How To Beat Giovanni In Pokémon GO (November 2024)

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Giovanni returns once again for November 2024 to cause trainers lots of problems in with yet another Legendary Pokémon at his disposal. The Team GO Rocket boss remains the hardest AI opponent in with high CP Pokémon, as well as some of the toughest in the game to challenge all players, regardless of experience. All of his Pokémon are also the Shadow variation, further increasing their strength and difficulty.

To be able to face Giovanni, you need to have first defeated a host of Team GO Rocket members. You will need to defeat six Rocket grunts, followed by the three GO Rocket Leaders Cliff, Sierra and Arlo to earn the super rocket radar. This will open up the possibility of Giovanni appearing on your map. He can be found by spinning PokéStops and in Rocket Balloons. There will be decoys, but eventually you will encounter him and start one of the toughest battles in the game.

Thankfully, with the right line-up that counters Giovanni's team, you can easily defeat him this month andpick up a wide range of rewards. The full lineup for Giovanni's team can be seen below.

Wave

Giovanni's Pokémon and Types

Weaknesses

Counters

1

Persian (Shadow) — Normal

2

Rhyperior (Shadow) Ground and Rock

2

Nidoking (Shadow) Poison and Ground

2

Kingdra (Shadow) — Water and Dragon

3

Heatran (Shadow) — Fire and Steel

Giovanni's team has received an overhaul since October, with three new additions to his team. He will still select three Pokémon out of five, with his first and final selections always remaining the same. As he has done since his introduction to, Giovanni leads with his compatriot from the TV show: Normal- type Persian. For November, this is now followed by either, Poison- and Ground- type Nidoking, Ground- and Rock- type Rhyperior or Water- and Dragon- type Kingdra. For this month, he has reverted to using Legendary Fire and Steel- type Heatran as his final Pokémon in battle.

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