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It will take some serious dedication and skills to defeat Sierra along with other leaders of the Team Go Rocket.
A large number of other enemies have also appeared after the latest update, meaning that players have to go with their best and strongest lineup to ensure their victory in every match.
You can repeat a fight as many times as you want to get more details about how Pokemon of Sierra attacks to set your team accordingly. Sierra is regarded as one of the toughest team leaders in Pokemon Go, so below is a complete guide of the best counters of Sierra.
Where to find Sierra?
To find Sierra or any other leader of the Team Rocket Go in Pokemon Go, you need a Rocket Radar. Collect mysterious parts by killing regular Rocket Go grunts to assemble a Rocket Radar and set on the adventure to kill Sierra.
The Pokemon roster of Sierra
- First Pokemon: Shadow Nidoran (Poison, Female)
- Second Pokemon: Shadow Vileplume (Poison, Grass), Shadow Beedrill (Poison, Bug), or Shadow Slowbro (Psychic, Water)
- Third Pokemon: Shadow Nidoqueen (Ground, Poison), Shadow Houndoom (Fire, Dark), or Shadow Marowak (Ground)
In most cases, Shadow Nidoran opens the battle on Sierra’s side, but the situation becomes mysterious from that point onwards. The Rocket Go leader uses the above-mentioned monsters in second and third places.
Guide to Counter Sierra
Here are Sierra’s best counters in Pokemon Go.
Shadow Nidoran (female)
To counter the opening move of Rocket villain, use psychic and ground attacks as much as you can.
Recommended counters:
- Garchomp (Mud Shot, Sand Tomb, Earth Power)
- Rhyperior (Mud Slap, Surf, Rock Wrecker)
- Charizard (Fire Spin, Blast Burn, Dragon Claw)
Shadow Beedrill
Beedrill is an easier target as compared to other Pokemon of Sierra, so you can go with fire, psychic, flying, and rock attacks.
Recommended counters:
- Charizard (Fire Spin, Blast Burn, Dragon Claw)
- Rhyperior (Mud Slap, Surf, Rock Wrecker)
- Lugia (Dragon Tail, Sky Attack, Hydro Pump)
Shadow Vileplume
Lugia is recommended for this little flower as it has got some very sharp leaves that you should worry about. Vileplume is proven weak against fire, psychic, ice, and flying attacks in battle.
Recommended counters:
- Charizard (Fire Spin, Blast Burn, Dragon Claw)
- Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Psystrike, Ice Beam)
- Lugia (Dragon Tail, Sky Attack, Hydro Pump)
Shadow Slowbro
Use bug, electric, plant, dark, and ghost-type attacks if you want to bring the health of Slowbro to the minimum. It is a tough Pokemon so go with Dialga, Dragonite, and Yveltal as they have high stamina meaning that they will stay longer in the battle.
Recommended counters:
- Dialga (Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor)
- Dragonite (Dragon Breath, Hurricane, Dragon Claw)
- Yveltal (Snarl, Dark Pulse, Focus Blast)
Shadow Houndoom
Although Houndoom is the favorite pet of Sierra, even unprofessional players can effortlessly counter it with some ground, water-type, fighting, and rock attacks.
Recommended counters:
- Machamp (Counter, Cross Chop, Rock Slide)
- Kyogre (Waterfall, Surf)
- Rhyperior (Smack Down, Rock Wrecker, Surf)
Shadow Marowak
Water, grass, and ice-type attacks are the biggest weaknesses of Marowak, and it can deal little to no damage to Pokemon with these attacks.
Recommended counters:
- Kyogre (Waterfall, Surf)
- Gyarados (Dragon Breath, Aqua Tail, Crunch)
- Lugia (Dragon Tail, Sky Attack, Hydro Pump)
Shadow Nidoqueen
Nidoqueen has the same weaknesses as those of the female version of Nidoran Pokemon, so you can go with similar counters and only change Charizard with Mewtwo.
Recommended counters:
- Garchomp (Mud Shot, Sand Tomb, Earth Power)
- Kyogre (Waterfall, Surf)
- Mewtwo (Psycho Cut, Psystrike, Ice Beam)
Shadow Nidoran and Beedril are some of the best counters for Sierra in Pokemon go but others on our list are capable of doing the job as well.
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