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Grunt is a recurring Galactic Grunt in the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga. In the manga, he is unnamed; therefore he is referred to as Grunt.

The Grunt's first appearance was in Hareta's Very First Pokémon Battle!! in Jubilife City with another Grunt. The two of them confront Hareta (who has wandered off while Mitsumi was speaking) and noting the rarity of his Piplup, they demand he hand it over. Hareta refuses, however, and gets angry upon recognizing their smell as being the same one as when Onix went crazy. One of the Grunts commands their Wurmple to use String Shot on Hareta and Piplup so they can snatch Piplup and make a clean getaway. However, Hareta manages to follow the pair to Oreburgh Gate, where he manages to bite The grunt's rear before being taken down by the other Grunt's Wurmple's Poison Sting. The pair of Grunts bring Hareta to the Oreburgh Mine, with the grunt stating that they're going to make him regret not only crossing their path, but also biting his buttocks, which are noticeably swollen by now. Before they can exact their revenge, though, they are defeated by Roark who happens to be nearby and the pair subsequently flee.

When the grunt reappears, he is on his own on the road to Celestic Town carrying a briefcase containing a "Secret Item". Hareta asks if he's up to no good again. The grunt refuses to tell him, but then blabs anyway that it's an item to catch a legendary Pokémon that must be kept secret until delivered to his boss. After Mitsumi points out that he just revealed everything, the grunt panics deciding that he must now hurry in order to deliver it. However as he begins to run, Cynthia trips him. He then sends out his Beautifly to battle, but it is instantly defeated by Piplup. Sending out three Wurmple, he has them all use String Shot together. Hareta appears to be in trouble unable to deal with this amount of string, until Cynthia's Garchomp helps out. However, the String Shot was merely a diversion and the grunt had already escaped.

When Hareta and Mitsumi arrive in Celestic Town, they encounter the grunt and a group of other Galactic Grunts at the Celestic Ruins. He says that they're too late and has already delivered the item to his boss and is now on his next assignment. After Cynthia's grandmother refuses to divulge any information about Dialga, he activates a bomb to destroy the relics. Hareta attempts to disarm the bomb, but instead reduces the time remaining from 5 minutes to 30 seconds. The grunt and the other Grunts then call a hasty retreat.

The next appearance of the grunt is on Iron Island. Hareta challenges him to a battle and his Graveler is then defeated by Riley's Lucario. As Hareta and Riley train together, they notice that all the wild Pokémon on Iron Island are in a rage. Eventually, the grunt reveals himself to be responsible and attacks with his Drapion. Through a tag-team of Hareta's newly hatched Riolu and Riley's Lucario, The grunt is defeated and flees once again.

He is also present at Lake Valor, where he reveals that the briefcase he delivered to the boss earlier was actually the Galactic Bomb which drained the lake. He tells Hareta that he stands no chance against all the Galactc Grunts gathered there alone; however the Sinnoh Gym Leaders appear to take care of the Grunts while Hareta and Byron deal with Saturn. As the events at Lake Valor unfold, Cyrus himself becomes involved and in the end Team Galactic is defeated, however the grunt still manages to escape with the captive Azelf.

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He later appears at the Snowpoint Temple, where he witnesses the battle between Hareta and Regigigas. When he is found after the battle, Byron tells him to go tell Cyrus that the end is near.

When Hareta and the Gym Leaders arrive at Team Galactic HQ, the grunt is the designated watchman. When everyone (other than Byron) decide to have a picnic outside before going in, he asks them what they're doing out here and Hareta tell him that they're having a picnic and asks him if he wants to join. The grunt accepts the invitation. After everyone has eaten their fill, the grunt is swiftly defeated in battle and Hareta and the Gym Leaders storm the building. This culminates with the building's self destruction as Cyrus escapes to Mt. Coronet with the Red Chain.

When Hareta is on his way to the Spear Pillar to stop Cyrus, after defeating Mars, the grunt steps in binding Hareta with his Wurmple's String Shot. However, as a light shines down from the summit, Mars and the still bound by string Hareta head up to the Spear Pillar, as the grunt calls out for them to wait up. After this, he appears to be the last person to arrive at the summit, being there in time to help with Cyrus's plan to stop Dialga and Palkia and send them back to where they came from. Following this, Cyrus left Team Galactic, with Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the grunt also presumably doing so.

Pokémon

Zubat

Beautifly

Wurmple (×3)

Graveler

Drapion

Trivia

• In the special story, Deoxys, The Phantom Pokémon!, grunt stands guard at the Galactic Warehouse.

Team Galactic
Team Galactic HQ • Team Galactic Eterna Building • Galaxy Team
Boss	Commanders				Other members
Cyrus (Masters)	Mars	Jupiter	Saturn	Charon	Team Galactic Grunts	Scientists
Manga
Advanced level Grunt • B-2 • Io • Lily • Mitsumi • Sird