Team Rocket HQ

This article is about the one of Team Rocket's headquarters in the core series games. For Team Rocket headquaters in the anime, see Team Rocket HQ (anime).

If you were looking for the the Celadon City base, see Rocket Hideout.

Team Rocket HQ ロケットだんアジト Team Rocket Hideout "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	"Just a Souvenir Shop" in Mahogany Town
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Team Rocket HQ in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Team Rocket HQ (Japanese: ロケットだんアジト Team Rocket Hideout), referred to as Team Rocket's Hideout in Generation II, is the headquarters and a hideout for Team Rocket in the Johto region, located beneath "Just a Souvenir Shop" in Mahogany Town.

In the games

For a period of time in the Generation II and IV games, Team Rocket used these headquarters as a power source to send out high-frequency sound waves, which disturbed the Pokémon in Mahogany Town, Lake of Rage, and other surrounding locations, affecting their evolution patterns. It is also the source of the problems occurring at the lake, involving the appearance of a red Gyarados.

After the player encounters the red Gyarados, Lance requests the player's help to stop Team Rocket's plans. After Ariana is defeated, she explains that they were trying to evolve the Magikarp living in the Lake of Rage because Gyarados are far more profitable and rare than their pre-evolutionary form. Team Rocket abandon the headquarters and search for their next course of action.

When Lance and the player invade the HQ, the player must defeat the male and female Team Rocket Grunts on the third floor to acquire the two passwords to the main office. In Generation II, after defeating the Rocket Executive here, the Murkrow next to his desk tells the player that the password to the generator room is "Hail Giovanni". In Generation IV, Petrel tells the player the password but also tells he/she the door to the generator only opens when he speaks the password. After defeating him, the Murkrow reveals its ability to mimic voices, and will lead the player to the generator door and opening it by speaking the password in Petrel's voice. In Generation II, the player battles a female Rocket Executive at this point, while in Generation IV, the player and Lance battle Ariana and a male Team Rocket Grunt. Once the Electrode powering the generator are defeated, Lance gives the player the HM containing Whirlpool as thanks for the assistance.

Though Lance instructs the player to knock out the Electrode powering the generator, the player is able to catch them if they choose to do so, and the result will be the same as if they had knocked them out.

Geography

The transmitter room

According to the Team Rocket Grunts found inside the HQ, it was once used as a ninja base, and was presumably renovated by Team Rocket sometime in the past.

The upper floor of the base contains Persian statues with security cameras in their eyes; walking past one triggers two Team Rocket Grunts that battle the player until they deactivate the cameras using a switch in the center of the area. The far left hallway bypasses most of the Persian cameras, but the floor is booby-trapped with Koffing, Voltorb, and Geodude, which battle the player and have a tendency to Selfdestruct.

The second floor contains the generator room where six Electrode power the radio transmitter. The room is locked and requires a password to open.

The third floor contains workstations, and a passage back onto the second floor leads to the rear of the HQ, where the main office is located. The office is also locked and requires two passwords to open.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	X Accuracy	B1F; in the room with the computer	G  S
	Guard Spec.	B1F; in the room with the computer	C  HG  SS
	Hyper Potion	B1F; in the east	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Nugget	B1F; in the southwest corner	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Revive	B1F; within the traps (hidden)	G  S  C
	Revive	B1F; near the two blue containers in the east (hidden)	HG  SS
	Full Heal	B2F; in the south, east of the stairs leading up, in the middle of three boxes (hidden)	HG  SS
	Full Heal	B2F; in the east, in a machine next to a computer (hidden)	G  S  C
	X Sp. Def	B2F; in the east, in a machine next to a computer (hidden)	HG  SS
	TM46 (Thief)	B2F; in the isolated room near southwest	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Full Heal	B3F; eastern corridor	C  HG  SS
	Full Heal	B3F; in the southwest corner	G  S
	Ice Heal	B3F; in the northwest corner of the corridor around the room	G  S  C
	TM49 (Snatch)	B3F; in the northwest corner of the corridor around the room	HG  SS
	Dire Hit	B3F; in the southwest corner	G  S
X Special	X Special	B3F; in the southwest corner	C  HG  SS
	Protein	B3F; in the southwest corner	C  HG  SS
	Protein	B3F; eastern corridor	G  S
	Ultra Ball	B3F; dead end of the corridor in the west, in front of Petrel's room	C  HG  SS
	HM06 (Whirlpool)	Given to the player by Lance after defeating the Electrode	G  S  C
	HM05 (Whirlpool)	Given to the player by Lance after defeating the Electrode	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

