, where it fought against Ash, Goh, Dawn, and Chloe.

Purugly's known moves are Fury Swipes and Slash.

Debut

A Little Rocket R & R!

Voice actors
		Toxicroak
		Toxicroak was used by a Rocket Grunt attacking the Resort Area. It managed to defeat Ash's Pikachu, but it later lost to Goh's Raboot. Toxicroak reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!, assisting in the search for Cresselia, and in A Midsummer Night's Light!, where it fought against Ash, Goh, Dawn, and Chloe. Toxicroak's known moves are Sludge Bomb, Venoshock, and Poison Jab.
Debut	A Little Rocket R & R!
Japanese
English	Bill Rogers

	Skuntank
Skuntank was used by a Rocket Grunt attacking the Resort Area. It created a wall of fire to stop Ash from saving his Pikachu from the Grunts. Skuntank reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!, assisting in the search for Cresselia, and in A Midsummer Night's Light!, where it fought against Ash, Goh, Dawn, and Chloe. Skuntank's only known move is Flamethrower.
Debut	A Little Rocket R & R!

Skuntank

Skuntank was used by a Rocket Grunt attacking the Resort Area. It created a wall of fire to stop Ash from saving his Pikachu from the Grunts.

Skuntank reappeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!, assisting in the search for Cresselia, and in A Midsummer Night's Light!, where it fought against Ash, Goh, Dawn, and Chloe.

Skuntank's only known move is Flamethrower.

Debut

A Little Rocket R & R!

Temporary

		Clone Pokémon
		When starting their assault on Mount Quena in Mewtwo Returns, Team Rocket used a special paralyzing ray cannon to paralyze Mewtwo's cloned Blastoise, Gyarados, Wigglytuff, Ninetales, Vaporeon, Dewgong, Golduck, Hitmonlee, and Pidgeot, which had come forth to face the Team Rocket assault, and then caught them with special "Team Rocket Balls" dropped from a Team Rocket airship. They were soon released when Mewtwo used its Psychic powers to destroy the Poké Balls that were confining the clones. None of the clone Pokémon's moves are known.
Debut	Mewtwo Strikes Back

Mentioned

		Yanma (multiple)
		After Jessie sent her Yanma to Giovanni, one of the Team Rocket Grunts mentioned that they already have a large number of Yanma. As a result, Giovanni sent the Yanma that Jessie caught back to Jessie and James. None of Yanma's moves are known.
Debut	The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!

Voice actors

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Language		Voice actor
Japanese		Chinami Nishimura (SM088-SM089, SM122) Ryota Iwasaki (SM088-SM090, SM122) Yasuhiro Mamiya (JN024, JN075) Yuki Shin (JN024, JN074, JN075) Yuji Ueda (JN075)
English		Mike Liscio (SM087-SM090) Roger Callagy (SM088-SM090) Riley Joseph (SM088-SM090) Erica Schroeder (SM089) Simona Berman (SM090) Ryan Nicolls (SM090) Christian Banas (JN024) Mike Pollock (JN024)

Pokémon Origins

Team Rocket Grunts in Pokémon Origins

In Pokémon Origins, several Team Rocket Grunts were seen. In File 2: Cubone, Red first encountered a Grunt in Cerulean City, who was retrieving the stolen TM28 (Dig) from him. A group of Grunts were later seen taking over the Pokémon Tower and making its top floor their base. When Red and Blue later infiltrated the Tower, their path was blocked by the ghost Marowak. While Red tried to battle the ghost, Blue sneaked by it and made it to the upper floors, swiping the Silph Scope from one of the Grunts, which he then gave to Red, allowing him to identify the ghost. After Marowak's spirit had been calmed, Red battled against one of the Team Rocket Grunts, and, thanks to the help of Cubone, was able to defeat the Grunt's Koffing with his Jolteon, forcing the Grunts to retreat.

In File 3: Giovanni, a pair of Team Rocket Grunts were seen when Red raided the Rocket Hideout. Several more Grunts were seen patrolling around Saffron City after the organization had taken over the Silph Co. office building. Once Red has cleared through the building, he entered Silph Co.'s president's office, where he found Giovanni and a Grunt watching over the president. The Grunt was also seen being responsible of carrying around a suitcase containing Giovanni's Poké Balls. Several disguised Team Rocket Grunts were later seen serving Giovanni at the Viridian Gym.

