How to beat Cliff in Pokemon Go
If you need help beating this Team Rocket Leader, look no further as we guide you through it.
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Cliff is one of the three team rocket leaders you can go up against once you’ve got enough Mysterious Components to make a Rocket Radar. You need to use your Rocket Radars when going up against this team leader, as a cost. But as a reward for beating the Team Leader you get stardust, items and you’ll also get special eggs that can hatch exclusive Pokemon.
As for which Team Leader you’ll go up against, they’re pretty much random. If you don’t like one and would rather go up against another, you can either wait or you can go to a different PokeStop. Each leader has a different team, but their team is always the same. So as long as you know which Leader you’re against, you can know what type match-up you need.
Cliff’s Team in Pokemon GO
Cliff will only have a team of these Pokemon. As for which you’ll encounter during your battle, that can vary from encounter to encounter. But if you’re knocked out from the first battle, don’t worry, if you re-try it’ll remain the same team. So you can prepare accordingly.
| First Pokemon | Second Pokemon | Third Pokemon |
|---|---|---|
| Venusaur | Tyranitar | |
| Grimer | Crobat | Charizard |
| Machamp | Arcanine |
Grimer Counters
When it comes to Cliff’s first Pokemon, you just need to get past Grimer. So you’re best bet is to use a Psychic or Ground type.
Venusaur, Crobat or Machamp Counters
You’ve gotten past Grimer, now one of these three will be there to try and defeat you. Below are each of these Pokemon’s weaknesses.
Venusaur: Fire, Flying, Ice and Psychic.
Crobat: Electric, Ice, Psychic and Rock.
Machamp: Psychic, Flying and Fairy.
As you can see, the common link between all of these is a good Psychic type, so no matter what you can’t go wrong by having a powerful Psychic Pokemon on your team.
Tyranitar, Charizard or Arcanine Counters
The last hurdle before you defeat Cliff. Here are all the Pokemon’s weaknesses, so you know who you use.
Tyranitar: Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Steel and Water.
Charizard: Rock, Electric and Water.
Arcanine: Ground, Rock and Water.
There you have it, hopefully you’ll be putting Cliff into the dirt now that you know what you’re up against!
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