Team Rocket Ground Type Grunt Guide

Ground Type Grunt - "You'll be defeated into the ground!"
You can make the earth tremble with the potential encounters from this grunt and stomp him into the ground quite easily with the counters listed below. This grunt should be taken down whenever you encounter one, even if it's just for an easy mysterious component.
Pokemon Lineup
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Catchable Pokemon

Supreme Counters
It shouldn't come as a shock that Kartana absolutely cuts through this grunt. With its razor sharp Razor Leaf and the (admittedly) obsolete
Leaf Blade. It cuts through this grunt in record time.
Venusaur can be used like Kartana with Razor Leaf, but
Vine Whip is also a viable option if you happen to have
Frenzy Plant.
Good Counters
Why do I recommended an Ice type Pokemon that isn't Mamoswine more than the bringer of winter himself? Whilest it's still great to bring, if you happen to face a Torterra in the final slot carrying Razor Leaf, you might be caught off guard. Just make sure it has
Powder Snow and
Avalanche if you decide to bring one along.
Waterfall paired with
Surf (but please don't remove
Origin Pulse for it) will tear through a grunts lineup easily. Though the third slot is quite tricky. You might want to save your charge move for the final slot or simply switch out.
Swampert is always good to bring along when something is weak to water, and that's definitely true in this case! Either use Mud Shot for quick energy generation to spam out
Hydro Cannon or
Water Gun for Water type pressure.