misc invasion

Mixed Grunt (Male)

Lineup is weak to Electric, Flying, Rock, Fire.

Lineup

first
Catchable ✓
Bulbasaur sprite

Bulbasaur

Charmander sprite

Charmander

Squirtle sprite

Squirtle

second
Charmeleon sprite

Charmeleon

Wartortle sprite

Wartortle

third
Venusaur sprite

Venusaur

Charizard sprite

Charizard

Blastoise sprite

Blastoise

Counters

Shadow Thundurus Therian

Attack 354 · 1.60× effective

Shadow Thundurus

Attack 319.2 · 1.60× effective

Shadow Zapdos

Attack 303.6 · 1.60× effective

Thundurus Therian

Attack 295 · 1.60× effective

Thundurus

Attack 266 · 1.60× effective

Zapdos

Attack 253 · 1.60× effective

Kilowattrel

Attack 221 · 1.60× effective

Rotom Fan

Attack 204 · 1.60× effective

Rotom Frost

Attack 204 · 1.60× effective

Rotom Heat

Attack 204 · 1.60× effective

Raichu Alola

Attack 201 · 1.60× effective

Oricorio Pompom

Attack 196 · 1.60× 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.