Pokémon

		Koffing
		One of the Rocket Grunts used a Koffing to battle against Red's Jolteon at the Pokémon Tower. Despite proving surprisingly tough, Jolteon was eventually able to defeat it with a Thunderbolt. Koffing's known moves are Tackle and Smog.
Debut	File 2: Cubone

Pokémon Generations

Team Rocket Grunts first appeared in The Chase. A male Grunt was seen being arrested in Celadon Game Corner during a raid and a female Grunt was seen being interrogated by the International Police for information about Giovanni.

Four Team Rocket Grunts appeared in The Lake of Rage at the Team Rocket HQ. One male Grunt was shown alerting the others to the presence of Lance and Ethan, before they worked to stop Lance. However, all of them were easily overpowered by Lance's Dragonite.

Team Rocket Grunts also appeared in The Legacy, infiltrating the Goldenrod Radio Tower and sending out a broadcast announcing their comeback, hoping that Giovanni would hear them and return to lead them. This didn't happen, however, and the takeover ended in a failure.

Pokémon

		Magnemite
		Magnemite was used to battle Lance's Dragonite, but was easily defeated. Magnemite's only known move is Thunderbolt.
Debut	The Lake of Rage

		Raticate
		Raticate was used to battle Lance's Dragonite, but was easily defeated. Raticate's only known move is Hyper Beam.
Debut	The Lake of Rage

		Grimer
		Grimer was used to battle Lance's Dragonite, but was easily defeated. Grimer's only known move is Sludge.
Debut	The Lake of Rage

		Golbat
		Golbat was used to battle Lance's Dragonite, but was easily defeated. Golbat's only known move is Giga Drain.
Debut	The Lake of Rage

		Houndoom
		Houndoom was used to battle Lance's Dragonite, but was easily defeated. Houndoom's only known move is Flamethrower.
Debut	The Lake of Rage

		Zubat
		Zubat was used to help infiltrate the Goldenrod Radio Tower. None of Zubat's moves are known.
Debut	The Legacy

		Arbok
		Arbok was used to help infiltrate the Goldenrod Radio Tower. None of Arbok's moves are known.
Debut	The Legacy

		Koffing
		Koffing was used to help infiltrate the Goldenrod Radio Tower. None of Koffing's moves are known.
Debut	The Legacy

In the manga

How I Became a Pokémon Card

The Grunts have made recurring appearances in How I Became a Pokémon Card.

Pokémon

Machamp	Primeape	Caterpie	Psyduck
Geodude	Graveler	Scyther	Hitmonlee ♂
Spinarak	Magmar	Haunter	Qwilfish
Electabuzz	Onix	Sandslash	Vulpix

Pokémon Adventures

Red, Green & Blue chapter

The debut of Team Rocket Grunts was in Glimpse of the Glow, where they try to find Mew in Pallet Town forest to finish Mewtwo's development.

In Raging Rhydon, they search for a Moon Stone in Mt. Moon. However, this mission also fails.

In Tauros the Tyrant, the Grunts go after Green, hoping they can get back a disc containing information on Mew.

In The Jynx Jinx, the Grunts try to capture Mew, but Red and Green interfere.

In You Know... Articuno!, the Grunts are sent to catch Articuno.

In Holy Moltres, an army of Grunts is sent to take out Blaine, who left Team Rocket due to the creation of Mewtwo. After Red helps Blaine escape, the Grunts use Moltres, that they captured on Indigo Plateau; Red defeats it with Aero, an Aerodactyl that he brought back to life.

In Peace of Mime, Saffron City is taken over by the Grunts.

In The Winged Legends, the Grunts try to get out of Saffron City because of the fight between Red, Green and Koga. The Gym Leaders not aligned with Team Rocket block all the exits, keeping the Grunts in.

In And Mewtwo Too!?, the Cinnabar Island base is destroyed by Mewtwo, killing the Grunts and scientists inside.

