The Team Rocket grunts make up the bulk of the Team Rocket forces you will fight in Pokémon Go. They have a handful of shadow Pokémon they use against you, and they’re slightly stronger than the average Pokémon. The Team Rocket Grunt teams switch up every so often, as do their bosses, Sierra, Arlo, or Cliff, the Team Rocket leaders. If you want to find the Team Rocket leaders and eventually Giovanni, you need to take on the Grunts. This guide covers all Team Rocket Grunt teams and their shadow Pokémon rewards in Pokémon Go.
All Team Rocket Grunt shadow Pokémon rewards in Pokémon Go
The type of Pokemon a Team Rocket grunt uses is based on the dialogue they have. Match up the type of Pokémon with the grunt you’re about to fight, learn what type of Pokémon they’re going to use, and the shadow Pokémon you can rescue from them.
Team Rocket grunt Pokémon teams and shadow Pokémon rewards
| Type of Team | Team Rocket grunt gender and dialogue | First Pokemon | Second Pokemon | Third Pokemon | Shadow Pokemon Reward |
| Ace | Female: “Winning is for winners or … Get ready to be defeated or … Don’t bother- I’ve already won!” | Snorlax | Snorlax Poliwrath Gardevoir |
Snorlax Gyarados Dragoniate |
Snorlax |
| Bug | Male: “Go, my super bug Pokemon!” | Skorupi Shuckle Joltik |
Beedrill Weedle |
Forretress Scizor Beedrill |
Skorupi Shuckle Joltik Weedle |
| Dark | Female: “Wherever there is light, there is also a shadow.” | Alolan Rattata murkrow Purrfar |
Alolan Raticate murkrow Stunky |
Cacturne Honchkrow Alolan Raticate |
Alolan Rattata murkrow Purrfar |
| Dragon | Female: “Roar! How’d that sound?” | Dratini | Alolan Exeggutor Flygon |
dragon air dragonite Flygon |
Dratini |
| Electrical | Female: “Get ready to be shocked!” | Mareep Shinx blitzle |
Voltorb Electrabuzz |
Ampharos Zebstrika |
blitzle Mareep Shinx Ekectabuzz |
| Fairy | Female: “Check out my cute Pokemon!” | Snubbull Ralts Mawile |
Snubbull | granbull Snubbull |
Mawile Ralts Snubbull |
| fighting | Female: “This physical buff isn’t just for show!” | Makuhita | Hitmonlee hitmonchan |
machamp | Makuhita |
| Fire | Female: “Do you know how hot Pokémon fire breath can get?” | Vulpix Torchic Number |
Magmar Quilava |
camerupt | Torchic Vulpix Number |
| flying | Female: “Battle against my Flying-type Pokémon!” | Nature Ducklet |
Staravia | dragonite Crobat |
Nature Ducklet |
| Ghost | Male: “Ke…ke…ke…ke…ke!” | Duskullk Golett |
Bench Dusclops |
Bench Dusknopir Golurk |
Golett Duskull |
| Grass | Male: “Don’t tangle with me!” | Oddish Cacnea Treecko |
Bayleef Gloom |
Amoonguss Cacturne Meganium |
Cacnea Treecko Oddish |
| Ground | Male: “You’ll be defeated into the ground!” | Phanpy Hippos |
Donphan Hippos |
hippowdon | Phanpy Hippos |
| Ice | Female: “You’re gonna be frozen in your tracks.” | Alolan Sandshrew Alolan Vulpix |
snover | Lapras | Alolan Sandshrw Alolan Vulpix |
| Normal | Male: “Normal does not mean weak.” | patrat Whismur |
Raticate | Raticate Ursaring |
patrat Whismur |
| Poison | Female: “Coiled and ready to strike!” | Alolan Grimer | Nidorina Nidorino |
Weezing | Alolan Grimer |
| psychic | Male: “Are you scared of psychics that use unseen power?” | Nature Spoink |
Ralts | Metang Alakazam |
Nature Spoink |
| Steel | Male: “You’re no match for my iron will!” | Alolan Sandshrew Aaron Alolan Diglett |
Lairon | Scizor | Alolan Sandshrew Aaron Alolan Diglett |
| Rock | Male: “Let’s rock and roll!” | Lileep Onix Anorith |
Lileep gravel Anorith |
Onix Steelix Golem |
Lileep Onix Anorith |
| Water | Female: “These waters are treacherous!” | Psyduck Wailmer |
Croconaw golduck |
Feraligatr golduck |
Psyduck Wailmer |
| Water | Male: “These waters are treacherous!” | Magikarp | Magikarp | Magikarp Gyarados |
Magikarp |
