All Team Rocket grunt Pokémon teams and shadow Pokémon rewards in Pokémon Go – September 2021

Team Rocket has returned to Pokémon Go over the past few months, steadily becoming a larger issue in the mobile game as they use their shadow Pokémon to invade Pokéstops. Players have the chance to defeat the many grunts invading these locations, and any player who defeats a Team Rocket Grunt has the chance to receive a shadow Pokémon reward, and a mysterious component. These components will be used to craft a Rocket Radar to find one Sierra, Arlo, or Cliff, the three leaders of Team Go Rocket.

The shadow Pokémon you can capture from these grunts depends on which one you battle against. During the Luminous Legends Y event, at the end of the Season of Legends, Team Rocket Grunts are receiving brand new shadow Pokémon rosters, and new rewards. For those looking for the new shadow Pokémon to catch, you’ll want to battle as many grunts as you can encounter.

We’ll be listing Team Rocket grunt teams and their rewards below, and this is a list we are consistently updating.

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	Dragonite	Snorlax
Bug	Male: “Go, my super bug Pokémon!”	Shuckle Snorith Skorupi	Pinsir Venomoth	Scyther Beedrill Scizor	Anorith Skorupi Shuckle
Dark	Female: “Wherever there is light, there is also a shadow.”	Poochyena Murkrow	Mightyena Sableye	Cacturne Shiftry	Poochyena Murkrow Mightyena Sableye
Dragon	Female: “Roar! How’d that sound?”	Dratini	Dragonair	Gyarados	Dratini
Electric	Female: “Get ready to be shocked!”	Electrike Electabuzz	Electabuzz Flaaffy	Electabuzz Ampharos	Electrike Electabuzz
Fighting	Female: “This buff physique isn’t just for show!”	Makuhita Machop	Machoke	Hitmonchan Hariyama Hitmonlee	Makhuita Machop
Fire	Female: “Do you know how hot Pokémon fire breath can get?”	Vulpix Magmar	Ninetales Magmar	Ninetales Charmeleon	Vulpix Magmar Ninetales
Flying	Female: “Battle against my Flying-type Pokémon!”	Starly Zubat	Golbat Staravia	Crobat Dragonite Gyarados	Starly Zubat
Ghost	Male: “Ke…ke…ke…ke…ke!”	Duskull Shuppet	Banette	Dusknoir Sableye	Duskull Shuppet
Grass	Male: “Don’t tangle with me!”	Hoppip Tangela Oddish	Tangela Gloom Skiploom	Vileplum Victreebel Shiftry	Hoppip Tangela Oddish Gloom Skiploom
Ground	Male: “You’ll be defeated into the ground!”	Diglett Swinub	Marowak Vibrava	Gliscor Flygon	Diglett Swinub
Ice	Female: “You’re gonna be frozen in your tracks.”	Spheal Snover	Cloyster Swinub Sealeo	Lapras Abomasnow	Spheal Snover Cloyster Swinub Sealeo
Normal	Male: “Normal does not mean weak.”	Teddiursa	Porygon2 Raticate	Snorlax Porygon-Z	Teddiursa
Poison	Female: “Coiled and ready to strike!”	Grimer Skorupi Nidoran	Nidorina Nidorino	Ndorina Weezing Muk	Grimer Skorupi Nidoran (Female)
Psychic	Male: “Are you scared of psychics that use unseen power?”	Slowpoke Wobbuffet	Kadabra Drowzee Hypno	Exeggutor Kirlia	Slowpoke Wobbuffet
Rock	Male: “Let’s rock and roll!”	Nosepass Arona	Lairon Pupitar Larvitar	Pupitar Tyranitar	Nosepass Aron Lairon Pupitar Larvitar
Water	Female: “These waters are treacherous!”	Spheal Horsea Poliwag	Marshtomp Quagsire	Politoed Poliwrath	Spheal Horsea Pliwag
Water	Male: “These waters are treacherous!”	Magikarp	Magikarp	Magikarp Gyarados	Magikarp