Team Galactic Grunt (Trainer class)

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Galactic grunts

A Galactic Grunt (Japanese: ギンガだんのしたっぱ Team Galactic Underling) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation IV games. They are the grunts of Team Galactic. There are male and female versions, and they all dress in the spacesuit-looking outfits that are the Team Galactic uniforms and have light blue hair that is cut quite short and rounded.

In the games

In the games, Galactic Grunts generally act as footsoldiers and guards for Team Galactic. Like all villain team Grunts, they are not individually named. Unlike other team grunts however, such as Rocket grunts, Aqua grunts and Magma grunts, Team Galactic grunts don't seem to get what are the global objectives of the team and often speak nonsense about them, which makes them look silly as to why they joined the team in the first place. Sometimes, certain Galactic grunts drop keys to their warehouses and HQs when they are defeated and/or they run away.

They generally use a combination of Glameow, Stunky, Croagunk, Zubat and the Wurmple line.

Appearance

Galactic Grunt Sprites

File:DPGalacticM.png Image from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

File:DPGalacticF.png Image from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

In the anime

Galactic Grunts have made multiple appearances in the anime, with the first appearance being in A Secret Sphere of Influence!. They also appeared in Enter Galactic!, Losing Its Lustrous and Double Team Turnover!, DP110 and DP111.

Pokémon

Golbat (multiple)

In the Pokémon DP manga

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The Galactic grunt bitten by Hareta

In Pokémon DP Adventure one unnamed Galactic Grunt (Identifiable due to his swollen buttocks after being bitten by Hareta) is given a minor role in the manga. He was first seen in Jubilife City when he kidnapped Hareta and took him to Oreburgh City where Roark stopped them with his Cranidos.

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In volume 2, he is seen again attempting to deliver a briefcase to his boss. Hareta, Mitsumi and Cynthia attempt to stop him but he escapes. He appears again in Celestic Town and attempts to blow up the cave when the Elder refuses to tell him about its secrets concerning Dialga. Yet again, he is foiled by Hareta.

He appears once more in volume 2 in the final chapter, where Team Galactic's presence on Iron Island is making the wild Pokémon there rampage. He attacks with his Drapion, but is defeated by the combined efforts of Hareta and Riley.

Pokémon

Wurmple

Beautifly

Graveler

Drapion

Croagunk

Trivia

• The Galactic Grunt battle music has a funk and jazz element in it, while there is a funk and jazz group called the Galactic.