Team Skull Grunt (Trainer class): Difference between revisions

|image=Sun Moon Team Skull Grunt.png

|caption=Artwork from {{pkmn|Sun and Moon}}

|games={{pkmn|Sun and Moon}}

|manga={{chap|Sun & Moon}}

|anime=SM001{{!}}''Alola to New Adventure!''

A '''Team Skull Grunt''' (Japanese: '''スカルだんのしたっぱ''' ''Team Skull Underling'') is a type of [[Pokémon Trainer]] introduced in [[Generation VII]]. They are members of [[Team Skull]] who are dressed in punk attire, called Skull Tanks, and wear bandannas with a skull motif. New members are responsible for purchasing their own uniforms. The Grunts keep their Pokémon in {{ball|Nest}}s.

==Appearance==

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:300px"| [[File:VSTeam Skull Grunt M.png|150px]][[File:VSTeam Skull Grunt F.png|150px]]

|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{black color dark}}; background: #{{black color light}}; width:300px"| [[File:Team Skull Grunt m SM OD.png|100px]][[File:Team Skull Grunt f SM OD.png|100px]]

{{Trainerlist/b|1|256|1|041|Zubat|8}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|320|1|096|Drowzee|10}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|352|1|096|Drowzee|11}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|704|1|753|Fomantis|22}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|704|1|757|Salandit|22}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|736|1|020A|Raticate|23}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|864|1|042|Golbat|27}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|864|1|020A|Raticate|27}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,056|1|096|Drowzee|33}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,088|1|042|Golbat|34}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,088|2|747|Mareanie|33|753|Fomantis|34}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,056|1|757|Salandit|33}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,088|2|019A|Rattata|33|020A|Raticate|34}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,088|1|096|Drowzee|34}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,088|1|093|Haunter|34}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,088|1|167|Spinarak|34}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,088|1|088A|Grimer|34}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|020A|Raticate|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|042|Golbat|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,088|2|753|Fomantis|34|757|Salandit|34}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|767|Wimpod|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|3|041|Zubat|34|092|Gastly|34|757|Salandit|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|747|Mareanie|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|093|Haunter|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|2|767|Wimpod|34|096|Drowzee|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|019A|Rattata|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|020A|Raticate|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|753|Fomantis|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,120|1|042|Golbat|35}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,184|1|042|Golbat|37}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,184|1|020A|Raticate|37}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,408|1|753|Fomantis|44}}

{{Trainerlist/b|1|1,408|5|757|Salandit|43|747|Mareanie|43|093|Haunter|44|042|Golbat|44|020A|Raticate|44}}

[[File:Team Skull Grunts anime.png|thumb|250px|Team Skull Grunts in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

Team Skull Grunts made their debut appearance in ''[[SM001|Alola to New Adventure!]]''. Three of them were seen harassing {{an|Kiawe}} and then took him on in a Pokémon battle. The three grunts made a bet with Kiawe in which they will get his {{p|Charizard}} if they win. Kiawe accepted the challenge and then sent out {{TP|Kiawe|Turtonator}}. {{Ash}} and {{AP|Pikachu}} stepped in to assist Kiawe as they felt that what the three grunts were doing was unfair. Kiawe was able to defeat the three grunts by having his Turtonator use the [[Z-Move]], {{m|Inferno Overdrive}}, causing them to retreat. They reappeared again in ''[[SM011|Young Kiawe Had a Farm!]]'' using their {{p|Zubat}}, {{p|Salandit}} and {{p|Garbodor}} seeking revenge on Kiawe but were soon defeated.

Several Grunts appeared in a flashback in ''[[SM005|Yo, Ho, Ho! Go, Popplio!]]'' where they were attacking a {{TP|Lana|Popplio}} when {{an|Lana}} appeared with her {{p|Lapras}} and defeated them with {{m|Ice Beam}}. They reappeared in seeking revenge but Pikachu attacked them with {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}} which sent them fleeing.

Some of them will appear again in [[SM024]].

|trainer=Team Skull

|pkmn=Zubat (×3)

|img=Team Skull Zubat.png

|cap=Team Skull's Zubat

|epnum=SM001

|epname=Alola to New Adventure!

|desc=One of the Team Skull Grunts owns three {{p|Zubat}}. They took on [[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Kiawe's Turtonator]]. A Zubat later reappeared in ''[[SM011|Young Kiawe Had a Farm!]]''. It was eventually defeated when [[Ash's Pikachu]] attacked [[Team Skull]] with {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}.

