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Grass-type Male Grunt Counters

Gruntgrass

“Don't tangle with us!”

Team GO Rocket Grunt. Grunts never shield. One Pokemon is picked at random from each slot; tap one for its own counters and movesets. ★ = can be caught afterwards (Phantump, Fomantis, Tangela).

Best against the whole line-up

Each slot's leaders re-fought against all three slots on the moveset that won their slot; power is the mean over the slots. Level 30, 15/15/15, no Megas.

Best counters for all of Grass-type Male Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeBy slot
1
Eternatus
poisonPoison Jab
poisonSludge BombdragonDynamax Cannon
5.970
100%6.6 s
1.2 charged
Slot 1 6.2Slot 2 7.7Slot 3 4.1
2
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
iceIce Fang
steelBehemoth BashfairyMoonblast
5.705
100%7.5 s
1.2 charged
Slot 1 6.6Slot 2 6.2Slot 3 4.3
3
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashsteelFlash Cannon
5.565
94%7.3 s
1.6 charged
Slot 1 6.6Slot 2 7.1Slot 3 2.9
4
Heatran
fireFire Spin
fireFire BlastfireMagma Storm
5.340
100%6.8 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 6.5Slot 2 6.4Slot 3 3.1
5
Dialga (Origin)
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorsteelIron Head
5.269
97%7.3 s
1.3 charged
Slot 1 6.0Slot 2 5.6Slot 3 4.2
6
Shadow Heatran
fireFire Spin
fireFire BlastfireMagma Storm
5.261
100%6.0 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 6.5Slot 2 6.1Slot 3 3.2
7
Genesect (Burn)
bugFury Cutter
fireTechno Blast (Fire)steelMagnet Bomb
5.165
100%5.8 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 5.8Slot 2 6.1Slot 3 3.6
8
Genesect (Chill)
bugFury Cutter
iceTechno Blast (Ice)steelMagnet Bomb
5.165
100%5.8 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 5.8Slot 2 6.1Slot 3 3.6
9
Genesect (Douse)
bugFury Cutter
poisonGunk ShotsteelMagnet Bomb
5.087
96%6.2 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 5.8Slot 2 6.1Slot 3 3.4
10
Genesect
bugFury Cutter
steelMagnet BombbugX-Scissor
5.042
92%6.3 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 5.8Slot 2 6.1Slot 3 3.2
11
Genesect (Shock)
bugFury Cutter
steelMagnet BombbugX-Scissor
5.042
92%6.3 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 5.8Slot 2 6.1Slot 3 3.2
12
Dialga
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorsteelIron Head
4.932
96%7.2 s
1.3 charged
Slot 1 5.6Slot 2 5.5Slot 3 3.7
13
Ho-Oh
fireIncinerate
fireSacred Fire++fireSacred Fire
4.795
97%8.4 s
0.9 charged
Slot 1 6.3Slot 2 5.4Slot 3 2.7
14
Kingambit
steelMetal Sound
steelIron HeadbugX-Scissor
4.771
93%6.9 s
1.4 charged
Slot 1 4.8Slot 2 6.4Slot 3 3.1
15
Reshiram
fireFire Fang
fireOverheatfireFusion Flare
4.657
100%7.0 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 6.4Slot 2 4.9Slot 3 2.7

Slot 1 counters

You 1 shield, Rocket 0. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 1 counters for Grass-type Male Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashsteelFlash Cannon
6.622
100%5.9 s
1.2 charged
2
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
iceIce Fang
steelBehemoth BashfairyMoonblast
6.594
100%5.9 s
0.6 charged
3
Shadow Heatran
fireFire Spin
fireFire BlastfireMagma Storm
6.547
100%4.7 s
0.3 charged
4
Heatran
fireFire Spin
fireFire BlastfireMagma Storm
6.472
100%5.7 s
0.3 charged
5
Reshiram
fireFire Fang
fireOverheatfireFusion Flare
6.368
100%5.0 s
0.2 charged
6
Shadow Ho-Oh
fireIncinerate
fireSacred Fire++fireSacred Fire
6.341
100%5.0 s
0.1 charged
7
Ho-Oh
fireIncinerate
fireSacred Fire++fireSacred Fire
6.263
100%6.6 s
0.3 charged
8
Eternatus
poisonPoison Jab
poisonSludge BombdragonDynamax Cannon
6.176
100%5.8 s
0.6 charged
9
Dialga (Origin)
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorsteelIron Head
5.973
100%6.6 s
0.9 charged
10
Shadow Reshiram
fireFire Fang
fireOverheatfireFusion Flare
5.845
100%4.7 s
0.0 charged
11
Genesect
bugFury Cutter
bugX-ScissorsteelMagnet Bomb
5.814
100%5.0 s
0.7 charged
12
Genesect (Burn)
bugFury Cutter
fireTechno Blast (Fire)bugX-Scissor
5.814
100%5.0 s
0.7 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Phantump
  1. 1Ursaluna Scratch / Fire Punch, Ice Punch7.10100%
  2. 2Melmetal Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash, Flash Cannon7.08100%
  3. 3Shadow Ursaluna Scratch / Fire Punch, Ice Punch6.07100%
vs Shadow Fomantis
  1. 1Shadow Ho-Oh Incinerate / Brave Bird, Sacred Fire++10.00100%
  2. 2Shadow Heatran Fire Spin / Fire Blast, Flamethrower10.00100%
  3. 3Volcarona Bug Bite / Overheat, Bug Buzz10.00100%
vs Shadow Tangela
  1. 1Heatran Fire Spin / Fire Blast, Magma Storm6.31100%
  2. 2Eternatus Dragon Tail / Sludge Bomb, Dynamax Cannon5.80100%
  3. 3Centiskorch Ember / Heat Wave, Bug Buzz5.58100%

Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.

