Beating Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff in Pokemon GO can be tough – here are the best Pokemon you can bring to counter his team and take him down!
In Pokemon GO, Team GO Rocket is always up to mischief and it’s up to you to defeat them in battles. While grunts can never be too difficult, team leaders can be quite tough.
After GO Battle Weekend, the Pokémon that Team GO Rocket leaders used changed.
Check out all the best counters of the new Pokemon that Cliff uses in battles below!
But first, you’ll want to know how to complete the Field Notes: Team GO Rocket Research. Beating Cliff is just one of the many tasks you’ll need to complete to complete it!
How to Beat Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff in Pokemon GO & Best Counters
Pokemon 1: Shadow Bulbasaur Best Counters
Whenever you face Cliff, the first Pokémon he will use is Shadow Bulbasaur. Here are some of the best counters to beat this Pokemon:
- Blaziken
- Tower of fire (fast travel)
- Blast Burn (charged move)
- Sulfur
- Tower of fire (fast travel)
- Heat Wave (charged hit)
- mewtwo
- Psycho Cut (fast travel)
- Psychic (charged hit)
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Cliff Pokemon 2: Venusaur, Crobat or Omastar Best Counters
As a second Pokémon, Cliff will use Venusaur, Crobat, or Omastar. Depending on which it is, you’ll want to bring a different counter to beat it.
Venusaur is obviously the same type as Bulbasaur, so you can use the counters above or try one of these other options to counter it:
- Darmanitan
- Incinerate (fast travel)
- Overheat (charged move)
- Tornado
- Flurry (fast travel)
- Hurricane (charged move)
- Magmortar
- Tower of fire (fast travel)
- Fire Punch (charged move)
Crobat has the Poison/Flying type, so you’ll want to use Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock moves against him. Here are some of the best counters:
- Alakazam
- Psycho Cut (fast travel)
- Psychic (charged hit)
- Glaceon
- Ice Shard (fast travel)
- Ice Beam (charged move)
- mewtwo
- Psycho Cut (fast travel)
- Psychic (charged hit)
Cliff could also send an Omsatar into battle as a second Pokemon. Luckily, this Pokémon also has a number of powerful counters:
- Torterra
- Razor Leaf (Fast Travel)
- Frenzied Factory (charged move)
- soap opera
- Bullet Seed (Fast Travel)
- Leaf Blade (charged move)
- Zarude
- Vine whip (fast travel)
- Power Whip (charged movement)
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Cliff Pokemon 3: Tyranitar, Torterra or Swampert Best Counters
Finally, to complete his battle team, Cliff uses one of these three Pokémon. Tyranitar, Torterra or Swampert.
As a Rock/Dark-type Pokémon, Tyranitar is weak to 7 different attack types, making it easy to counter. You’ll definitely want to get some super effective fighting Pokemon to fight it:
- Lucaire
- Counter (fast move)
- Aura Sphere (charged move)
- machamp
- Counter (fast move)
- Cross Chop (charged movement)
- Breloom
- Counter (fast move)
- Dynamic Punch (charged move)
If Cliff uses Torterra as his final Pokemon, you’ll need one of these Ice-type Pokemon to counter him:
- Glaceon
- Frost Breath (Fast Travel)
- Freezing Wind (charged hit)
- Lapras
- Frost Breath (Fast Travel)
- Ice Beam (charged move)
- Galarian Darmanitan
- Icefang (fast travel)
- Ice Punch (charged shot)
Finally, Swampert is the last possible Pokémon that Cliff could use. Here are some of the best Pokemon you can use to counter it:
- soap opera
- Bullet Seed (Fast Travel)
- Leaf Blade (charged move)
- Zarude
- Vine whip (fast travel)
- Power Whip (charged movement)
- Tangrowth
- Power Whip (charged movement)
Once you’ve defeated Cliff, you might also want to check out how to defeat the other two Team GO Rocket bosses:
And then, once you’ve beaten them all, you’ll want to check out our guide on how to beat Team GO Rocket boss Giovanni and catch Shadow Latios!
Meanwhile, leaks have revealed plenty more Pokemon GO content to come. Datamines has revealed over 50 new Pokémon coming soon to the game!
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