Zubat's known moves are {{m|Leech Life}} and {{m|Venoshock}}.}}

|trainer=Team Skull

|pkmn=Salandit (×3)

|type2=Fire

|img=Team Skull Salandit.png

|cap=Team Skull's Salandit

|epnum=SM001

|epname=Alola to New Adventure!

|desc=One of the Team Skull Grunts owns three {{p|Salandit}}. They took on [[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Kiawe's Turtonator]]. A Salandit later reappeared in ''[[SM011|Young Kiawe Had a Farm!]]''. It was eventually defeated when [[Ash's Pikachu]] attacked [[Team Skull]] with {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}.

Salandit's known moves are {{m|Venoshock}}, {{m|Flame Burst}}, and {{m|Dragon Rage}}.}}

|trainer=Team Skull

|pkmn=Yungoos (×3)

|img=Team Skull Yungoos.png

|cap=Team Skull's Yungoos

|epnum=SM001

|epname=Alola to New Adventure!

|desc=One of the Team Skull Grunts owns three {{p|Yungoos}}. They took on [[Ash's Pikachu]] and [[Kiawe's Turtonator]].

Yungoos's only known move is {{m|Bite}}.}}

|pkmn=Garbodor

|type1=Poison

|img=Team Skull Garbodor.png

|epnum=SM011

|epname=Young Kiawe Had a Farm!

|desc=One of the Team Skull Grunts owns a {{p|Garbodor}}. It fought against {{Ash}} and {{an|Kiawe}}. It was eventually defeated when [[Ash's Pikachu]] attacked [[Team Skull]] with {{m|Gigavolt Havoc}}.

Garbodor's only known move is {{m|Venoshock}}.}}

==In the manga==

===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===

Team Skull Grunts made their debut appearance in the {{chap|Sun & Moon}}. A male Grunt titled Grunt A and an unnamed female Grunt hired {{adv|Sun}} to remove wild {{p|Pyukumuku}} from a beach Team Skull considered their territory as a part-time job. Just as Sun finished the job, the Grunts returned to give him his pay, only to notice that a single Pyukumuku was not thrown away. Since the job meant that all Pyukumuku must be removed, Grunt A refused to pay Sun. The Grunts' ruse was foiled when {{adv|Moon}} noticed the female Grunt dropping the last Pyukumuku when no one was looking. Angered, Grunt A had his {{p|Salandit}} attack Moon and then proceeded to act like the attack broke Salandit's tail, which meant that Sun would have to work for free to pay off its medical bills. Angered, Sun sent out his {{p|Meowth|Dollar}} to attack the Grunts, forcing them to run away.

Later, the two Grunts travel to [[Iki Town]] to take place in a festival. There, they encounter Sun again, but Grunt A decides to battle Sun without informing Guzma. The battle is interrupted by [[Hala]], who tells Sun and Grunt A that their fight must be done during the festival's tournament. Later, Grunt A takes place in the tournament while the female Grunt runs a {{DL|valuable item|Slowpoke Tail}} stand. As the Grunts watch the other competitors battle each other, they are approached by Guzma, who demanded to know why he wasn't informed that Sun was Iki Town. After knocking Grunt A unconscious and claiming that he was injured in an accident, Guzma proceeds to take the Grunt's place in the festival's tournament.  

|pkmn=Salandit (×2)

|epnum=Sun & Moon chapter (Adventures)

|epname=Sun & Moon chapter

|desc=These two {{p|Salandit}} were used by the Team Skull Grunts that paid {{adv|Sun}} to clean their beach of wild {{p|Pyukumuku}}. Although Sun succeeded, the female Grunt secretly placed another one in order to get out of giving Sun his pay. When {{adv|Moon}} saw through this scheme, Grunt A had his Salandit smack her with its tail and then lied that the event injured it. Angered by their lies, Sun had his {{p|Meowth|Dollar}} defeat them, forcing the Grunts and the Salandit to run away.

|epnum=Sun & Moon chapter (Adventures)

|epname=Sun & Moon chapter

|desc={{p|Pyukumuku}} is Grunt A's second known Pokémon. It was secretly planted by the female Grunt in order to get out paying {{adv|Sun}} for his part-time job. The deception was pointed out by {{adv|Moon}}, who noticed the mucus left behind by Pyukumuku on the Grunt's hand. Later, when the two Grunts were apologizing to Guzma for losing to Sun, Grunt A blamed the whole ordeal on Pyukumuku, who punched him in the face in return.  

<!--==In the TCG==

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{{langtable|color={{black color light}}|bordercolor={{black color}}

|cs=Grunt týmu Skull<br>Člen týmu Skull

|ko=스컬단의 조무래기 {{tt|''Seukeol-dan-ui Jomuraegi''|Team Skull Punk}}

|pl=Oprych z Zespołu Skull<br>Członkowie Zespołu Skull

{{Villainous Grunts|color={{black color light}}|corecolor={{white color dark}}|bordercolor={{black color dark}}}}

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