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Cloaked Grunt
上級したっぱ Advanced level Underling
File:Cloaked Grunt.png
The Cloaked Grunt
Gender Male
Hometown Unknown
Region Sinnoh
Member of Team Galactic
Rank Galactic Grunt

The Cloaked Grunt (Japanese: 上級したっぱ Advanced level Underling) is a recurring Galactic Grunt in the Pokémon Adventures manga. He is different from the other grunts in that he seems to have his own personality and serves under Cyrus directly. It was later revealed that the Cloaked Grunt is actually brainwashed and serves no other than Sird.

Personality

The Cloaked Grunt is very different from the other Team Galactic Grunts. He is shown to have an actual personality and acts like his own person instead of the hive mind actions of the other Grunts. The Grunt has a strange obsession with the Pokédexes and is revealed to know about the adventures of all the people who have possessed them.

History

The Cloaked Grunt first appears in Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I at the Veilstone Lost and found storeroom. When Diamond goes inside the lost and found to look for Platinum's missing Pokédex he goes to pick it up only to have it quickly whisked away by the Grunt. The Grunt stares in awe of the Pokédex; praising it for the many abilities it possesses. Diamond demands that he return the Pokédex to him, however, the Grunt refuses and attacks his Lax with his Gible.

As he climbs down the ledge he was standing on he slips on the berries that Lax dropped when he was attacked and the Pokédex flies out of his hands. It lands in Diamond's hands and he immediately decides to make his escape. The Grunt quickly gets back on his feet and sends several more Grunts after him.

Later, while Saturn is being punished for his actions in the battle against Diamond, Pearl, Paka, and Uji he overhears that Saturn is still looking for a way to kidnap the heiress that Paka and Uji was supposed to guard. He flies to the Lost Tower (where Saturn had previously fought Paka and Uji) and locates the camera machine that Saturn had used and inside it, a blurry picture of Platinum.

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The Cloaked Grunt without his mask

He later appears in VS. Drifblim where he manages to fix the picture of Platinum and goes to find her father, Mr. Berlitz. He arrives at Canalave City where he confronts Mr. Berlitz and demands a large amount of ransom money for the safe return of his daughter who he claims to have kidnapped. At first Mr. Berlitz is unfazed at the threat due to him believing that Paka and Uji are safe and protecting Platinum but the Grunt shows him proof of their previous defeat at the hands of Saturn.

It is later revealed that Byron had overheard their conversation and jumped in to stop him; he asked who the Grunt was but he refused to answer. The next person to step in was Professor Rowan, who was wondering why Mr. Berlitz was taking so long to meet back up with him. With so many people in the vicinity, the Grunt became annoyed and threw a small cube at them which opened up trapped the Professor and Mr. Berlitz in a cage; he then leaves the scene on his Staraptor.

In his next appearance he is seen with Cyrus and watching the completion of the Galactic Bomb that was finished thanks to the ransom money the Grunt acquired from Mr. Berlitz. He later returns to Canalave so that he can free Professor Rowan and Mr. Berlitz from captivity; he states that he didn’t want to make them suffer any longer than they needed too. He reveals to a sleeping Platinum the Galactic Bomb is complete and that they plan to use it to blow up the three Sinnoh Lakes and capture the Pokémon that live inside them and takes his leave.

It is later revealed that he had hired two Roughnecks to attack Iron Island for an unknown reason, however, they were both defeated by Diamond and Riley. His next few appearances are minor and are usually just speaking to either Cyrus or Charon about Team Galactic affairs.

Later, when Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum infiltrate the Galactic HQ building to rescue the Lake guardians the Grunt encounters Diamond and begins battling him. He quickly takes notice of Diamond's Pokédex and reveals that he had done some research on them, he reveals that there were other children who have owned Pokédexes and that all of them had amazing adventures in their respective regions. As the two continue battling each other Diamond uses Pearl's Chatler to battle the Grunt's Chingling which causes a powerful sound wave that causes the Grunt to hold his ears in pain. The sound waves cause him to stumble and accidentally activate the Fire extinguishers which fill the room with smoke.

The Grunt is still determined to prevent him from reaching the Lake guardians and presses a button that traps the three Sinnoh Dex Holders between a set of walls. He sends his Pokémon to attack them while they are trapped in the tight space. However, his interest in the Pokédex turns out to be his undoing as his Pokémon have picked up his feelings which the Sinnoh Dex Holders exploit by sacrificing their Pokédexes which distracts the Grunt's Pokémon and allows them to free the Lake guardians.

During the final battle between the Sinnoh Dex Holder's and Cyrus, it was revealed that the Grunt was in fact, brainwashed by Sird and serves under her command. It was explained that his obsession with the Pokédex was revealed to come from Sird's own obsession with them that she gained after she was defeated by the Kanto Dex Holders and Silver. He is still shown to have the Sinnoh Pokédexes in his possession and thus, they are in Sird's hands.

Pokémon

Cloaked Grunt's Chingling
Chingling
Chingling is the first Pokémon seen in his possession. Chingling can use its powerful sound abilities to subdue enemies. It fought Pearl's Chatler at the Galactic HQ but it ended in a tie when both Pokémon were unable to use their moves.

Chingling's known moves are Uproar and Hidden Power.

Debut Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I
Cloaked Grunt's Gible
Gible
Gible is the second Pokémon seen in the Grunt's possession. She was first used to attack Diamond's Lax when Diamond told the Grunt to return the Pokédex to him. She was later used in the Galactic HQ to battle Diamond's Pokémon and later to stop him from reaching the button that would free Mesprit. She was unable to stop Diamond from freeing Mesprit when he distracted her by sacrificing his Pokédex.

Gible's known moves are Dragon Rush and Twister.

Debut Stunning Staravia & Stinky Skuntank I
Cloaked Grunt's Staraptor
Staraptor
Staraptor is the third Pokémon seen in the Grunt's possession. He was first used to take the Grunt to the destroyed camera machine used by Saturn in his fight against Paka and Uji. He was later used in the mugging of Mr. Berlitz and later to battle Diamond at the Galactic HQ.

Staraptor's known moves are Fly, Brave Bird and Hyper Beam

Debut Great Gible
Cloaked Grunt's Cradily
Cradily
Cradily is the fourth Pokémon seen in the Grunt's possession. It was first used to battle Diamond at the Galactic HQ where, along with the rest of the Grunt's Pokémon, overpowered his Don until it evolved into a Bastiodon and sent their attacks back at them with Metal Burst. It was later used to try and stop Platinum from reaching the switch that would release Uxie from captivity but was distracted by Platinum sacrificing her Pokédex.

Cradily's only known move is SolarBeam.

Debut VS. Haunter
Cloaked Grunt's Haunter
Haunter
Haunter is the fifth Pokémon seen in the Grunt's possession. It was first used to battle Diamond at the Galactic HQ where, along with the rest of the Grunt's Pokémon, overpowered his Don until it evolved into a Bastiodon and sent their attacks back at them with Metal Burst. It was later used to try and stop Pearl from reaching the switch that would release Azelf from captivity but was distracted by Pearl sacrificing his Pokédex.

Haunter's only known move is Sludge Bomb.

Debut VS. Haunter


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