Team Rocket Dark Type Grunt Guide

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Strategies and Counters for Taking Down Dark Type Team GO Rocket Grunts

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Dark Type Rocket - "Wherever there is light, there is also shadow"
Wherever there is light, there is also… Poison? Seriously, over half of the possible Pokémon a dark type grunt can carry are part poison type, which immediately neutralizes or even resists super effective damage from two of darks biggest weaknesses, being Fighting and Fairy. This can make for a very frustrating time for an unprepared trainer.
Pokemon Lineup
Shadow Alolan Rattata
Shadow Cacnea
Shadow Carvanha
Catchable Pokemon
Shadow Alolan Rattata
Shadow Cacnea
Shadow Carvanha
Supreme Counters
 Even though Lucario might not be doing a lot of super effective damage to a Dark/Poison backline, it can quickly stack a few attack boosts with Power-Up Punch and, /Force Palm* its way through this grunt! 
/Force Palm* + Power-Up Punch 
With Mud Slap, Scorching Sands and a Steel sub typing, Excadrill can make quick work of those pesky Dark/Poison types. 
 Mud Slap      + Scorching Sands
Good Counters
Counter and Dynamic Punch makes for a goodmoveset. It's very much a budget version of Lucario, but gets the job done
 Counter + Dynamic Punch
With Mud Shot and Earth Power, Garchomp can make quick work of Dark/Poison types hiding in the backline.
 Mud Shot + Earth Power
Other Good Counters
In conjunction with the above counters, several other Pokemon do a great job here, including a number of generally great Pokemon in the Master League. Feel free to mix-and-match a bit, as any of these and beyond can do a great job as well!
Terrakion
Shadow Machamp
Groudon
Shadow Groudon
Landorus (Therian Forme)
Zygarde (Complete Forme)
Palkia (Origin Forme)
Dragonite
Shadow Dragonite
Rhyperior
Shadow Rhyperior
Vikavolt
Scizor