December is here and those troublesome Team GO Rocket grunts are back to cause more chaos in Pokemon GO. As players set out into the world to battle against the forces of Team GO Rocket at select Pokestops or by finding their hot air balloons, they'll want to make sure they know what each different fight is going to bring.

Although most Team GO Rocket grunts are easy enough to take down with the right counters, some of the hints about which types players will be facing off against can be a little cryptic. That means that Pokemon GO trainers should take a little time before each battle to double check the grunt hint text against this list to see what Pokemon they will be facing off against as they work their way towards encounters with the Team Rocket leaders.

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Once players know which type of Pokemon they are going up against, coming up with a powerful counter roster shouldn't be too much of a challenge at all. Most of the grunts hardly put up a fight once players put in a trio of super effective counters against their roster.

Pokemon hot air balloon

Coiled and Ready to Strike

Pokemon #1 - Nidoran (M) or Nidoran (F)

Pokemon #2 - Golbat or Muk or Grimer

Pokemon #3 - Nidorina or Nidorino

Normal Doesn't Mean Weak

Pokemon #1 - Teddiursa

Pokemon #2 - Ratticate or Porygon2

Pokemon #3 - Porygon-Z or Snorlax

ROAR... How'd that sound?

Pokemon #1- Dratini

Pokemon #2 - Dragonair or Flygon

Pokemon #3 - Dragonite or Dragonair or Gyarados

These waters are treacherous

Pokemon #1 - Psyduck or Shellder or Magikarp

Pokemon #2 - Polliwhirl or Golduck or Magikarp

Pokemon #3 - Poliwrath or Politoed or Magikarp or Gyarados

Don't tangle with us

Pokemon #1 - Hoppip or Bulbasaur

Pokemon #2 - Weepinbell or Ivysaur or Gloom

Pokemon #3 - Victreebel or Shiftry or Vileplume

Battle against my Flying-type Pokemon!

Pokemon #1 - Zubat or Golbat or Skarmory

Pokemon #2 - Scyther or Crobat or Golbat

Pokemon #3 - Gyarados or Crobat or Dragonite

Do you know how hot Pokemon fire breath can get?

Pokemon #1 - Vulpix or Houndour

Pokemon #2 - Ninetails or Houndoom

Pokemon #3 - Houndoom or Charmeleon or Arcanine

Go, my super bug Pokemon!

Pokemon #1 - Venonat or Weedle or Shuckle

Pokemon #2 - Kakuna or Venomoth or Scizor

Pokemon #3 - Beedrill or Scizor or Scyther

You'll be defeated into the ground

Pokemon #1 - Diglett or Gilgar

Pokemon #2 - Marowak or Pupitar or Vibrava

Pokemon #3 - Gilscor or Flygon

Are you scared of psychics that use unseen powers?

Pokemon #1 - Wobbuffet or Slowpoke or Abra

Pokemon #2 - Drowzee or Ralts or Hypno

Pokemon #3 - Kadabra or Kirlia or Hypno

Let's rock and roll!

Pokemon #1 - Larvitar or Aerodactyl

Pokemon #2 - Pupitar or Larvitar

Pokemon #3 - Pupitar or Tyranitar

Ke... Ke... Ke... Ke...

Pokemon #1 - Duskull or Sableye or Shuppet

Pokemon #2 - Sableye or Banette or Dusclops

Pokemon #3 - Sableye or Dusknoir or Banette

This buff physique isn't just for show!

Pokemon #1 - Machop or Hitmonlee

Pokemon #2 - Hitmonlee

Pokemon #3 - Machoke

You're gonna be frozen in your tracks

Pokemon #1 - Snover or Cloyster

Pokemon #2 - Snover or Abomasnow

Pokemon #3 - Lapras or Abomasnow

Wherever there is light, there is also shadow

Pokemon #1 - Shunky

Pokemon #2 - Stuntank or Sableye

Pokemon #3 - Stunktank or Shiftry

Get ready to be shocked!

Pokemon #1 - Magnemite or Electabuzz or Mareep

Pokemon #2 - Flaaffy or Magneton or Electabuzz

Pokemon #3 - Electabuzz or Ampharos

Don’t bother – I’ve already won. / Get ready to be defeated! / Winning is for winners.

Pokemon #1 - Aerodactyl

Pokemon #2 - Poliwrath or Snorlax or Gardevoir

Pokemon #3 - Snorlax or Dragonite or Gyarados

As trainers continue working through these amazing events and enjoying the early days of the GO Beyond update, they may want to keep hunting down the best Unova Pokemon in the game if improving their Battle Raid rosters and completing their Pokedex is their primary goal. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!

Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.

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Source: Pokemon GO Hub