Pokémon GO Rocket Leaders: January 2025 Counters

Conquering Pokémon GO's Team GO Rocket Leaders—Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff—is crucial for completing research tasks and acquiring powerful Shadow Pokémon. Their boosted Shadow Pokémon and ever-shifting teams make each battle a unique challenge. This guide provides everything you need to know, including optimal counter-picks, to defeat these elusive leaders.

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Where To Find Team GO Rocket Leaders: Sierra, Arlo, & Cliff

Unlike regular Team Rocket Grunts, encountering Team GO Rocket Leaders requires a bit more effort. First, you must defeat six Rocket Grunts. Each defeated Grunt drops a Mysterious Component. Collect six to craft a Rocket Radar. Grunts appear randomly at PokéStops, and a hot air balloon containing a Grunt spawns every six hours, following you for 20 minutes before disappearing. Once you equip the Rocket Radar, Leaders will replace Grunts at darkened PokéStops and in hot air balloons.

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Sierra Team (January 2025)

Sierra's January 2025 team presents a tricky challenge:

First Pokémon	Second Pokémon	Third Pokémon
Skorupi Bug/Poison	Sableye Dark/Ghost	Houndoom Dark/Fire
	Steelix Ground/Steel	Nidoqueen Ground/Poison
	Milotic Water	Gardevoir Fairy/Psychic

Best Counters for Team Leader Sierra in Pokémon GO

Sierra's varied team requires a strategic approach. Consider these counters:

Pokémon	Moves
Terrakion	Smack Down Rock Slide
Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball
Excadrill	Metal Claw Iron Head

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Arlo Team (January 2025)

Arlo's January 2025 team:

First Pokémon	Second Pokémon	Third Pokémon
Alolan Grimer Poison/Dark	Hypno Psychic	Metagross Steel/Psychic
	Charizard Fire/Flying	Scizor Bug/Steel
	Gyarados Water/Flying	Snorlax Normal

Best Counters for Team Leader Arlo in Pokémon GO

Arlo's diverse team necessitates preparation for Flying, Psychic, and Poison types:

Pokémon	Moves
Tyranitar	Bite Brutal Swing
Shiny Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn
Excadrill	Mud Slap Drill Run

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Cliff Team (January 2025)

Cliff's January 2025 team:

First Pokémon	Second Pokémon	Third Pokémon
Cubone Ground	Clone Venusaur Grass/Poison	Tyranitar Dark/Rock
	Marowak Ground	Obstagoon Dark/Normal
	Aerodactyl Rock/Flying	Crobat Poison/Flying

Best Counters for Team Leader Cliff in Pokémon GO

Cliff's January 2025 team features several Dark-types, requiring strong counters:

Pokémon	Moves
Mamoswine	Powder Snow Avalanche
Lucario	Force Palm Aura Sphere
Shiny Blaziken	Counter Blast Burn

This guide provides the most up-to-date information on defeating Team GO Rocket Leaders for January 2025. We will update this article as their teams change.

Pokémon GO is available now on mobile devices.

Updated 1/14/2025 by Amanda Kay Oaks