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Every Team Rocket Grunt team and Pok\u00e9mon rewards in Pok\u00e9mon Go When you challenge a Team Rocket Grunt from a Pok\u00e9 Stop or the hot air balloon that appears above you, they'll all have distinct phases they say before the battle. These phrases indicate the type of Pok\u00e9mon they will use, giving you a good idea of what Pok\u00e9mon Go team you should use to counter them. Here's a full breakdown of the phrases and what type of Pok\u00e9mon those Team Rocket Grunts will use. You'll need to defeat many of them to make it Giovanni, Arlo, Cliff, and Sierra. Team Rocket Grunt Pok\u00e9mon Type Team Rocket Grunt PhraseAce Grunt Female \"I've already won. Get ready to be defeated! Winning is for the winners!\" Ace Grunt Male \"I've already won. Get ready to be defeated! Winning is for the winners!\" Bug-type Grunts \"Go, my super bug Pok\u00e9mon!\" Dark-type Grunts \"Where there is light, there is also shadow.\" Dragon-type Grunts \"Roar! ... How'd that sound?\" Electric-type Grunts \"Get ready to be shocked!\" Fairy-type Grunts \"Check out my cute Pok\u00e9mon!\" Fighting-type Grunts \"This buff physique isn't just for show!\" Fire-type Grunts \"Do you know how hot Pok\u00e9mon fire breath can get?\" Flying-type Grunts \"Battle against my Flying-type Pok\u00e9mon!\" Ghost-type Grunts \"Ke...ke...ke...ke...ke...ke!\" Grass-type Grunts \"Don't tangle with us!\" Ground-type Grunts \"You'll be defeated into the ground!\" Ice-type Grunts \"You're gonna be frozen in your tracks.\" Normal-type Grunts \"Normal doesn't mean weak.\" Poison-type Grunts \"Coiled and ready to strike!\" Psychic-type Grunts \"Are you scared of psychics that use unseen power?\" Rock-type Grunts \"Let's rock and roll!\" Steel-type Grunts \"You're no match for my iron will!\" Water-type Grunt Female \"These waters are treacherous.\" Water-type Grunt Male \"These waters are treacherous.\" Now that you know what phrases to look for when battling against a Team Rocket Grunt, here's a full breakdown of the teams they can use in Pok\u00e9mon Go, and their shadow Pok\u00e9mon rewards. 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He spends his free time trying to learn about a new board, reading high-fantasy series, or working on his latest DnD character.","url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/author\/zackpalm"}]}},"raw_content":"When challenging Team Rocket in Pok\u00e9mon Go, you may encounter multiple types of grunts. These grunts have unique Pok\u00e9mon in their lineup, and the type of Pok\u00e9mon they have indicates the shadow Pok\u00e9mon rewards you'll get after beating them. For those seeking a particular Team Rocket Grunt, it's all random chance. But it helps to know what Pok\u00e9mon they'll use. The Pok\u00e9mon they have on their teams and the ones you can get as a reward change every few months in Pok\u00e9mon Go. This guide details those changes for October 2024 and what shadow Pok\u00e9mon you might be able to catch. Every Team Rocket Grunt team and Pok\u00e9mon rewards in Pok\u00e9mon Go When you challenge a Team Rocket Grunt from a Pok\u00e9 Stop or the hot air balloon that appears above you, they'll all have distinct phases they say before the battle. These phrases indicate the type of Pok\u00e9mon they will use, giving you a good idea of what Pok\u00e9mon Go team you should use to counter them. Here's a full breakdown of the phrases and what type of Pok\u00e9mon those Team Rocket Grunts will use. You'll need to defeat many of them to make it Giovanni, Arlo, Cliff, and Sierra. Team Rocket Grunt Pok\u00e9mon Type Team Rocket Grunt PhraseAce Grunt Female \"I've already won. Get ready to be defeated! Winning is for the winners!\" Ace Grunt Male \"I've already won. Get ready to be defeated! Winning is for the winners!\" Bug-type Grunts \"Go, my super bug Pok\u00e9mon!\" Dark-type Grunts \"Where there is light, there is also shadow.\" Dragon-type Grunts \"Roar! ... How'd that sound?\" Electric-type Grunts \"Get ready to be shocked!\" Fairy-type Grunts \"Check out my cute Pok\u00e9mon!\" Fighting-type Grunts \"This buff physique isn't just for show!\" Fire-type Grunts \"Do you know how hot Pok\u00e9mon fire breath can get?\" Flying-type Grunts \"Battle against my Flying-type Pok\u00e9mon!\" Ghost-type Grunts \"Ke...ke...ke...ke...ke...ke!\" Grass-type Grunts \"Don't tangle with us!\" Ground-type Grunts \"You'll be defeated into the ground!\" Ice-type Grunts \"You're gonna be frozen in your tracks.\" Normal-type Grunts \"Normal doesn't mean weak.\" Poison-type Grunts \"Coiled and ready to strike!\" Psychic-type Grunts \"Are you scared of psychics that use unseen power?\" Rock-type Grunts \"Let's rock and roll!\" Steel-type Grunts \"You're no match for my iron will!\" Water-type Grunt Female \"These waters are treacherous.\" Water-type Grunt Male \"These waters are treacherous.