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[[File:FireRed LeafGreen Team Rocket grunts.png|thumb|250px|{{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s]]
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A '''Grunt''' (Japanese: '''したっぱ''' ''Underling'') is an underling of a [[villainous team]] who wears uniforms and helps to carry out nefarious deeds. Each Grunt can only be identified by the team they serve, and are not known to have names besides "Grunt" (which some {{tc|Team Skull Grunt}}s refer to directly as literally being their names), even after the introduction of names for all {{pkmn|Trainer}}s in [[Generation II]], with [[Carmen]] of [[Team Star]] being the only exception. 

Grunts of each villainous team include:
* '''{{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team Rocket]]. They act as fodder, enforcers, soldiers, workmen, crooks, and backup for leaders in the criminal organization.
** '''{{tc|Team Rainbow Rocket Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team Rainbow Rocket]]. They have a Rainbow R on their uniform, and tend to attack in large numbers.
** '''{{tc|Team GO Rocket Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team GO Rocket]]. They invade [[PokéStop]]s and use {{DL|Air transportation in the Pokémon world|hot air balloons}} and [[Shadow Pokémon]] to defend their claims. 
* '''{{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team Magma]]. They oppose Team Aqua, and will help or oppose the player depending on the game.
* '''{{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team Aqua]]. They oppose Team Magma, and will help or oppose the player depending on the game.
* '''{{tc|Team Galactic Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team Galactic]]. They act as footsoldiers and guards, and often clumsily drop keys after being defeated.
* '''{{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team Plasma]]. They fight for Pokémon liberation, only using Pokémon to that end.
* '''{{tc|Team Flare Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team Flare]]. They tend to be well-groomed and take pride in their appearance, and seek to bring beauty to the world.
* '''{{tc|Team Skull Grunt}}s''', who work for [[Team Skull]]. They are ruffians who steal Pokémon, ransack [[Island challenge|trial]] zones, and enjoy poisoning the lives of honest people.
* '''{{tc|Team Yell Grunt}}s''' work for [[Team Yell]]. They are {{tc|Gym Trainer}}s of the [[Spikemuth Gym]], and overzealous fans of [[Marnie]], wanting her to become {{pkmn|Champion}} of [[Galar]].
* '''{{tc|Team Star Grunt}}s''' work for [[Team Star]]. They are delinquent students of [[Naranja Academy]]{{sup/9|S}}/[[Uva Academy]]{{sup/9|V}}.

==Similar groups==
Some low level workers of other organizations also share similarities to Grunts.

In the [[core series]], these workers include:
* '''{{tc|Aether Foundation Employee}}s''', who are employees of the [[Aether Foundation]] and follow the [[Lusamine|Aether President]]'s orders.
* '''{{tc|Macro Cosmos's|Macro Cosmos's employees}}''', who follow the [[Rose|company president]]'s orders.

In the [[side series]], these workers include:
* '''{{tc|Team Snagem|Team Snagem members}}''', who use [[Snag Machine]]s to steal Pokémon from Trainers.
* '''Peons''', which appear in {{g|Colosseum}} and {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}} as footsoldiers of [[Cipher]].
** '''{{tc|Cipher Peon}}s''' block important areas and drop from the ceiling to ambush intruders.
** '''{{tc|Miror B.Peon}}s''' often accompany [[Miror B.]], and later work under him as part of Team Miror.

Additionally, villainous teams in the {{g|Ranger series}} each have their own grunts who work for them. These teams include:
* The '''[[Go-Rock Squad]]''', of which most members are simply low-level grunts that have been given [[Power Styler]]s to use against [[Pokémon Ranger]]s.
* '''[[Team Dim Sun]]''', of which low-ranking members are grunts who use [[Miniremo units]] to control Pokémon that are typically weaker than those controlled by their superiors. 
* The '''[[Pokémon Pinchers]]''', whose members use [[Control Gauntlet]]s to capture and control Pokémon.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery perrow="4" heights=150 widths=150>
HeartGold SoulSilver Team Rocket Grunt.png|{{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s
Rainbow Rocket Grunts Concept.png|{{tc|Team Rainbow Rocket Grunt}}s
GO Team GO Rocket Grunt M.png|Male {{tc|Team GO Rocket Grunt}}
GO Team GO Rocket Grunt F.png|Female {{tc|Team GO Rocket Grunt}}
Ruby Sapphire Team Magma Grunts.png|{{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s{{sup/3|RSE}}
Ruby Sapphire Team Aqua Grunts.png|{{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}s{{sup/3|RSE}}
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Team Magma Grunts.png|{{tc|Team Magma Grunt}}s{{sup/6|ORAS}}
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Team Aqua Grunts.png|{{tc|Team Aqua Grunt}}s{{sup/6|ORAS}}
Diamond Pearl Team Galactic Grunts.png|{{tc|Team Galactic Grunt}}s
Black White Team Plasma Grunts.png|{{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s{{sup/5|BW}}
Black 2 White 2 Team Plasma Grunts.png|{{tc|Team Plasma Grunt}}s{{sup/5|B2W2}}
XY Team Flare Grunts.png|{{tc|Team Flare Grunt}}s
Sun Moon Team Skull Grunt.png|{{tc|Team Skull Grunt}}s
Sword Shield Team Yell Grunt.png|{{tc|Team Yell Grunt}}s
Scarlet Violet Team Star Grunt.png|{{tc|Team Star Grunt}}s
</gallery></center>

===Similar groups===
====Core series====
<gallery class="center" heights=150 widths=150>
Sun Moon Aether Foundation Employees.png|{{tc|Aether Foundation Employee}}s
Macro Cosmos Employee M artwork.png|{{tc|Macro Cosmos's}} employees
</gallery>

====Side series====
<gallery class="center" heights=150 widths=150>
Colo Snagem 1.png|{{tc|Team Snagem}} member
Cipher Peon.png|{{tc|Cipher Peon}}
Trudly XD.png|{{tc|Miror B.Peon}} [[Trudly]]
Folly XD.png|{{tc|Miror B.Peon}} [[Folly]]
</gallery>

====Pokémon Ranger series====
<gallery class="center" heights=150 widths=150>
Go Rock Squad grunts.png|[[Go-Rock Squad]] grunts
Dim Sun Grunts.png|[[Team Dim Sun]] grunts
Pokémon Pinchers.png|[[Pokémon Pinchers]]
</gallery>

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