One of the Elite Challenge tasks found withinPokemonGO’s recently-launchedGO Fest Battle Challengesends players to defeat Giovanni, the Team GO Rocket Boss. Toppling this formidable foe will require fans to fight their way through a lineup of three Pokemon, and this guide will detail the weaknesses of and the recommended counters to Giovanni’s Pokemon inPoGO.
As of July 2020, the Giovanni encounter inPokemon GOstarts with the Team GO Rocket Boss unleashing Persian, a Normal-type Pokemon that debuted in Generation I. From there, he will unleash one of three Pokemon (Dugtrio, Garchomp, or Nidoking), and he will then close out the fight by using a Shadow Suicune. With that established, here is the information that players need to overcome these Pokemon and defeat Giovanni inPokemon GO:
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As previously mentioned, Persianis a Normal-type, and it is weak to Fighting attacks and resistant to Ghost moves. Here are some recommended counters toPersian inPokemon GO:
Dugtrio is a Ground-type that is weak to Grass, Ice, and Water attacks and resistant to Electric, Poison, and Rock moves. Players that are trying to defeat Dugtrio inPoGOcan turn to these powerful counters:
Garchompis a Dragon and Ground-type that is weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice attacks and is resistant to Electric moves. Fans should consider using one of the following counters if they are forced to go up against Giovanni’s Garchomp:
Nidoking is a Ground and Poison-type Pokemon that is weak to Ground, Ice, Psychic, and Water attacks and resistant to Electric and Poison moves. Players can take downNidoking inPoGOwith one of the following counters:
Suicune is weak to Electric and Grass attacks and resistant to Fire, Ice, Steel, and Water moves. Here are some counters that players can use to bestSuicune inPokemon GO:
Pokemon GOis available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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