\" Now that you know what phrases to look for when battling against a Team Rocket Grunt, here's a full breakdown of the teams they can use in Pok\u00e9mon Go, and their shadow Pok\u00e9mon rewards. Team Rocket Grunt Pok\u00e9mon Type First Choice Second Choice Third Choice Shadow Pok\u00e9mon RewardsAce Grunt Female Snorlax Snorlax, Poliwrath, or Gardevoir Dragonite, Gyarados, or Snorlax Snorlax Ace Grunt Male Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile Bayleef, Quilava, or Croconaw Meganium, Typhlosion, or Feraligatr Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile Bug-type Grunts Venipede, Scyther, or Shuckle Shelmet, Karrablast, or Anorith Scizor, Forretress, or Beedrill Dweeble, Shuckle, Scyther, Shuckle, Shelmet, Karablast, or Anorith Dark-type Grunts Alolan Rattata, Cacnea, or Stunky Alolan Muk or Alolan Raticate Alolan Muk or Skuntank Alolan Rattata, Cacnea, or Stunky Dragon-type Grunts Bagon, Dratini, or Gible Dragonair, Gabite, or Alolan Exeggutor Dragonite, Garchomp, or Salamence Bagon, Gible, or Dratini Electric-type Grunts Magnemite, Joltik, or Blitzle Alolan Geodude, Voltorb, or Electabuzz Ampharos, Galvantula, or Luxray Blitzle, Mareep, Alolan Geodude, Voltorb, Electabuzz, or Joltik Fairy-type Grunts Mawile, Snubbull, or Alolan Vulpix Kirlia, Snubull, or Granbull Alolan Ninetales, Granbull, or Gardevoir Alolan Vulpix, Mawile, or Snubbull Fighting-type Grunts Machop, Mankey, or Timburr Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, or Gurdurr Infernape, Conkeldurr, or Toxicroak Machop, Mankey, or Timburr Fire-type Grunts Cyndaquil or Darumaka Houndoom or Quilava Darmanitan, Houndoom, or Typhlosion Chimchar or Darumaka Flying-type Grunts Pidgey, Starly, or Zubat Gligar, Starvia, or Zubat Dragonite, Archeops, or Pidgeot Pidgey, Starly, Zubat, Gligar, or Starvia Ghost-type Grunts Drifloon, Golett, or Duskull Sableye, Dusclops, or Golett Alolan Marowak, Froslass, or Gengar Misdreavus, Drifloon, Duskull, Sableye, or Golett Grass-type Grunts Snover, Hoppip, or Treecko Grovyle, Ferrothorn, or Lileep Cacturne, Meganium, or Vileplume Snover, Hoppip, or Treecko Ground-type Grunts Drilbur, Rhyhorn, or Wooper Drilbur, Rhyhorn, or Vibrava Whiscash, Flygon, or Torterra Drilbur, Rhyhorn, Wooper, or Vibrava Ice-type Grunts Snorunt, Alolan Snadshrew, or Sneasel Alolan Ninetales, Froslass, or Glalie Abomasnow, Froslass, or Glalie Snorunt, Alolan Snadshrew, or Sneasel Normal-type Grunts Glameow, Teddiursa, or Stantler Meowth, Rattata, or Purugly Bibarel, Ursaring, or Stantler Glameow, Teddiursa, or Stantler Poison-type Grunts Hisuian Sneasel, Croagunk, or Koffing Nidorina or Nidorino Amoonguss, Weezing, or Toxicroak Hisuian Sneasel, Croagunk, or Koffing Psychic-type Grunts Gothita or Solosis Wobbuffet, Gothorita, or Ralts Gallade, Metagross, or Reuniculus Gothita or Solosis Rock-type Grunts Roggenrola, Tirtouga, or Archen Graveler, Shieldon, or Cranidos Archeops, Carracosta, or Golem Archen or Tirtouga Steel-type Grunts Alolan Sandshrew, Ferroseed, or Alolan Diglett Lairon, Metang, or Skarmory Alolan Sandslash, Empoleon, or Scizor Alolan Sandshrew, Ferroseed, or Alolan Diglett Water-type Grunt Female Shellder, Barboach, and Mudkip Cloyster, Crawdaunt, and Marshtomp Carracosta, Whiscash, and Feraligatr Shellder, Barboach, and Mudkip Water-type Grunt Male Magikarp Magikarp Gyarados or Magikarp Magikarp","apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Pokemon-Go-Team-Rocket.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302830"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1302830"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1358648,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1302830\/revisions\/1358648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1302832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1302830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1302830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1302830"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=1302830"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=1302830"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=1302830"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=1302830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}

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{"id":1302830,"date":"2024-10-09T12:33:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/?p=1302830"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:33:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:33:55","slug":"all-team-rocket-grunt-shadow-pokemon-rewards-in-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dotesports.com\/pokemon\/news\/all-team-rocket-grunt-shadow-pokemon-rewards-in-pokemon-go","title":{"rendered":"All October 2024 Team Rocket grunt and shadow Pok\u00e9mon rewards in Pok\u00e9mon Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

When challenging Team Rocket in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>, you may encounter multiple types of grunts. These grunts have unique Pok\u00e9mon in their lineup, and the type of Pok\u00e9mon they have indicates the shadow Pok\u00e9mon rewards you’ll get after beating them.<\/p>

For those seeking a particular Team Rocket Grunt, it’s all random chance. But it helps to know what Pok\u00e9mon they’ll use. The Pok\u00e9mon they have on their teams and the ones you can get as a reward change every few months in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a><\/em>. This guide details those changes for October 2024 and what shadow Pok\u00e9mon you might be able to catch.<\/p>