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Poison-type Female Grunt Counters

Gruntpoison

“Coiled and ready to strike!”

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 (Oddish, Zubat, Qwilfish, Galarian Weezing, Nidorino, Nidorina).

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 Poison-type Female Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeBy slot
1
Excadrill
groundMud Shot
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
5.333
86%5.8 s
1.2 charged
Slot 1 6.2Slot 2 6.8Slot 3 3.0
2
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashelectricThunderbolt
5.122
86%6.9 s
1.7 charged
Slot 1 7.4Slot 2 6.8Slot 3 1.1
3
Jirachi
psychicConfusion
steelDoom DesirepsychicPsychic
5.002
86%6.2 s
1.0 charged
Slot 1 6.3Slot 2 6.4Slot 3 2.2
4
Shadow Excadrill
groundMud Shot
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
4.830
84%5.7 s
1.2 charged
Slot 1 5.7Slot 2 6.2Slot 3 2.5
5
Shadow Ursaluna
normalScratch
groundHigh HorsepowernormalSwift
4.747
97%6.0 s
1.2 charged
Slot 1 5.8Slot 2 6.3Slot 3 2.2
6
Kingambit
steelMetal Sound
darkDark PulsedarkFoul Play
4.703
88%7.6 s
1.7 charged
Slot 1 6.8Slot 2 6.3Slot 3 1.0
7
Rhyperior
groundMud-Slap
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
4.698
76%6.8 s
1.3 charged
Slot 1 5.6Slot 2 6.3Slot 3 2.1
8
Dialga
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorsteelIron Head
4.637
90%6.9 s
1.2 charged
Slot 1 5.9Slot 2 5.6Slot 3 2.5
9
Aegislash (Shield)
psychicPsycho Cut
steelFlash CannonsteelGyro Ball
4.625
84%7.0 s
1.4 charged
Slot 1 4.7Slot 2 7.0Slot 3 2.1
10
Gholdengo
ghostHex
ghostShadow BallrockPower Gem
4.602
79%7.3 s
1.5 charged
Slot 1 6.0Slot 2 6.4Slot 3 1.4
11
Zygarde (Complete)
dragonDragon Tail
groundEarthquakedragonOutrage
4.574
100%9.0 s
1.8 charged
Slot 1 6.0Slot 2 6.1Slot 3 1.6
12
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
steelMetal Claw
steelBehemoth BashnormalGiga Impact
4.556
90%8.7 s
1.7 charged
Slot 1 5.4Slot 2 7.0Slot 3 1.3
13
Nihilego
poisonAcid
rockPower GemrockRock Slide
4.483
81%7.3 s
1.6 charged
Slot 1 5.9Slot 2 6.6Slot 3 1.0
14
Aggron
steelMetal Sound
rockMeteor BeamsteelHeavy Slam
4.413
77%7.8 s
1.6 charged
Slot 1 5.6Slot 2 6.5Slot 3 1.1
15
Eternatus
dragonDragon Tail
dragonDynamax CannondragonDragon Pulse
4.236
93%7.9 s
1.6 charged
Slot 1 6.0Slot 2 4.3Slot 3 2.4

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 Poison-type Female Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashelectricThunderbolt
7.436
100%5.5 s
1.2 charged
2
Kingambit
steelMetal Sound
darkDark PulsedarkFoul Play
6.795
100%5.9 s
1.2 charged
3
Shadow Heatran
fireFire Spin
fireFire BlastrockStone Edge
6.614
79%5.9 s
0.3 charged
4
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
iceIce Fang
normalGiga ImpactsteelBehemoth Bash
6.332
100%7.0 s
0.7 charged
5
Jirachi
psychicConfusion
psychicPsychicsteelDoom Desire
6.324
100%5.5 s
0.5 charged
6
Excadrill
groundMud Shot
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
6.211
100%5.5 s
1.2 charged
7
Shadow Steelix
dragonDragon Tail
groundEarthquakepsychicPsychic Fangs
6.053
79%6.9 s
1.3 charged
8
Eternatus
dragonDragon Tail
dragonDynamax CannondragonDragon Pulse
5.995
100%6.3 s
1.2 charged
9
Giratina (Altered)
dragonDragon Breath
ghostShadow ForcedragonDragon Claw
5.986
100%7.3 s
1.5 charged
10
Gholdengo
ghostHex
ghostShadow BallrockPower Gem
5.984
100%6.5 s
1.5 charged
11
Zygarde (Complete)
dragonDragon Tail
groundEarthquakedragonOutrage
5.982
100%8.3 s
1.7 charged
12
Guzzlord
dragonDragon Tail
dragonDragon ClawdarkBrutal Swing
5.920
100%6.1 s
1.3 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Oddish
  1. 1Shadow Heatran Fire Spin / Fire Blast, Flamethrower8.40100%
  2. 2Melmetal Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash, Flash Cannon7.83100%
  3. 3Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash, Giga Impact6.47100%
vs Shadow Zubat
  1. 1Shadow Omastar Rock Throw / Rock Slide, Ancient Power10.00100%
  2. 2Shadow Tyranitar Smack Down / Stone Edge, Brutal Swing10.00100%
  3. 3Shadow Rhyperior Smack Down / Rock Wrecker, Stone Edge10.00100%
vs Shadow Qwilfish
  1. 1Necrozma (Dusk Mane) Psycho Cut / Future Sight, Dark Pulse5.51100%
  2. 2Aegislash (Shield) Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball, Flash Cannon5.47100%
  3. 3Giratina (Altered) Dragon Breath / Shadow Force, Dragon Claw5.18100%

