Season of Discovery is well underway inPokemon GO, though that doesn’t mean that Team GO Rocket is taking any time off. In fact, all three leaders remain as strong as ever, even though their line-ups haven’t changed much since the Luminous Legends Y event.
Facing off against any of the Team GO Rocket leaders starts with the assembly of aRocket Radar. For Sierra, her setup is more or less the same as before - she starts off Round 1 withSneasel, with Round 2 choices being betweenAmpharos, Granbull, or Gliscor, and Round 3 choices betweenHoundoom, Kingdra, or Drapion.
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Round 1 - Sneasel
Sierra is guaranteed to start off with the dual Dark and Ice-typeSneasel, which is weak to Fighting, Fairy, Bug, Steel, Fire, and Rock-type moves. It can resist damage from Ghost, Ice, Dark, and Psychic-type moves though, soPokemon GOtrainers should plan accordingly. Some good counters include:
Round 2 - Ampharos, Granbull, or Gliscor
Here’s where Sierra can switch things up a bit. She might throw outAmpharos, a pure Electric-type Pokemon, which only has a weakness towardGround-typemoves. However, it can resist Steel, Electric, and Flying-type moves. That said, it can’t mega-evolve into Mega Ampharos, though it can still be a challenging fight otherwise. Some counters include:
Another one of her options isGranbull, the pureFairy-typePokemon. Granbull is weak only to Steel and Poison-type moves but resists damage from Fighting, Bug, Dark, and Dragon-type moves. The recommendations are more or less the same here - Steel and Poison-type Pokemon and Pokemon with Steel and Poison-type moves will make this a breeze. Some good Pokemon to bring include:
Her final choice here isGliscor, the dual Ground and Flying-type Pokemon. Its typing means it’s weak only to Ice andWater-typemoves but can resist damage from Electric, Fighting, Bug, Poison, and Ground-type moves. In spite of the number of resistances, there are still plenty of counters to bring against this Pokemon, such as:
Round 3 - Houndoom, Kingdra, or Drapion
Sierra’sHoundoomis a lot like her Ampharos - it can’t mega-evolve, though it can definitely be some trouble if it shows up as her final Pokemon. The dual Dark andFire-typePokemon is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves. On the other hand, it resists Steel, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Dark, Fire, and Psychic-type moves. Some good Pokemon to bring for this battle include:
The dual Water and Dragon-type PokemonKingdraremains another choice for Sierra during the third round. Kingdra is weak to Fairy-type and Dragon-type moves and can resist damage from Steel, Water, and Fire-type moves. Players are free to bet their own Dragon-types against Sierra’s, though there are quite a few Fairy-types equally as capable:
Finally, Sierra could always choose to go withDrapion. If she does though, it’ll be her strongest move yet, as the dual Poison and Dark-type Pokemon only has a weakness against Ground-type moves. However, it can resist damage from Psychic, Ghost, Grass, Poison, andDark-typemoves. That said, there are plenty of Ground-type Pokemon and Ground-type moves that can be used:
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