How To Beat Cliff In Pokémon GO (October 2023)

05.10.2023 - 13:09 / screenrant.com / Pokémon Go

After you defeat six Team GO Rocket Grunts in , you'll face a more difficult challenge from the Leaders Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff. Beyond that is the most challenging of all: defeating Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni. As a result, your Pokémon will need to be in tip-top shape, because there are lots of battles coming your way this October, and Leader Cliff is one you need to watch out for.

Thankfully, Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff has the same lineup from September. In fact, he's had the same lineup for the last four months in a row. Therefore, any trainer who's previously battled Leader Cliff will know what to expect this October and should be able to quickly wipe out the character's three Shadow Pokémon.

Beating team Leader Cliff will net Trainers with 1,000 Star Dust, two bundle items, and the possibility to catch one of the Leader's Shadow Pokémon.

Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff's starting Pokémon is a generation one Rock- and Flying-type Aerodactyl. Following that, Cliff will either bring out Water- and Psychic-type Slowking, Psychic- and Flying-type Gallade, or Rock- and Grass-type Cradily. Finally, in the third wave, Cliff has the possibility to pull out a Rock- and Dark-type Tyranitar, an Ice- and Ground-type Mamoswine, or a Ghost-type Dusknoir, according to PokemonGoHub.

Wave

Cliff's Pokémon

Type

Weaknesses

Best Pokémon Counters

1

Aerodactyl

Rock & Flying

Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, and Water

Tyranitar, Rampardos, Raikou, Magnezone, or Swampert

2

Slowking

Water & Psychic

Bug, Dark, Electric, Ghost, and Grass

Magnezone, Raikou, Gengar, Torterra, or Hydreigon

Gallade

Psychic & Flying

Flying, Ghost, and Fairy

Gengar, Togekiss, Giratina, Gardevoir, or Xurkitree

Cradily

Rock & Grass

Bug, Fighting, Ice, and Steel

Machamp, Lucario, Terrakion, Mamoswine, or Metagross

3

Tyranitar

Rock & Dark

Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water

Machamp, Lucario, Swampert, Terrakion, or Togekiss

Mamoswine

Ice & Ground

Fighting, Fire, Grass, Steel, and Water

Metagross, Swampert, Machamp, Hydreigon, or Terrakion

Dusknoir

Ghost

Dark and Ghost

Gengar, Hydreigon, Tyranitar, Darkrai, or Chandelur

Regardless of who you face in waves two and three of Cliff's battle,the team you'll want for this fight is Lucario, Tyranitar, and either Togekiss or Gengar. Starting with Lucario, whose Fighting- and Steel-type are both weaknesses for Aerodactyl.

As a result, Lucario should make quick work of the first wave and then should only be played in round two if Cradilly appears. If not, save Lucario for wave three due to the fact the Pokémon counters both Tyranitar and Mamoswine.

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In round two, you'll want to bring out Tyranitar. Although the Pokémon really only