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Ground-type Male Grunt Counters

Gruntground

“You'll be defeated into the ground!”

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 (Rhyhorn, Gligar, Trapinch, Gligar, Claydol, Vibrava).

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 45, 15/15/15, no Megas.

Best counters for all of Ground-type Male Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeBy slot
1
Togekiss
flyingPeck
fairyDazzling GleampsychicPsyshock
5.812
96%7.6 s
1.5 charged
Slot 1 7.5Slot 2 5.8Slot 3 4.2
2
Gyarados
dragonDragon Breath
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
5.731
97%6.6 s
1.3 charged
Slot 1 7.9Slot 2 5.7Slot 3 3.6
3
Articuno
icePowder Snow
iceBlizzardiceIcy Wind
5.585
94%6.7 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 6.4Slot 2 6.2Slot 3 4.1
4
Shadow Gyarados
dragonDragon Breath
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
5.567
97%5.7 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 7.3Slot 2 6.0Slot 3 3.4
5
Yveltal
darkSucker Punch
fightingFocus BlastdarkDark Pulse
5.457
96%7.6 s
1.2 charged
Slot 1 6.0Slot 2 6.0Slot 3 4.3
6
Shadow Articuno
icePowder Snow
iceBlizzardiceIcy Wind
5.164
94%6.4 s
1.0 charged
Slot 1 6.2Slot 2 5.5Slot 3 3.9
7
Zygarde (Complete)
dragonDragon Tail
dragonOutragedarkCrunch
5.091
99%8.7 s
1.8 charged
Slot 1 6.0Slot 2 5.4Slot 3 3.9
8
Ursaluna
normalScratch
iceIce PunchnormalSwift
5.088
100%6.9 s
1.3 charged
Slot 1 5.9Slot 2 5.9Slot 3 3.4
9
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
iceIce Fang
fairyMoonblaststeelBehemoth Bash
4.880
100%7.1 s
0.9 charged
Slot 1 5.7Slot 2 6.1Slot 3 2.8
10
Dragonite
dragonDragon Breath
dragonOutragedragonDragon Pulse
4.705
99%7.4 s
1.2 charged
Slot 1 5.6Slot 2 4.7Slot 3 3.8
11
Golisopod
bugFury Cutter
waterAqua JetwaterRazor Shell
4.679
97%6.6 s
1.3 charged
Slot 1 6.2Slot 2 5.3Slot 3 2.6
12
Cetitan
icePowder Snow
iceAvalancheiceIcicle Spear
4.642
100%5.4 s
0.9 charged
Slot 1 4.9Slot 2 5.7Slot 3 3.3
13
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashsteelFlash Cannon
4.604
97%8.0 s
1.8 charged
Slot 1 6.1Slot 2 5.9Slot 3 1.9
14
Annihilape
fightingLow Kick
iceIce PunchfightingClose Combat
4.603
94%7.3 s
1.6 charged
Slot 1 7.0Slot 2 4.4Slot 3 2.4
15
Shaymin (Sky)
grassMagical Leaf
grassSolar BeamgrassGrass Knot
4.568
99%7.4 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 6.0Slot 2 3.7Slot 3 4.0

Slot 1 counters

You 2 shields, Rocket 0. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 1 counters for Ground-type Male Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Gyarados
dragonDragon Breath
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
7.877
100%5.0 s
1.1 charged
2
Shadow Gyarados
dragonDragon Breath
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
7.263
100%5.0 s
1.1 charged
3
Annihilape
fightingLow Kick
iceIce PunchfightingClose Combat
7.049
100%5.5 s
1.2 charged
4
Shadow Annihilape
fightingLow Kick
iceIce PunchfightingClose Combat
6.645
100%5.5 s
1.2 charged
5
Articuno
icePowder Snow
iceBlizzardiceIcy Wind
6.416
100%6.4 s
1.1 charged
6
Golisopod
bugFury Cutter
waterAqua JetwaterRazor Shell
6.201
100%5.2 s
1.1 charged
7
Galarian Zapdos
fightingCounter
fightingClose CombatflyingFly
6.166
100%6.9 s
0.6 charged
8
Shadow Articuno
icePowder Snow
iceBlizzardiceIcy Wind
6.165
100%6.0 s
1.0 charged
9
Shaymin (Sky)
grassMagical Leaf
grassSolar BeamgrassGrass Knot
6.044
100%6.3 s
0.6 charged
10
Yveltal
darkSucker Punch
fightingFocus BlastdarkDark Pulse
6.037
100%6.8 s
1.1 charged
11
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
iceIce Fang
fightingClose CombatsteelBehemoth Bash
5.729
100%6.6 s
0.8 charged
12
Kyurem (White)
iceIce Fang
iceIce BurniceBlizzard
5.687
100%4.7 s
0.1 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Rhyhorn
  1. 1Togekiss Peck / Aura Sphere, Dazzling Gleam9.81100%
  2. 2Lugia Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump, Earth Power9.58100%
  3. 3Shadow Lugia Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump, Earth Power9.52100%
vs Shadow Gligar
  1. 1Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash, Giga Impact7.18100%
  2. 2Gholdengo Hex / Shadow Ball, Power Gem6.72100%
  3. 3Annihilape Low Kick / Ice Punch, Shadow Ball6.60100%
vs Shadow Trapinch
  1. 1Shadow Articuno Frost Breath / Blizzard, Ice Beam10.00100%
  2. 2Shadow Gyarados Waterfall / Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail9.80100%
  3. 3Galarian Zapdos Counter / Brave Bird, Close Combat9.67100%

