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
First Slot | Second Slot | Third Slot |
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Shadow Drilbur | Shadow Donphan | Shadow Whiscash |
Shadow Rhyhorn | Shadow Rhyhorn | Shadow Flygon |
Shadow Wooper | Shadow Vibrava | Shadow Torterra |
Catchable Pokemon | ||
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Shadow DrilburShadow Excadrill is a fantastic Ground type attacker and a good Steel type attacker. Add a decent IV one to your Ground type team and enjoy it. | ||
Shadow RhyhornMuch like Drilbur mentioned above, Shadow Rhyperior is a fantastic Ground type attacker that can also work as a great Rock type attacker. | ||
Shadow WooperIf you're into PvP, then you're gonna be happy to see this cutie pop up. Shadow Quagsire is fantastic in the Great League, so cross your fingers for a good IV-spread. | ||
Shadow VibravaI wish I could sing Shadow Flygon's praises, but unfortunately it's overshadowed by plenty of other Ground types. | ||
Shadow DonphanYes, this Pokemon exists. |
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.