Beating Cliff in during April 2023 is a matter of organizing a solid team to face his own creatures. The notably strong Team GO Rocket Leader may ironically be the weakest among his colleagues, Arlo and Sierra. Nonetheless, he can bring along a deceiving team lineup which could mess up a player’s plans on countering him. Like the other Team GO Rocket Leaders in, his first Shadow Pokémon is a fixed one. However, his second creature can be one out of three – this also applies to his third Pokémon.
In total, and disregarding his first one, Team GO Rocket Leader Cliff will bring two of the six possible options to the field. As such, preparing a team with counters in to cover as many of those possibilities is the optimal strategy. Luckily, his team variety can mostly be covered without any spaces for Pokémon going without countering.
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Cliff’s team in during April 2023 is an easy one to counter. His first Pokémon is a Magnemite, which is very weak. The Team GO Rocket Leader’s second creature, however, can be Venusaur, Pinsir, or Omastar. His third and final Pokémon can be Tyranitar, Sharpedo, or Camerupt. Thanks to this possible lineup, if players choose strong Pokémon of three different types, they should have themselves covered against all the Pokémon he can throw out. Below, players can check the best possible counters for each of his creatures.
Cliff's Pokémon
Weaknesses
Best Counters
1 — Magnemite
Fighting-, Fire-, and Ground-type
2A — Venusaur
Fire-, Ice-, Psychic-, and Flying-type
2B — Pinsir
Fire-, Rock-, and Flying-type
2C — Omastar
Electric-, Fighting-, Grass-, and Ground-type
3A — Tyranitar
Fighting-, Ground-, Bug-, Steel-, Water-, Grass-,
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