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 Poison-type Female Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Aegislash (Shield)
psychicPsycho Cut
steelFlash CannonsteelGyro Ball
7.018
100%6.5 s
1.4 charged
2
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
steelMetal Claw
steelBehemoth BashnormalGiga Impact
6.993
100%7.6 s
1.7 charged
3
Excadrill
groundMud Shot
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
6.802
100%5.5 s
1.2 charged
4
Kingambit
steelMetal Sound
steelIron HeaddarkFoul Play
6.727
100%6.2 s
1.3 charged
5
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashsteelFlash Cannon
6.681
100%7.1 s
1.5 charged
6
Nihilego
poisonAcid
rockPower GemrockRock Slide
6.609
100%6.9 s
1.5 charged
7
Aggron
steelMetal Sound
rockMeteor BeamsteelHeavy Slam
6.549
100%7.6 s
1.7 charged
8
Jirachi
psychicConfusion
steelDoom DesirepsychicPsychic
6.438
100%6.5 s
1.4 charged
9
Gholdengo
ghostHex
ghostShadow BallrockPower Gem
6.404
100%7.7 s
1.5 charged
10
Rhyperior
groundMud-Slap
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
6.328
100%6.5 s
1.4 charged
11
Shadow Ursaluna
normalScratch
groundHigh HorsepowernormalSwift
6.269
100%5.9 s
1.2 charged
12
Shadow Excadrill
groundMud Shot
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
6.246
100%5.5 s
1.2 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Galarian Weezing
  1. 1Aegislash (Shield) Psycho Cut / Flash Cannon, Gyro Ball7.37100%
  2. 2Heatran Fire Spin / Iron Head, Earth Power5.58100%
  3. 3Jirachi Confusion / Doom Desire, Psychic5.51100%
vs Shadow Nidorino
  1. 1Melmetal Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash, Flash Cannon10.00100%
  2. 2Excadrill Mud Shot / Earthquake, Drill Run9.64100%
  3. 3Gholdengo Hex / Shadow Ball, Power Gem9.53100%
vs Shadow Nidorina
  1. 1Shadow Ursaluna Scratch / High Horsepower, Swift8.94100%
  2. 2Greninja Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon, Hydro Pump6.34100%
  3. 3Shadow Pangoro Bullet Punch / Night Slash, Iron Head6.04100%

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

Slot 3 counters for Poison-type Female Grunt
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Meloetta (Aria)
normalQuick Attack
psychicPsyshocknormalHyper Beam
3.118
92%5.5 s
1.1 charged
2
Excadrill
groundMud Shot
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
2.987
58%6.3 s
1.1 charged
3
Shadow Excadrill
groundMud Shot
groundEarthquakegroundDrill Run
2.537
53%6.2 s
1.1 charged
4
Galarian Moltres
flyingWing Attack
flyingBrave BirdflyingFly
2.525
83%6.7 s
1.3 charged
5
Dialga
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorsteelIron Head
2.478
71%6.7 s
1.0 charged
6
Eternatus
dragonDragon Tail
dragonDynamax CannondragonDragon Pulse
2.408
92%6.9 s
1.4 charged
7
Rhyperior
groundMud-Slap
groundDrill RunrockRock Wrecker
2.348
78%6.8 s
1.3 charged
8
Jirachi
psychicConfusion
psychicPsychicsteelDoom Desire
2.243
57%6.6 s
1.0 charged
9
Shadow Ursaluna
normalScratch
groundHigh HorsepowerflyingAerial Ace
2.215
83%6.8 s
1.2 charged
10
Toucannon
flyingPeck
flyingBeak BlastflyingDrill Peck
2.181
75%6.1 s
1.3 charged
11
Lunala
ghostShadow Claw
psychicFuture SightpsychicPsychic
2.154
76%7.4 s
1.3 charged
12
Aegislash (Shield)
psychicPsycho Cut
steelFlash CannonsteelGyro Ball
2.131
53%7.3 s
1.3 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Weezing
  1. 1Rhyperior Mud-Slap / Earthquake, Drill Run3.5194%
  2. 2Jirachi Confusion / Psychic, Doom Desire3.4775%
  3. 3Dialga Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor, Iron Head3.4288%
vs Shadow Toxicroak
  1. 1Lunala Confusion / Future Sight, Psychic4.36100%
  2. 2Jirachi Confusion / Psychic, Doom Desire2.9580%
  3. 3Excadrill Mud Shot / Earthquake, Drill Run2.9145%
vs Shadow Amoonguss
  1. 1Shadow Ursaluna Scratch / Fire Punch, Ice Punch5.72100%
  2. 2Galarian Moltres Wing Attack / Brave Bird, Fly4.34100%
  3. 3Toucannon Peck / Beak Blast, Drill Peck4.00100%

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.