Slot 2 counters

You 1 shield, Rocket 0. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 2 counters for Grass-type Male Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Eternatus
poisonPoison Jab
poisonSludge BombdragonDynamax Cannon
7.679
100%6.1 s
1.2 charged
2
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashsteelFlash Cannon
7.142
100%6.0 s
1.3 charged
3
Kingambit
steelMetal Sound
steelIron HeadbugX-Scissor
6.431
100%6.3 s
1.3 charged
4
Nihilego
poisonAcid
poisonGunk ShotpoisonSludge Bomb
6.396
100%6.4 s
1.2 charged
5
Snorlax
psychicPsywave
fightingSuperpowersteelHeavy Slam
6.314
88%8.2 s
1.8 charged
6
Shadow Ursaluna
normalScratch
iceIce PunchfireFire Punch
6.218
100%5.5 s
1.1 charged
7
Bewear
fightingLow Kick
fightingSuperpowerdarkPayback
6.205
100%6.3 s
1.3 charged
8
Genesect
bugFury Cutter
steelMagnet BombbugX-Scissor
6.080
100%5.5 s
1.1 charged
9
Genesect (Burn)
bugFury Cutter
fireTechno Blast (Fire)steelMagnet Bomb
6.080
100%5.5 s
1.1 charged
10
Genesect (Chill)
bugFury Cutter
iceTechno Blast (Ice)steelMagnet Bomb
6.080
100%5.5 s
1.1 charged
11
Genesect (Douse)
bugFury Cutter
poisonGunk ShotsteelMagnet Bomb
6.080
100%5.5 s
1.1 charged
12
Genesect (Shock)
bugFury Cutter
steelMagnet BombbugX-Scissor
6.080
100%5.5 s
1.1 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Lileep
  1. 1Melmetal Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash, Superpower10.00100%
  2. 2Cobalion Double Kick / Close Combat, Sacred Sword10.00100%
  3. 3Doublade Fury Cutter / Iron Head, Sacred Sword10.00100%
vs Shadow Sceptile
  1. 1Eternatus Dragon Tail / Sludge Bomb, Dynamax Cannon6.94100%
  2. 2Genesect Fury Cutter / X-Scissor, Techno Blast (Normal)6.30100%
  3. 3Genesect (Burn) Fury Cutter / Techno Blast (Fire), X-Scissor6.30100%
vs Shadow Morelull
  1. 1Ursaluna Scratch / Fire Punch, Ice Punch10.00100%
  2. 2Shadow Ursaluna Scratch / Fire Punch, Ice Punch10.00100%
  3. 3Snorlax Psywave / Hyper Beam, Heavy Slam10.00100%

Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.

Slot 3 counters

You 1 shield, Rocket 0. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 3 counters for Grass-type Male Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Dialga (Origin)
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorsteelIron Head
4.205
92%7.9 s
1.5 charged
2
Eternatus
poisonPoison Jab
poisonSludge BombdragonDynamax Cannon
4.055
100%7.9 s
1.8 charged
3
Dialga
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorsteelIron Head
3.673
88%7.7 s
1.4 charged
4
Shadow Dialga
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorsteelIron Head
3.640
100%7.2 s
1.4 charged
5
Genesect (Burn)
bugFury Cutter
fireTechno Blast (Fire)steelMagnet Bomb
3.601
100%6.9 s
1.5 charged
6
Revavroom
steelMetal Sound
fireOverheatpoisonGunk Shot
3.517
100%7.5 s
1.3 charged
7
Genesect
bugFury Cutter
steelMagnet BombnormalTechno Blast (Normal)
3.449
100%7.8 s
1.5 charged
8
Genesect (Douse)
bugFury Cutter
steelMagnet BombpoisonGunk Shot
3.367
88%8.0 s
1.6 charged
9
Cobalion
fightingDouble Kick
fightingClose CombatsteelIron Head
3.317
51%10.7 s
2.1 charged
10
Kingambit
steelMetal Sound
steelIron HeaddarkFoul Play
3.306
79%7.9 s
1.7 charged
11
Metagross
bugFury Cutter
steelMeteor MashpsychicPsychic
3.294
100%6.9 s
1.5 charged
12
Genesect (Shock)
bugFury Cutter
steelMagnet BombbugX-Scissor
3.231
75%8.2 s
1.5 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Chesnaught
  1. 1Lugia Dragon Tail / Aeroblast++, Fly5.31100%
  2. 2Shadow Lugia Dragon Tail / Aeroblast++, Fly4.36100%
  3. 3Galarian Articuno Psycho Cut / Brave Bird, Fly3.87100%
vs Shadow Trevenant
  1. 1Tyranitar Bite / Brutal Swing, Crunch5.16100%
  2. 2Hydreigon Bite / Dark Pulse, Brutal Swing4.35100%
  3. 3Shadow Tyranitar Bite / Brutal Swing, Crunch4.18100%
vs Shadow Cradily
  1. 1Dialga (Origin) Dragon Breath / Iron Head, Draco Meteor7.92100%
  2. 2Aegislash (Shield) Psycho Cut / Flash Cannon, Gyro Ball7.4293%
  3. 3Genesect Fury Cutter / Magnet Bomb, X-Scissor7.34100%

Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.