Team GO Rocket Leaders have been appearing in Pokemon Go for a few days now. We have made a guide to help you find and defeat Team Rocket Leaders (Cliff, Sierra, and Arlo).
Steps to encounter a Leader:
- Defeating a Team GO Rocket grunts awards you Mysterious Components.
- By collecting 6 Mysterious Components, Rocket Detector can be formed.
- With the help of Rocket Detector bring up the overworld map that will direct you to the Team GO Rocket boss.
- Leaders use shields and Team Leader shadow Pokemon can be shiny.
Rewards
You get 1000 Stardust and two of:
- Unova Stone
- Sinnoh Stone
- Revive
- Max Revive
- Max Potion
Rocket Leader Cliff
Cliff Pokemon lineup
Counters
| Lucario | Regice | Swampert |
|---|
| Meowth, Snorlax, and Tyranitar | Flygon, Sandslash, and Torterra | Sandslash, Infernape, and Tyranitar |
| Counter | Lock On | Mud Shot |
| Power Up Punch | Blizzard | Hydro Cannon |
| Shadow Ball | Focus Blast | Earthquake |
Rocket Leader Sierra
Sierra Pokemon lineup
| First | Second | Third |
|---|
| Sneasel | Hypno | Alakazam |
| Lapras | Houndoom |
| Sableye | Gardevoir |
Counters
| Lucario | Melmetal | Tyranitar |
|---|
| Sneasel, Lapras and Hypno / Alakazam (Shadow Ball) | Gardevoir, Lapras, Hypno, and Alakazam | Hypno, Sableye, Houndoom, and Alakazam |
| Counter | Thunder Shock | Bite |
| Power Up Punch | Rock Slide | Crunch |
| Shadow Ball | Flash Cannon | Stone Edge |
Rocket Leader Arlo
Counters
| Melmetal | Mewtwo | Blaziken |
|---|
| Scyther, Gyarados, Crobat, and Dragonite | Crobat and Dragonite (Ice Beam) | Magnezone and Scizor |
| Thunder Shock | Psycho Cut | Counter |
| Rock Slide | Psytrike | Blaze Kick |
| ThunderBolt | Ice Beam | Focus Blast |
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