All the Pokémon found on the trap floor know the move Selfdestruct and cannot be fled from in this generation.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Geodude	G		S		C		Trap floor	21	Seven
Voltorb	G		S		C		Trap floor	23	Eight
Electrode	G		S		C		Transmitter room	23	Three
Koffing	G		S		C		Trap floor	21	Seven
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Wild Pokémon appear on the trap floor in the following arrangement. It is necessary to encounter at least four of them in order to traverse the trap floor.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Geodude	HG			SS			Trap floor	21	Five
Voltorb	HG			SS			Trap floor	23	Six
Electrode	HG			SS			Transmitter room	23	Three
Koffing	HG			SS			Trap floor	21	Five
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Wild Pokémon appear on the trap floor in the following arrangement. It is possible to traverse the trap floor without encountering any Pokémon.

Trainers

Generation II

B1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $640	Rattata♂ Lv.16 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.16 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.16 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.16 No item
Scientist Jed フジオ Fujio Reward: $2000	Magnemite♂ Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite♂ Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite♂ Lv.20 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Guards

These two Team Rocket Grunts will appear when the player crosses a statue for the first time, until he or she^C presses the secret switch. They must be battled at least once.

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $760	Drowzee♂ Lv.17 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.19 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Zubat♂ Lv.16 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.17 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.18 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

B2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Venonat♂ Lv.18 No item
	Venonat♂ Lv.18 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Golbat♂ Lv.18 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $680	Rattata♂ Lv.17 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.17 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.17 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Rocket Executive Team Rocket HQ Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1800

Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.23 Leer Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Wrap Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Gloom♀ Lv.23 Sweet Scent Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Acid Poison   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --       Types: Dark Flying Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.25 Peck Flying   --       Haze Ice   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Struggle Normal   --

B3F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Ekans♀ Lv.18 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.18 No item
Rocket Grunt Reward: $760	Raticate♂ Lv.19 No item
Scientist Ross ヤスフミ Yasufumi Reward: $2200	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
Scientist Mitch ノブヒロ Nobuhiro Reward: $2400	Ditto Lv.24 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Rocket Executive Team Rocket HQ Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1584

Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.22 Leech Life Bug   --       Bite Dark   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.22 Smog Poison   --       Tackle Normal   --       Sludge Poison   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.24 Hyper Fang Normal   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Tail Whip Normal   --

Generation IV

B1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $640	Rattata♂ Lv.16 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.16 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.16 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.16 No item
Scientist Gregg フジオ Fujio Reward: $640	Magnemite Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite Lv.20 No item
	Magnemite Lv.20 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Guards

These two Team Rocket Grunts will appear in succession every time the player is in front of a statue until he/she presses the secret switch. They must be battled at least once.

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $760	Drowzee♂ Lv.17 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.19 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Zubat♂ Lv.16 No item
	Grimer♂ Lv.17 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.18 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

B2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Venonat♂ Lv.18 No item
	Venonat♂ Lv.18 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Golbat♂ Lv.18 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $680	Rattata♂ Lv.17 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.17 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.17 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Lance battles alongside player against Ariana and a Team Rocket Grunt.

