Team Rocket Flying Type Grunt Guide

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

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Flying Type Rocket - "Battle against my Flying type Pokémon"
Battle against my flying type Pokémon and take your flying type raid team to the next level! Ok, well, maybe not by that much as Rayquaza still reigns supreme over the flying type meta. If you’re a fan of grinding out your Purifier medal, then this is just the grunt for you as 80% of all possible encounters can be purified for the low low price of 1000 stardust. If you’re still not convinced, I still recommend not skipping this grunt as it’s at least a fast and easy mysterious component to help you grind out those shiny shadow Rocket leaders. 
Pokemon Lineup
First SlotSecond SlotThird Slot
Shadow Pidgey Shadow GligarShadow 
Shadow Starly Shadow Starly Shadow Dragonite
Shadow Zubat Shadow Zubat Shadow Archeops
Catchable Pokemon
Shadow Pidgey Shadow Pidgey is, unfortunately, not useful for anything except as a cheap completion of a purification task.
Shadow Starly If you’re lucky enough to get a shadow Starly with decent IVs, you’ll find yourself with a surprisingly strong flying type attacker! Boasting more DPS than a shadow Moltres, it stands out as one of the better flying types out there! 
Shadow Zubat Shadow Zubat is a niche pick in PvP as a Shadow Golbat. Just like Pidgey, it’s also cheap to purify.
Shadow GligarThough not as dominant as it once was, Shadow Gligar still has some utility in the Great League.
Supreme Counters
Mamoswine
 With Powder Snow and Avalanche, Mamoswine can bring devastation like… Well, like an Avalanche. It does have to watch out for Steel Wing on Shadow Dragonite and Shadow Archeops Make sure you have an Avalanche ready to go when you’re facing the final Pokémon for a clean sweep.
Rampardos
 Are you a fan of mindlessly tapping your way through a grunt with Smack Down and a Rock Slide for good measure? Then Rampardos is just the pick for you! Though Shadow Gligar could slow you down a bit taking neutral damage from Rock type moves, and then there’s Steel Wing on Shadow Dragonite and Shadow Archeops again… Maybe do keep an eye on your screen, but overall Rampardos performs well against this grunt.
 
Rhyperior
Much like Rampardos, you can just spam Smack Down to clear your way through this grunt. If you happened to have Surf as a second move on Rhyperior (which should always have Rock Wrecker) you can make take out a decent chunk if the grunt you’re facing happens to be carrying a Shadow Gligar . Same weaknesses as Rampardos and Mamoswine apply here.
 
Raikou
 
Raikou can be used in two different ways. Volt Switch allows for great fast type damage, while Thunder Shock makes Wild Charge more spammier with less fast move pressure. Though it gets walled by Shadow Gligar  and Shadow Dragonite, against the right grunt lineup you can easily blow through this grunt.
Good Counters
Glaceon 
 Though admittedly a worse Ice Type than Mamoswine, Glaceon makes for a solid second choice! Just make sure that it has Avalanche.
Gigalith
 Smack Down and Rock Slide are the way to go. Though its stats are a bit sub-par compared to other rock types, it is more than capable of securing a Mysterious Component here!
Electivire
 Behold the poor mans version of Raikou!
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!
Tyranitar
Weavile
Terrakion
Palkia (Origin Forme)
Mewtwo
Tyrantrum
Xurkitree
Thundurus (Therian Forme)

First Slot	Second Slot	Third Slot
Shadow Pidgey	Shadow Gligar	Shadow
Shadow Starly	Shadow Starly	Shadow Dragonite
Shadow Zubat	Shadow Zubat	Shadow Archeops

Catchable Pokemon
Shadow Pidgey Shadow Pidgey is, unfortunately, not useful for anything except as a cheap completion of a purification task.
Shadow Starly If you’re lucky enough to get a shadow Starly with decent IVs, you’ll find yourself with a surprisingly strong flying type attacker! Boasting more DPS than a shadow Moltres, it stands out as one of the better flying types out there!
Shadow Zubat Shadow Zubat is a niche pick in PvP as a Shadow Golbat. Just like Pidgey, it’s also cheap to purify.
Shadow GligarThough not as dominant as it once was, Shadow Gligar still has some utility in the Great League.