Lab Director Hazel

Hazel's Lab

elemental invasion

Metal Grunt (Male)

Lineup is weak to Ground, Fighting, Fire, Water.

Lineup

first
Catchable ✓
Sandshrew sprite

Sandshrew (Alola)

Ice type iconIceSteel type iconSteel
Beldum sprite

Beldum

Steel type iconSteelPsychic type iconPsychic
Aron sprite

Aron

Steel type iconSteelRock type iconRock
second
Skarmory sprite

Skarmory

Steel type iconSteelFlying type iconFlying
Metang sprite

Metang

Steel type iconSteelPsychic type iconPsychic
Lairon sprite

Lairon

Steel type iconSteelRock type iconRock
third
Sandslash sprite

Sandslash (Alola)

Ice type iconIceSteel type iconSteel
Probopass sprite

Probopass

Rock type iconRockSteel type iconSteel
Aggron sprite

Aggron

Steel type iconSteelRock type iconRock

Counters

Primal Groudon
Ground type iconGroundFire type iconFire

Attack 353 · 2.56× effective

Mega Blaziken
Fire type iconFireFighting type iconFighting

Attack 329 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Blaziken
Fire type iconFireFighting type iconFighting

Attack 288 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Emboar
Fire type iconFireFighting type iconFighting

Attack 282 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Infernape
Fire type iconFireFighting type iconFighting

Attack 266.4 · 2.56× effective

Mega Camerupt
Fire type iconFireGround type iconGround

Attack 253 · 2.56× effective

Volcanion
Fire type iconFireWater type iconWater

Attack 252 · 2.56× effective

Sandy Shocks
Electric type iconElectricGround type iconGround

Attack 244 · 2.56× effective

Blaziken
Fire type iconFireFighting type iconFighting

Attack 240 · 2.56× effective

Emboar
Fire type iconFireFighting type iconFighting

Attack 235 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Camerupt
Fire type iconFireGround type iconGround

Attack 232.8 · 2.56× effective

Infernape
Fire type iconFireFighting type iconFighting

Attack 222 · 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.