Team Rocket HQ

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This article is about the Team Rocket hideout in Mahogany Town. For information about the hideout used by Team Rocket in Generations I and III, see Rocket Hideout (Celadon City).

The Team Rocket HQ (Japanese: ロッケトだんアジト Team Rocket Hideout), named Rocket Hideout in Generation II, is a hideout for Team Rocket, located in the item shop in Mahogany Town. It is also the source of the problems occurring at the Lake of Rage.

After the player encounters the Red Gyarados, Lance enlists the help from the player to stop Team Rocket's plans.

After the player has defeated the female Rocket Executive (known as Ariana in HeartGold and SoulSilver), the Rockets will abandon the hideout.

Layout

The transmitter room

According to the Team Rocket members found inside the hideout, 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 to 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 hideout where the main office is located. The office is also locked and requires two passwords to open.

When Lance and the player invade the hideout, the player must defeat the Scientist Mitch and the female Grunt on the third floor to acquire the two passwords to the main office. In Generation II, after defeating the Executive here the Murkrow next to his desk tells the player the password to the generator room is "Hail Giovanni." In Generation IV, Petrel tells the player the password but also tells them 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 opens it by speaking the password in Petrel's voice. In Generation II the player battles a female Executive at this point, while in Generation IV the player and Lance battle Ariana and a male Grunt. Once the Electrodes powering the generator are defeated, Lance gives the player a HM for Whirlpool as thanks for their assistance.

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

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Geodude	G	S	C	Trap floor	21	Few
	Voltorb	G	S	C	Trap floor	23	Few
	Electrode	G	S	C	Transmitter room	23	Three
	Koffing	G	S	C	Trap floor	21	Few
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.

Generation IV

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Geodude	HG	SS	Trap floor	21	Few
	Voltorb	HG	SS	Trap floor	23	Few
	Electrode	HG	SS	Transmitter room	23	Three
	Koffing	HG	SS	Trap floor	21	Few
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.

Items

Shop

This shop is only available before meeting Lance at the Lake of Rage.

Trainers

Generation II

B1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt 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 Scientist Jed 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 trainers will appear in succession every time the player is in front of a statue, until the player presses the secret switch.

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $760	Drowzee♂ Lv.17 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.19 No item
Rocket Grunt 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 Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Venonat♂ Lv.18 No item
	Venonat♂ Lv.18 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Golbat♂ Lv.16 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $680	Rattata♂ Lv.17 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.17 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.17 No item
Rocket Executive Rocket Executive Reward: $1800	Arbok♂ Lv.23 No item
	Gloom♂ Lv.23 No item
	Murkrow♂ Lv.23 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.

B3F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Ekans♂ Lv.18 No item
	Gloom♂ Lv.18 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $760	Raticate♂ Lv.19 No item
Scientist Ross Scientist Ross Reward: $2200	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
Scientist Mitch Scientist Mitch Reward: $2400	Ditto Lv.24 No item
Rocket Executive Rocket Executive Reward: $1584	Zubat♂ Lv.22 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Raticate♂ 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.

Generation IV

Guards

These two trainers will appear in succession every time the player is in front of a statue, until the player presses the secret switch.

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $760	Drowzee♂ Lv.17 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.19 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Zubat♂ Lv.16 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.18 No item
	Grimer♂ 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.

B1F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt 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 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.

B2F

Trainer	Pokémon
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Venonat♂ Lv.18 No item
	Venonat♂ Lv.18 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Golbat♂ Lv.18 No item
Rocket Grunt 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.

These two are battled after trying to enter the room containing six Electrode after Petrel has been defeated.

File:AthenaHGSS.png [[Executive (Trainer class)|Executive]] Ariana Team Rocket HQ HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Executive (Trainer class)|Executive]] and [[Team Rocket (Trainer class)|Team Rocket]] Ariana Grunt Team Rocket HQ HeartGold and SoulSilver File:HGSS Rocket Grunt M.png Reward: $2960

Types: 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   --       Types: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Drowzee♂ Lv.18 Disable Normal Status   --       Confusion Psychic Special   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Poison Gas Poison Status   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Held item: None Grimer♂ Lv.20 Mud-Slap Ground Special   --       Disable Normal Status   --       Minimize Normal Status   --       Sludge Poison Special   --

B3F

Trainer	Pokémon
Scientist ヤスフミ Scientist ヤスフミ Yasufumi Reward: $704	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
	Koffing♂ Lv.22 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	Ekans♀ Lv.18 No item
	Gloom♀ Lv.18 No item
Scientist Mitch Scientist Mitch ノブヒロ Nobuhiro Reward: $768	Ditto Lv.24 No item
Rocket Grunt Rocket Grunt Reward: $720	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.

File:LambdaHGSS.png [[Executive (Trainer class)|Executive]] Petrel Team Rocket HQ HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Executive (Trainer class)|Executive]] and Professor Petrel Oak 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   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.22 Smog Poison Special   --       SmokeScreen Normal Status   --       Assurance Dark Physical   --       Selfdestruct Normal Physical   --       Types: Normal Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.24 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Layout

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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