Cliff may have the same roster of characters for November 2021 as he had last month inPokemon GO, but that doesn’t mean battling him will be easy. Players still need to bring effective type-advantages and the best counters to defeat the Team Rocket Leader.
To start the challenge against Cliff inPokemon GO, trainers must first collect 6 Mysterious Components by defeating Rocket Grunts at select PokeStops. He can then appear in floating Rocket Balloons, or at PokeStops.
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Defeating Cliff leads to an encounter with ashadow Pokemon that can be purified inPokemon GO, 1000 Stardust, and a random selection of 2 of the following rewards:
Cliff’s First Pokemon - Seedot
Seedot is always the character Cliff will pick first inPokemon GO. Seedot is apure Grass-type Pokemon, making it weak to Flying, Poison, Bug, Fire, and Ice-type moves. It has resistances to Ground, Water, Grass, and Electric-type moves. Although not the most powerful of the following choices, Ho-Oh and Moltres are good picks to enter a battle with Cliff because they are dual Flying and Fire-types. This means they can be used in future encounters.
Sky Attack
Cliff’s Second Pokemon - Poliwrath, Kingler, Hariyama
Cliff’s second and third Pokemon are randomly selected, and there is no way to tell which one he will pick before the battle begins. This is why it’s important to try and pick characters that are effective against multiple options.
Best Poliwrath Counters
Poliwrath is both a Water and Fighting-type weak against Flying, Grass, Electric, Psychic, and Fairy-type moves. It resists Rock, Bug, Steel, Fire, Water, Ice, andDark-type moves. The most powerful counters for Poliwrath are strong Psychic-types like Mewtwo. Other effective Pokemon and their preferred movesets include:
Psychic
Best Kingler Counters
Kingler is aWater-type Pokemonwith weaknesses to Grass and Electric-type moves. It resists Steel, Fire, Water, and Ice. Zekrom is probably the best counter to Kingler, due to its effectiveness against other possible battles with Cliff. More great options are:
Solar Beam
Best Hariyama Counters
Hariyama is a Fighting-type Pokemon, making it weak to Flying, Psychic, and Fairy-type moves. Hariyama is resistant against Rock, Bug, and Dark-type moves. Fairy Pokemon don’t have great DPS potential, so a strong Psychic-type like Mewtwo is effective, along with:
Cliff’s Third Pokemon - Tyranitar, Sharpedo, Torterra
Best Tyranitar Counters
Tyranitar is a dual Rock and Dark-type Pokemon weak to Fighting, Ground, Bug, Steel, Water, Grass, and Fairy-type moves. It resists Normal, Flying, Poison, Ghost, Fire, Dark, and Psychic-type moves. Fighting-types are the best option to counter Tyranitar, and some great options include:
Close Combat
Best Sharpedo Counters
Sharpedo is both a Water and Dark-type, so it is weak to Fighting, Bug, Grass, Electric, and Fairy-type moves. It resists Ghost, Steel, Fire, Water, Ice, Dark, andPsychic-type moves. Good Fighting-types like Lucario are again very effective while battling Cliff, but strong Electric Pokemon work well too. Great options include:
Dynamic Punch
Best Torterra Counters
Torterra is both a Grass andGround-type Pokemonthat is weak against Ice, Flying, Bug, and Fire-type moves. It resists Ground, Rock, and Electric-type moves. Using Fire and Flying-types like Ho-Oh and Moltres is effective against Torterra and many other off Cliff’s Pokemon. Some powerful options include:
Pokemon GOis available now on Android and iOS devices.