PKMN Trainer Lance Team Rocket HQ HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: N/A
Types: Dragon Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Dragonite♂ Lv.40 Fly Flying Physical   --       Twister Dragon Special   --       Thunder Electric Special   --       Hyper Beam Normal Special   --

Executive and Team Rocket Ariana Grunt Team Rocket HQ HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $2960

Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Intimidate Held item: None Arbok♀ Lv.25 Glare Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Wrap Normal Physical   --       Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Types: Grass Poison Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Gloom♀ Lv.25 Sweet Scent Normal Status   --       Mega Drain Grass Special   --       Acid Poison Special   --       Sleep Powder Grass Status   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Murkrow♀ Lv.27 Night Shade Ghost Special   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Drowzee♂ Lv.18 Disable Normal Status   --       Confusion Psychic Special   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Poison Gas Poison Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Stench Held item: None Grimer♂ Lv.20 Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Sludge Poison Special   --

B3F

Trainer	Pokémon
Scientist Ross ヤスフミ Yasufumi Reward: $704	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Ekans♀ Lv.18 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.18 No item
Scientist Mitch ノブヒロ Nobuhiro Reward: $768	Ditto Lv.24 No item
Team Rocket Grunt Reward: $760	Raticate♂ Lv.19 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Executive Petrel Team Rocket HQ HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $880

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.22 Astonish Ghost Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Wing Attack Flying Physical   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Type: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.22 Smog Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Selfdestruct Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Guts Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.24 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Layout

Version	1F before infiltration	1F after infiltration	B1F	B2F	B3F
Gold
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold
SoulSilver

In the side series

In Pokémon Stadium 2

While the Rocket Hideout itself does not appear in Pokémon Stadium 2, the player's progress through the Johto Gym Leader Castle is interrupted by a group of four Team Rocket members after they defeat Jasmine. Similar to the core series games, the player is forced to defeat the villainous team before they're allowed to challenge the Mahogany Gym.

Trainers

Round 1

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $N/A	Geodude♂ Lv.50-100 PSNCureBerry
	Koffing♀ Lv.50-100 Burnt Berry
	Pineco♂ Lv.50-100 Ice Berry
	Graveler♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Weezing♀ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Electrode Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $N/A	Murkrow♂ Lv.50-100 BlackGlasses
	Drowzee♂ Lv.50-100 Ice Berry
	Spinarak♀ Lv.50-100 PSNCureBerry
	Dunsparce♀ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
	Zubat♀ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Houndour♂ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry

File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveF.png Rocket Executive Johto Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Dark Ice Held item: None Sneasep♀ Lv.50-100 Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Slash Normal   --       Nightmare Ghost   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Mukep♂ Lv.50-100 Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Fire Blast Fire   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Lickep♀ Lv.50-100 Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Blizzard Ice   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: PRZCureBerry Vilepep♀ Lv.50-100 Giga Drain Grass   --       Frustration Normal   --       Acid Poison   --       Cut Normal   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: None Raticep♂ Lv.50-100 Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Super Fang Normal   --       Dig Ground   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbep♂ Lv.50-100 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Frustration Normal   --       Thief Dark   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --

File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveM.png Rocket Executive Johto Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Dark Fire Held item: Scope Lens Doomap♂ Lv.50-100 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Crunch Dark   --       Flamethrower Fire   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: Burnt Berry Golbap♂ Lv.50-100 Giga Drain Grass   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Bite Dark   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: PSNCureBerry Persiab♂ Lv.50-100 Slash Normal   --       Thunder Electric   --       Faint Attack Dark   --       Iron Tail Steel   --       Type: Ghost Unknown Held item: Mint Berry Misdreavap♀ Lv.50-100 Curse ???   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Psychic Psychic   --       Pain Split Normal   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: PRZCureBerry Victreap♂ Lv.50-100 Sunny Day Fire   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Wobbuffap♀ Lv.50-100 Counter Fighting   --       Mirror Coat Psychic   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Destiny Bond Ghost   --