Pokémon

		Rhydon
		A Rhydon appeared in Tauros The Tyrant among Team Rocket's Pokémon. None of Rhydon's moves are known.
Debut	Tauros The Tyrant

		Hitmonlee ♂
		Hitmonlee was used to attack Green in Celadon City. However, after a quick evasion by Green's Wartortle, he attacked Ken's Machamp instead. He was also under the control of Tauros. None of Hitmonlee's moves are known.
Debut	Tauros the Tyrant

		Geodude and Graveler
		Team Rocket were shown to have a Geodude and Graveler that was under Tauros's control. None of Geodude and Graveler's moves are known.
Debut	Tauros the Tyrant

		Rhyhorn
		A Rhyhorn appeared in Tauros the Tyrant, where it was controlled by Ken's Tauros. None of Rhyhorn's moves are known.
Debut	Tauros the Tyrant

		Magnemite
		Magnemite was used to surround Blaine in Cinnabar Island. None of Magnemite's moves are known.
Debut	Holy Moltres

	Articuno
Main article: Legendary birds (Adventures) This Articuno was originally seen at the Seafoam Islands. Even though Red tried to stop Team Rocket for the first try, they were finally able to catch this Legendary bird because of its energy loss, and was sent to Koga afterwards.
Debut	You know... Articuno!

Articuno

Main article: Legendary birds (Adventures)

This Articuno was originally seen at the Seafoam Islands. Even though Red tried to stop Team Rocket for the first try, they were finally able to catch this Legendary bird because of its energy loss, and was sent to Koga afterwards.

Debut

You know... Articuno!

	Zapdos
Main article: Legendary birds (Adventures) Zapdos was used as an experiment from Team Rocket. Lt. Surge took control of it prior to Zap! Zap! Zapdos!. Around the end of the battle against Red, it ended up shocking Lt. Surge with its tremendous Thunder attack after Saur's Razor Leaf tore up his insulating underwear, rendering it useless and nearly killing him. As a result, Red earned his Badge and stole his electric-proof gloves. It was later recaught by Green.
Debut	Holy Moltres

Zapdos

Main article: Legendary birds (Adventures)

Zapdos was used as an experiment from Team Rocket. Lt. Surge took control of it prior to Zap! Zap! Zapdos!. Around the end of the battle against Red, it ended up shocking Lt. Surge with its tremendous Thunder attack after Saur's Razor Leaf tore up his insulating underwear, rendering it useless and nearly killing him. As a result, Red earned his Badge and stole his electric-proof gloves. It was later recaught by Green.

Debut

Holy Moltres

	Moltres
Main article: Legendary birds (Adventures) Moltres, having been captured near the Indigo Plateau, first appeared on Cinnabar Island, where it fought against Blaine and Red before being sent to Sabrina.
Debut	Holy Moltres

Moltres

Main article: Legendary birds (Adventures)

Moltres, having been captured near the Indigo Plateau, first appeared on Cinnabar Island, where it fought against Blaine and Red before being sent to Sabrina.

Debut

Holy Moltres

	Thu-Fi-Zer
Main article: Thu-Fi-Zer During the battle between Red, Blue and Green, and the Rocket Triad members, Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina, Moltres was combined with Articuno and Zapdos to create Thu-Fi-Zer. Once it was beaten, the three birds separated and returned to the wild.
Debut	The Winged Legends

Thu-Fi-Zer

Main article: Thu-Fi-Zer

During the battle between Red, Blue and Green, and the Rocket Triad members, Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina, Moltres was combined with Articuno and Zapdos to create Thu-Fi-Zer. Once it was beaten, the three birds separated and returned to the wild.

Debut

The Winged Legends

Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter

The Grunts and the Team Rocket Elite Trio were reorganized under the Masked Man.

In Ursaring Major, the Grunts are sent to cut the tails of Slowpoke living in the Slowpoke Well, but Silver stops them.

In Ampharos Amore, the Grunts and the two sub-leaders, Sham and Carl, are sent to destroy the Tin Tower, and are successful. However, they then lose a battle with Gold and Silver.

In Oh, It's Ho-Oh!, Carl gives a speech telling the Grunts that it is time for the public to officially learn about the return of Team Rocket.

In Slick Slowking, the Elite Trio and the Grunts ride a train to the Indigo Plateau.

