All Team Rocket grunt Pokémon teams and shadow Pokémon rewards in Pokémon Go for February 2021

There are multiple teams of Team Rocket that you can battle in Pokémon Go. These grunts are the backbone of Team Rocket, and you can find them all over the place. They spawn at any Pokéstop that Team Rocket has captured or appear in front of you in a Team Rocket balloon. When you defeat these grunts, you have the chance to capture one of the shadow Pokémon they were using in battle and receive mysterious components. Once you have six mysterious components, you can craft a Rocket Radar to find one Sierra, Arlo, or Cliff, the three leaders of Team Go Rocket.

Not every Team Rocket grunt is the same. They all have different shadow Pokémon you can battle against, and they also reward you with specific shadow Pokémon encounters. If you’re looking for a specific shadow Pokémon to add to your collection, you have to make sure to battle that grunt. We’ve compiled a list of all the different Team Rocket grunts, what Pokémon they use, and what shadow Pokémon encounter they give you a chance to capture.

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: “Winning is for winners or … Get ready to be defeated or … Don’t bother- I’ve already won!”	Snorlax	Poliwrath Gardevoir Snorlax	Snorlax Gyarados	Snorlax
Bug	Male: “Go, my super bug Pokémon!”	Anorith	Pinsir	Beedrill	Anorith
Dark	Female: “Wherever there is light, there is also a shadow.”	Sableye	Skuntank Nuzleaf	Shiftry Cacturne	Sableye
Dragon	Female: “Roar! How’d that sound?”	Dratini	Dragonair Flygon	Gyarados Dragonite Dragonair	Dratini
Electric	Female: “Get ready to be shocked!”	Magnemite Electabuss Mareep	Flaaffy Electabuzz Magneton	Electabuzz Ampharos	Magnemite Electabuzz Mareep
Fighting	Female: “This buff physique isn’t just for show!”	Hitmonlee Hitmonchan Machop	Machoke	Machoke Hitmonlee	Hitmonlee
Fire	Female: “Do you know how hot Pokémon fire breath can get?”	Vulpix Houndour	Ninetales Magmar Houndoom	Ninetales Charmeleon Arcanine	Vulpix Houndour Ninetales Magmar Houndoom
Flying	Female: “Battle against my Flying-type Pokémon!”	Golbat	Scyther Golbat	Dragonite Crobat	Golbat
Ghost	Male: “Ke…ke…ke…ke…ke!”	Misdreavus Duskull Shuppet	Banette Dusclops	Dusknoir Banette Sableye	Misdreavus Duskull Shuppet
Grass	Male: “Don’t tangle with me!”	Lileep Hoppip Oddish	Weepinbell Gloom Ivysaur	Shiftry Victreebel Vileplume	Lileep Hoppip Oddish
Ground	Male: “You’ll be defeated into the ground!”	Swinub Diglett	Flygon Vibrava Pupitar	Gliscor Flygon	Swinub Diglett
Ice	Female: “You’re gonna be frozen in your tracks.”	Spheal Snover	Walrein	Abomasnow	Spheal Snover
Normal	Male: “Normal does not mean weak.”	Teddiursa	Raticate	Snorlax	Teddiursa
Poison	Female: “Coiled and ready to strike!”	Nidoran(male) Nidoran(female) Zubat	Grimer Muk	Muk Nidorina Weezing	Nidoran(male) Nidoran(female) Zubat
Psychic	Male: “Are you scared of psychics that use unseen power?”	Exeggcute Wobbuffet Slowpoke	Kadabra Drowzee Kirlia	Kirlia Exeggutor Hypno	Exeggcute Wobbuffet Slowpoke
Rock	Male: “Let’s rock and roll!”	Aron Nosepass	Pupitar Lairon Larvitar	Pupitar Tyranitar	Aron Nosepass Lairon Pupitar
Water	Female: “These waters are treacherous!”	Shellder Poliwag Wooper	Golduck Poliwhirl	Politoed	Shellder Poliwag Wooper
Water	Male: “These waters are treacherous!”	Magikarp	Magikarp	Magikarp	Magikarp