Round 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $N/A	Weezing♂ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
	Electrode Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Cloyster♂ Lv.50-100 NeverMeltIce
	Sudowoodo♀ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Forretress♀ Lv.50-100 SilverPowder
	Golem♀ Lv.50-100 Focus Band
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $N/A	Houndour♂ Lv.50-100 Charcoal
	Shuckle♂ Lv.50-100 PSNCureBerry
	Azumarill♀ Lv.50-100 Mystic Water
	Shellder♀ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Onix♂ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
	Dewgong♂ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry

File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveF.png Rocket Executive Johto Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Grass Poison Held item: MiracleBerry Vileplep♀ Lv.50-100 Petal Dance Grass   --       Frustration Normal   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Type: Poison Unknown Held item: None Bokep♂ Lv.50-100 Frustration Normal   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Thief Dark   --       Types: Fire Rock Held item: Mint Berry Cargep♀ Lv.50-100 Flamethrower Fire   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Frustration Normal   --       Types: Rock Water Held item: Berserk Gene Topsep♂ Lv.50-100 AncientPower Rock   --       Frustration Normal   --       Surf Water   --       Thief Dark   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: PRZCureBerry Victreep♂ Lv.50-100 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Frustration Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Razor Leaf Grass   --       Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Golep♀ Lv.50-100 Wing Attack Flying   --       Thief Dark   --       Frustration Normal   --       Haze Ice   --

File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveM.png Rocket Executive Johto Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Dark Fire Held item: MiracleBerry Dooap♀ Lv.50-100 Fire Blast Fire   --       Sunny Day Fire   --       Crunch Dark   --       SolarBeam Grass   --       Type: Water Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Tillerap♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Swagger Normal   --       Psybeam Psychic   --       Screech Normal   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: Focus Band Buffap♀ Lv.50-100 Counter Fighting   --       Safeguard Normal   --       Mirror Coat Psychic   --       Destiny Bond Ghost   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Held item: PRZCureBerry Hypnap♂ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       ThunderPunch Electric   --       Swagger Normal   --       Types: Bug Grass Held item: BrightPowder Sectap♂ Lv.50-100 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Swagger Normal   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Types: Rock Dark Held item: Quick Claw Tyranap♂ Lv.50-100 Rock Slide Rock   --       Swagger Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Screech Normal   --

In the anime

The Team Rocket research facility in the anime

In the main series

In Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution and Rage Of Innocence, a research facility at Lake Rage appeared, where it was emitting radio signals that forced the Pokémon to evolve, as part of Project R. This facility was guarded by Persian statues with cameras in them, like the Team Rocket HQ in the games. The actual headquarters were mentioned and Professor Sebastian headed there to await the red Gyarados's transport there, where he intended to study it.

The Souvenir Shop that hides the HQ under it

The Team Rocket HQ in Pokémon Generations

In Pokémon Generations

The Team Rocket HQ appeared in the Pokémon Generations episode The Lake of Rage, where Lance and Ethan infiltrated the facility. Lance easily made his way through the Team Rocket Grunts trying to stop him to the radio wave generator control room. There he encountered Petrel, whose Weezing he also easily defeated with his Dragonite, before destroying the generator and freeing the Electrode Team Rocket had used to power it up.

In the manga

Team Rocket HQ in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Team Rocket HQ in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Team Rocket HQ appeared in Raising Raichu. While inspecting a souvenir shop, Lt. Surge heard machine sounds coming from underground, and had his Raichu blast a hole through the floor. Underneath, he found a Team Rocket facility, as well as the new leader of Team Rocket, the Masked Man. Using his Houndour's howl, the Masked Man summoned a pack of wild Houndour to his aid. However, Lt. Surge managed to get away by letting out his Electrode and having all of them use Self-Destruct simultaneously, escaping in the cover of the explosion.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Team Rocket HQ appeared in Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!!.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 火箭隊本部 Huǒjiànduì Běnbù French Repaire Rocket German Rocket-Versteck Italian Rifugio del Team Rocket Spanish Escondite Team Rocket

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