All Team Rocket grunt Pokémon teams and shadow Pokémon rewards in Pokémon Go for October 2020
The backbone of Team Rocket.
Team Rocket makes their return in Pokémon Go after having a few months off. First, they took a break at the start of the year and later returned in July 2020. Now, amidst the October Autumn 2020 event, Giovanni has returned with Mewtwo, the Team Rocket leaders have new red eggs to reward players that contain new, rare Dark-types, and the Team Rocket grunts have new shadow Pokémon under their command that players can capture.
We’ve collected the various findings from other trainers who have been posting what they’ve encountered on a Reddit thread. Niantic shared that this will be the last Giovanni event until next year, so trainers should expect Team Rocket grunts to keep this roster until sometime in 2021 when a new adventure begins for everyone.
Team Rocket grunt Pokémon teams and shadow Pokémon rewards
| Type of Team | Team Rocket grunt gender and dialogue | First Pokémon | Second Pokémon | Third Pokémon | Shadow Pokémon Reward |
| Ace | Female | Snorlax Aerodactyl | Snorlax Gardevoir Poliwrath | Gyarados Dragonite Snorlax | Snorlax |
| Bug | Male: “Go, my super bug Pokémon!” | Weedle Shuckle Venonat | Kakuna Scizor Venomoth | Beedrill Scyther Scizor | Shuckle Venonat |
| Dark | Female: “Wherever there is light, there is also a shadow.” | Stunky | Sabeleye Stunktank | Shiftry Stunktank | Stunky |
| Dragon | Female: “Roar! How’d that sound?” | Dratini | Dratini Dragonair Flygon | Dragonair Dragonite Gyarados | Dratini |
| Electric | Female: “Get ready to be shocked!” | Magnemite Electabuzz Mareep | Electabuzz Flaafy Magneton | Ampharos Electabuzz | Magnemite Electrabuzz Mareep |
| Fighting | Female: “This buff physique isn’t just for show!” | Machop Hitmonlee | Hitmonlee | Machoke | Machop Hitmonchan Hitmonlee |
| Fire | Female: “Do you know how hot Pokémon fire breath can get?” | Vulpix Growlithe Houndour | Ninetales Houndoom | Arcanine Houndoom Charmleon | Growlithe Ninetales Houndoom Houndour Vulpix |
| Flying | Female: “Battle against my Flying-type Pokémon!” | Zubat Golbat Skarmory | Golbat Scyther Crobat | Gyarados Dragonite Crobat | Zubat Golbat Skarmory |
| Ghost | Male: “Ke…ke…ke…ke…ke!” | Sabeleye Duskull Shuppet Abra | Sableye Banette Dusclops | Sableye Banette Dusknoir | Misdreavus |
| Grass | Male: “Don’t tangle with me!” | Bulbasaur Hoppip | Ivysaur Weepinbell Gloom | Victreebel Shiftry Vileplume | Bulbasaur Weepinbell Ivysaur |
| Ground | Male: “You’ll be defeated into the ground!” | Diglett Gligar | Marowak Pupitar Vibrava | Gliscor Flygon | Diglett Gligar |
| Ice | Female: “You’re gonna be frozen in your tracks.” | Snover Cloyster | Snover Abomasnow | Lapras Abomasnow | Snover |
| Normal | Male: “Normal does not mean weak.” | Teddiursa | Raticate Porygon2 | Porygon-Z Snorlax | Rattata Porygon Zubat |
| Poison | Female: “Coiled and ready to strike!” | Nidoran (M/F) | Golbat Grimer | Nidorina Niudorina | Nidoran (M/F) |
| Psychic | Male: “Are you scared of psychics that use unseen power?” | Slowpoke Wobbuffet | Ralts Hypno Drowzee | Hypno Kadabra Kirlia | Slowpoke Drowzee Wobbuffet Hypno |
| Rock | Male: “Let’s rock and roll!” | Aerodactyl Larvitar | Larvitar | Pupitar Tyranitar | Larvitar Aerodactyl |
| Water | Female: “These waters are treacherous!” | Shellder Psyduck | Poliwhirl Golduck | Poliwrath Politoed | Shellder Psyduck |
| Water | Male: “These waters are treacherous!” | Magikarp | Magikarp | Magikarp Gyarados | Magikarp |