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 2 shields, Rocket 0. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 2 counters for Ground-type Male Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Articuno
icePowder Snow
iceBlizzardiceIcy Wind
6.208
100%6.0 s
0.9 charged
2
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
iceIce Fang
fairyMoonblaststeelBehemoth Bash
6.131
100%6.6 s
0.8 charged
3
Kingambit
steelMetal Sound
darkFoul PlaysteelIron Head
6.103
100%6.6 s
1.4 charged
4
Tyranitar
dragonDragon Breath
darkBrutal SwingdarkCrunch
6.097
100%6.0 s
1.3 charged
5
Yveltal
darkSucker Punch
darkDark PulseflyingHurricane
6.018
100%7.4 s
1.1 charged
6
Galarian Moltres
flyingWing Attack
flyingBrave BirdflyingFly
5.995
100%7.3 s
1.5 charged
7
Ursaluna
normalScratch
iceIce PunchnormalSwift
5.892
100%6.0 s
1.1 charged
8
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashsteelFlash Cannon
5.853
100%7.6 s
1.8 charged
9
Togekiss
flyingPeck
fairyDazzling GleampsychicPsyshock
5.769
100%7.4 s
1.5 charged
10
Cetitan
icePowder Snow
iceAvalancheiceIcicle Spear
5.705
100%5.0 s
0.8 charged
11
Metagross
ghostShadow Claw
steelMeteor MashsteelFlash Cannon
5.539
100%6.5 s
1.3 charged
12
Shadow Tyranitar
dragonDragon Breath
darkBrutal SwingdarkCrunch
5.479
100%5.5 s
1.1 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Gligar
  1. 1Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash, Giga Impact7.18100%
  2. 2Gholdengo Hex / Shadow Ball, Power Gem6.72100%
  3. 3Annihilape Low Kick / Ice Punch, Shadow Ball6.60100%
vs Shadow Claydol
  1. 1Galarian Moltres Sucker Punch / Payback, Fly8.33100%
  2. 2Yveltal Sucker Punch / Dark Pulse, Hurricane8.21100%
  3. 3Hydreigon Bite / Dark Pulse, Brutal Swing7.60100%
vs Shadow Vibrava
  1. 1Togekiss Charm / Dazzling Gleam, Aura Sphere9.87100%
  2. 2Regice Frost Breath / Blizzard, Focus Blast8.99100%
  3. 3Articuno Frost Breath / Blizzard, Ice Beam8.54100%

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 2 shields, Rocket 0. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 3 counters for Ground-type Male Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Yveltal
darkSucker Punch
darkDark PulseflyingHurricane
4.427
100%8.3 s
1.3 charged
2
Articuno
icePowder Snow
iceIce BeamiceIcy Wind
4.396
100%6.8 s
1.2 charged
3
Zarude
darkBite
grassPower WhipgrassEnergy Ball
4.383
100%6.9 s
1.2 charged
4
Togekiss
flyingPeck
fairyDazzling GleampsychicPsyshock
4.151
88%8.6 s
1.5 charged
5
Rayquaza
dragonDragon Tail
flyingDragon AscentflyingHurricane
4.065
96%6.4 s
1.1 charged
6
Galarian Zapdos
fightingLow Kick
flyingBrave BirdflyingFly
4.061
100%7.2 s
1.2 charged
7
Shaymin (Sky)
grassMagical Leaf
grassSolar BeamgrassGrass Knot
3.993
96%7.9 s
1.5 charged
8
Shadow Articuno
icePowder Snow
iceIce BeamiceIcy Wind
3.976
100%6.8 s
1.2 charged
9
Zygarde (Complete)
dragonDragon Tail
dragonOutragedarkCrunch
3.862
96%10.3 s
2.0 charged
10
Shadow Ursaluna
normalScratch
iceIce PunchgroundHigh Horsepower
3.857
100%6.3 s
1.0 charged
11
Dragonite
dragonDragon Breath
dragonOutragedragonDragon Pulse
3.801
96%7.7 s
1.2 charged
12
Ursaluna
normalScratch
iceIce PunchgroundHigh Horsepower
3.775
96%8.0 s
1.3 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Golurk
  1. 1Yveltal Sucker Punch / Dark Pulse, Hurricane4.10100%
  2. 2Shadow Ursaluna Scratch / Ice Punch, Trailblaze4.07100%
  3. 3Shadow Obstagoon Lick / Night Slash, Hyper Beam3.64100%
vs Shadow Hippowdon
  1. 1Garchomp Dragon Tail / Earthquake, Outrage3.4779%
  2. 2Shadow Palkia Dragon Breath / Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail3.40100%
  3. 3Urshifu (Rapid Strike) Waterfall / Aqua Jet, Close Combat3.34100%
vs Shadow Flygon
  1. 1Enamorus (Incarnate) Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam, Fly7.53100%
  2. 2Gyarados Dragon Breath / Outrage, Twister7.16100%
  3. 3Shadow Lugia Dragon Tail / Aeroblast++, Fly6.79100%

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.