In Lugia and Ho-Oh on the Loose (Part 1), Grunts intrude upon the Gym Leaders' exhibition match.

In The Last Battle II, Grunts are put under mind control by the Masked Man. Although the Elite Trio were saved from the mind control by Lt. Surge, they are told by him to help free the other Grunts from the Masked Man's mind control.

In The Last Battle VII, Grunts are sent to retrieve the Silver and Rainbow Wings.

In The Last Battle IX, the Grunts on the train to the Indigo Plateau are knocked out as Red and Green travel to fight the Masked Man. Chuck tells the pair that the Grunts will be taken care of.

Pokémon

		Cubone (multiple)
		Cubone were used as reinforcements. They tried to attack Gold. None of Cubone's moves are known.
Debut	Piloswine Whine

		Drowzee (multiple)
		Drowzee were used as reinforcements. They tried to attack Gold. None of Drowzee's moves are known.
Debut	Piloswine Whine

		Ledian (multiple)
		Ledian were used as reinforcements while stuck in the Lighthouse. They tried to attack Gold. None of Ledian's moves are known.
Debut	Piloswine Whine

		Ninetales
		Team Rocket used Ninetales while infiltrating the Lighthouse in Olivine City. It attacked Gold but it was stopped along with the other Pokémon by Gold's Exbo. None of Ninetales's moves are known.
Debut	Piloswine Whine

		Ditto
		Ditto first appeared as a Suicune in disguise while Team Rocket surrounded the real one. Ditto's stretchiness was able to grab both Crystal and Eusine but Crystal escaped with her Monee. Ditto's only known move is Transform.
Debut	Jumping Jumpluff

		Houndour (multiple)
		Team Rocket owns several Houndour. One of them is owned by the Masked Man in which it was used to overwhelm Gold's team. The same Houndour was used to take on Lt. Surge while he found Team Rocket's base. Many Houndour are summoned if the leader calls for them. Houndour's known moves are Bite, Flamethrower, Iron Tail, Headbutt, and Feint Attack.
Debut	You Ain't Nothin' But a Houndour

		Houndoom (multiple)
		Team Rocket owns several Houndoom. Three of them are under the control of Carl in which one of them evolved from a Houndour during his childhood. Houndoom's known moves are Roar. One Houndoom also knows Ember.
Debut	Stop Snoring, Slowking

		Persian (multiple)
		Team Rocket owns several Persian. Three of them are under the control of Sham. Persian's known moves are Roar. One Persian also knows Scratch.
Debut	Stop Snoring, Slowking

Diamond & Pearl chapter

In High-tailing It from Haunter, the Grunts under the control of the Masked Man were briefly seen when the Advanced level Grunt was talking to Diamond about the past accomplishments of the Pokédex holders.

HeartGold & SoulSilver chapter

In One Tough Togepi, a picture of two Grunts was shown to Gold by Professor Oak, alerting to their upcoming return.

In Dealing With A Koffing Fit, Silver arrives at Lance's hideout and finds pictures of Team Rocket's recent activities, all of them matching their past deeds, indicating their return. Later in the same chapter, many Grunts appear at Cliff Cave, watching Carr be deposed from his position of Boss by the Four Generals.

In Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down and Pleased as Punch With Parasect, some Grunts appear again in Silver's and Crystal's imagination, respectively.

In All About Arceus IX, some Grunts appear at Ilex Forest, attacking the Team Rocket Elite Trio under the Four Generals' orders. They are stopped by Gold's Pibu and Spiky-eared Pichu and end up following Giovanni during his departure.

Pokémon

		Sentret (multiple)
		Team Rocket sent out these Sentret to battle with the Team Rocket Elite Trio when they were assigned the job to protect Ilex Forest from intruders. None of Sentret's moves are known.
Debut	All About Arceus IX

		Furret (multiple)
		Team Rocket sent out these Furret to battle with the Team Rocket Elite Trio when they were assigned the job to protect Ilex Forest from intruders. Furret's only known move is Fury Swipes.
Debut	All About Arceus IX

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

A Team Rocket Grunt in Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys

The Team Rocket Grunts serve Grey instead of Giovanni since it is based on the events of Pokémon Gold and Silver.

