The “Ke Ke Ke Ke” Rocket Grunt in Pokémon GO is difficult to defeat, so you’ll need to know her team’s vulnerabilities. At some PokeStops, each grunt gets a unique phrase before combat. This shows which Pokémon “Ke Ke Ke Ke” will use.
Her Pokémon are cycled throughout the year, with three team members randomly picked from three Pokémon each, like the other 20 Team Rocket members. This implies several party combinations, which you need prepare for to win. In Pokémon GO, beating these grunts gives trainers useful prizes, so memorizing her squad and how to fight them is worth the effort.
Pokémon GO Grunt Team & Counters (October 2024)
Use Spiritomb, Houndoom, and Darkrai to defeat Team Rocket’s “Ke Ke Ke Ke” Grunts from October 2024, who are Ghost-types. Her team’s Ghost-type attacks will be super-effective against your Ghost-types, but Dark-types are impervious. Her Pokémon have secondary types, so check the chart below to see what weaknesses you may employ with counters:
| Wave | Pokémon | Weaknesses | Counters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Misdreavus | Dark Ghost | Darkrai Hydreigon Houndoom Zoroark |
| 1 | Drifloon | Dark Ghost ElectricIce Rock | Darkrai Hydreigon Zekrom Thundurus |
| 1 | Golett | Ghost Water GrassIce Dark | Kartana Galarian Darmanitan Darkrai Hydreigon |
| 2 | Dusclops | Dark Ghost | Darkrai Hydreigon Houndoom Zoroark |
| 2 | Sableye | Fairy | Gardevoir Togekiss Hatterene Granbull |
| 2 | Golett | Ghost Water GrassIce Dark | Kartana Galarian Darmanitan Darkrai Hydreigon |
| 3 | Froslass | Ghost Rock Steel Fire Dark | Darkrai Metagross Houndoom Reshiram Rampardos |
| 3 | Gengar | Dark Ground Psychic Ghost | Darkrai Landoros Hydreigon Zoroark |
| 3 | Alolan Marowak | Dark Rock Ground Water Ghost | Darkrai Rampardos Kyogre Hydreigon |
The “Ke Ke Ke Ke” Grunts might be defeated by Darkrai, a pure Dark-type. However, Kyogre, a Water-type, may cover her Ground- and Fire-type Goletts or Alolan Marowak. If you’re near to this Grunt and start a combat with the incorrect side, you may abandon and rejoin.
Battle Rocket Grunt Rewards in Pokémon GO
Beat a Team Rocket member like the “Ke Ke Ke Ke” Grunt in Pokémon GO to get 500 Stardust and their first Shadow Pokémon. It will be Misdreavus, Drifloon, or Gollett. You’ll also get four Shadow Shards, which you may use to make a Purified Gem to defeat a Shadow Raid monster like those in the Pokémon GO Raid boss schedule this month.
Mysterious Components are also awarded. You may use six of them to build a Rocket Radar to defeat Pokémon GO Leaders like Cliff. This October 2024 in Pokémon GO, you may get all these goodies by using primarily Dark-type counters against the “Ke Ke Ke Ke” Rocket Grunt’s Ghost-type squad.
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