Lab Director Hazel

Hazel's Lab

elemental invasion

Dark Grunt (Female)

Lineup is weak to Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Grass.

Lineup

first
Catchable ✓
Rattata sprite

Rattata (Alola)

Dark type iconDarkNormal type iconNormal
Poochyena sprite

Poochyena

Dark type iconDark
Carvanha sprite

Carvanha

Water type iconWaterDark type iconDark
second
Raticate sprite

Raticate (Alola)

Dark type iconDarkNormal type iconNormal
Mightyena sprite

Mightyena

Dark type iconDark
third
Liepard sprite

Liepard

Dark type iconDark
Hydreigon sprite

Hydreigon

Dark type iconDarkDragon type iconDragon

Counters

Mega Mewtwo X
Psychic type iconPsychicFighting type iconFighting

Attack 399 · 2.56× effective

Mega Diancie
Rock type iconRockFairy type iconFairy

Attack 342 · 2.56× effective

Mega Heracross
Bug type iconBugFighting type iconFighting

Attack 334 · 2.56× effective

Zacian Crowned Sword
Fairy type iconFairySteel type iconSteel

Attack 332 · 2.56× effective

Mega Blaziken
Fire type iconFireFighting type iconFighting

Attack 329 · 2.56× effective

Mega Gallade
Psychic type iconPsychicFighting type iconFighting

Attack 326 · 2.56× effective

Mega Gardevoir
Psychic type iconPsychicFairy type iconFairy

Attack 326 · 2.56× effective

Pheromosa
Bug type iconBugFighting type iconFighting

Attack 316 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Sneasler
Fighting type iconFightingPoison type iconPoison

Attack 310.8 · 2.56× effective

Mega Lucario
Fighting type iconFightingSteel type iconSteel

Attack 310 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Zapdos Galarian
Fighting type iconFightingFlying type iconFlying

Attack 302.4 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Sirfetch'd
Fighting type iconFighting

Attack 297.6 · 2.56× effective

How invasions work
Beat the grunt's three slots, then catch the reward. Counter the lineup's types. Shadow Pokémon hit hard but fold to super-effective damage.

Shadow Pokémon

Rocket Pokémon are caught as Shadow: boosted attack, weaker defense, and the charged move Frustration until purified.

Purification

Purifying drops Frustration, lowers power-up cost, and bumps IVs, but removes the Shadow attack bonus, so keep raiders shadow.

Catchable slot

Only the marked reward position awards an encounter after the battle; the other slots are battle-only.

Leaders & Giovanni

Cliff, Arlo, and Sierra need a Rocket Radar; Giovanni needs a Super Rocket Radar from the monthly Special Research.