Pokémon

		Murkrow
		Murkrow is Team Rocket's most relied Pokémon. They first appear when Team Rocket attack the Slowpoke. Later, the grunts send Murkrow out to raid the Pokémon Summit. None of Murkrow's moves are known.
Debut	The Great Search! Let's Rescue The Slowpoke!

		Electrode (multiple)
		Team Rocket planted Electrode in the Pokémon Summit where they explode during their command. Electrode's only known move is Explosion.
Debut	Gold and Black VS. Team Rocket

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

The Team Rocket Grunts appear in Pokémon Pocket Monsters, where they serve Giovanni.

Pokémon

		Meowth
		Meowth is the Grunts' only known Pokémon. None of Meowth's moves are known.
Debut	Which One is the Real Clefairy!?

Pokémon Zensho

Team Rocket Grunts first appear in PZ03, where they invade Miracle Cycle. Later, they show up in the Cerulean Gym. In both of Satoshi's encounters, he easily defeats them.

Pokémon

		Beedrill
		One of the Team Rocket Grunts sends out Beedrill in order to prevent the storekeeper from revealing stuff about how they are bad guys. Before Beedrill did anything, it ends up getting easily beaten by Satoshi's Charmander. None of Beedrill's moves are known.
Debut	Cerulean City

		Zubat
		Zubat was only seen in a flashback when Team Rocket was telling Satoshi about what they do to Pokémon. None of Zubat's moves are known.
Debut	Cerulean City

		Gyarados
		Team Rocket send out Gyarados when they invade the Cerulean Gym. It wasn't long before Gyarados gets zapped by Satoshi's Pikachu's Thunderbolt. None of Gyarados's moves are known.
Debut	Cerulean City

Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure

Team Rocket in Jō's Big Adventure

The Team Rocket Grunts first appear in a cameo in JBA1, where they are seen arguing with Kurt about their treatment of the Slowpoke. In JBA2, Jō comes to Kurt's rescue and the grunts battle Jō. They return in JBA4, where they battle Jō once more, but this time with Tsubaki. Jō's Totodile and Tsubaki's Meganium manages to take out all of their Pokémon. They have not been seen since.

Pokémon

		Zubat → Golbat
		One of the grunts sent out a Zubat to battle Jō's Totodile. However, it was interrupted by a Zubat belonging to Proton. The Zubat belonging to the grunt was revealed to have evolved into a Golbat when it battled with Jō again. Golbat was taken out by Tsubaki's Meganium's Razor Leaf. None of Golbat's moves are known.
Debut	The Revived Team Rocket!!

		Ekans
		One of the grunts sent out an Ekans to battle Jō's Totodile. However, it was interrupted by Proton. Later, it battled with Jō's Totodile again and Tsubaki's Meganium but was defeated by Meganium's Razor Leaf. None of Ekans's moves are known.
Debut	The Revived Team Rocket!!

		Rattata → Raticate
		One of the grunts sent out a Rattata to battle Jō's Totodile. However, it was interrupted by Proton. Later, it was sent out again where it was revealed to have evolved into a Raticate. None of Raticate's moves are known.
Debut	The Revived Team Rocket!!

In the TCG

Artwork

Artwork from the cards:

Cards

This is a listing of cards mentioning or featuring Team Rocket Grunts or their Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Rocket's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Rocket's Hitmonchan		Gym Heroes		11/132	Leaders' Stadium
Rocket's Hitmonchan		Best of Game		9
Rocket's Moltres		Gym Heroes		12/132	Leaders' Stadium
Rocket's Scyther		Gym Heroes		13/132	Leaders' Stadium
Rocket's Snorlax		Gym Heroes		33/132	Challenge from the Darkness
Rocket's Mewtwo		Gym Challenge		14/132	Challenge from the Darkness
Rocket's Mewtwo		Best of Game		8
Rocket's Zapdos		Gym Challenge		15/132	Challenge from the Darkness
Rocket's Wobbuffet					Pokémon VS		093/141
Rocket's Raikou					Pokémon VS		094/141
Rocket's Entei					Pokémon VS		095/141
Rocket's Suicune					Pokémon VS		096/141
Meowth					Movie Commemoration Random Pack		017/022
Koffing		Unbroken Bonds		73/214	Double Blaze		034/095
Marowak		Unbroken Bonds		91/214	Double Blaze		046/095
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Here Comes Team Rocket!	T [Su]	Team Rocket		15/82	Rocket Gang
		Team Rocket		71/82
		EX Team Rocket Returns		111/109	Rocket Gang Strikes Back		085/085
Rocket's Sneak Attack	T [Su]	Team Rocket			Rocket Gang		16/82
		Team Rocket		72/82
					Pokémon Web		040/048
The Rocket's Trap	T	Gym Heroes		19/132	Leaders' Stadium
The Rocket's Training Gym	T [St]	Gym Heroes		104/132	Leaders' Stadium
Minion of Team Rocket	T	Gym Heroes		113/132	Challenge from the Darkness
Rocket's Hideout	T [St]	Neo Revelation		63/64	Awakening Legends
Rocket's Hideout	T [St]	EX Team Rocket Returns		87/109	Rocket Gang Strikes Back		081/085
Rocket's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		127/141
Rocket's Mission	T [Su]	EX Team Rocket Returns		88/109	Rocket Gang Strikes Back		080/085
					Black Deck Kit		019/020
					Silver Deck Kit		019/020
Rocket's Tricky Gym	T [St]	EX Team Rocket Returns		90/109	Rocket Gang Strikes Back		082/085
Team Rocket's Handiwork	Su	Fates Collide		112/124	Awakening Psychic King		077/078
Team Rocket's Handiwork	Su	Fates Collide		124/124	Awakening Psychic King		087/078
Boss's Orders Giovanni	Su	Rebel Clash		154/192	Rebellion Crash		092/096

In other languages

Language		Title
Mandarin Chinese		火箭隊隊員 Huǒjiànduì duìyuán
Danish		Team Rocket-soldat
Dutch		Strijder van Team Rocket
French		Rocket ^{R B Y} Sbire Rocket ^{G S C} Sbire Team Rocket ^{FR LG} Rocket Sbire ^{HG SS} Sbire de la Team Rocket ^{P E}
German		Team Rocket ^{R B Y} Rocket Rüpel ^{G S C} ^{HG SS} Team Rocket Rüpel ^{FR LG}
Italian		Rocket ^{R B Y} Recluta, Rocket ^{G S C} Recluta, Team Rocket ^{FR LG} ^{HG SS}
Korean		로켓단 조무래기 Roket-dan Jomuraegi
Portuguese	Brazil	Recruta da Equipe Rocket
Portuguese	Portugal	Grunt da Equipa Rocket
Russian		Член Команды Ракета Chlen Komandy Raketa
Spanish		Rocket ^{R B Y} Rocket Soldado ^{G S} Soldado Rocket ^C Soldado Team Rocket ^{FR LG} Team Rocket Soldado ^{HG SS} Recluta del Team Rocket ^{P E}
Vietnamese		Dư đảng của Nhóm Rocket

Members of Team Rocket
Bosses:	Giovanni (anime • Adventures • Pocket Monsters) Madame Boss (anime only) • Masked Man (Adventures only)
Executives:	Archer • Ariana • Petrel • Proton • Grey (Golden Boys only) Adventures only: Carl • Sham • Will (former) • Karen (former)
Trios:	Jessie (Masters), James (Masters), & Meowth (JJM) Koga, Lt. Surge, & Sabrina (Triad) (Adventures only; former) Ken, Al, & Harry (TRET) (Adventures only) Carr, Sird (former), & Orm (T3B) (Adventures only)
Duos:	Anime only: Butch & Cassidy • Attila & Hun • Annie & Oakley (dub only)
Others:	Executives • Scientists • Grunts • Rocket Brothers • Gideon Anime only: Dr. Fuji • Domino • Iron-Masked Marauder • Dr. Namba Sebastian • Rocket Scout • Wendy • Tyson • Jubei • Viper Christopher (former) • Matori • Pierce • Dr. Zager • Gozu Radio drama only: Miyamoto • Mondo How I Became a Pokémon Card only: Kaede Adventures only: Blaine (former)

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