elemental invasion

Psychic Grunt (Male)

Lineup is weak to Ghost, Bug, Dark, Fairy.

Lineup

first
Catchable ✓
Drowzee sprite

Drowzee

Wobbuffet sprite

Wobbuffet

second
Duosion sprite

Duosion

Drowzee sprite

Drowzee

Wobbuffet sprite

Wobbuffet

third
Reuniclus sprite

Reuniclus

Counters

Shedinja

Attack 153 · 2.56× effective

Flutter Mane

Attack 280 · 1.60× effective

Mimikyu

Attack 177 · 1.60× effective

Mimikyu Busted

Attack 177 · 1.60× effective

Mega Pinsir

Attack 305 · 2.56× effective

Mega Beedrill

Attack 303 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Scizor

Attack 283.2 · 2.56× effective

Mega Scizor

Attack 279 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Escavalier

Attack 267.6 · 2.56× effective

Shadow Scyther

Attack 261.6 · 2.56× effective

Genesect

Attack 252 · 2.56× effective

Genesect Burn

Attack 252 · 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.