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Team GO Rocket Sierra Battle Guide In Pokémon GO: January 2022

There has been a shakeup with the Team GO Rocket Leaders' line-ups in Pokémon GO now live as of January 2022. Not only do they have different teams, but the potentially Shiny Shadow Pokémon that you can encounter after defeating them has also changed. With this battle guide, you can build a team to defeat Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra and earn an encounter with a Shiny-capable Shadow Poliwag.

Here is a breakdown of Sierra's team and possible counters. This time, to help our readers build their own teams from a diverse selection of possible Pokémon, I will suggest multiple counters for every possible Pokémon she will throw out. These are based not only on type effectivity but also shared weaknesses of other species on these teams and the speed of your counter Pokémon's attacks, which we'll get to below.

SLOT ONE

• Poliwag: Zarude, Roserade, Venusaur

SLOT TWO

• Exeggutor: Chandelure, Darmanitan, Charizard
• Lapras: Lucario, Machamp, Conkeldurr
• Sharpedo: Lucario, Machamp, Conkeldurr

SLOT THREE

• Houndoom: Lucario, Machamp, Conkeldurr
• Shiftry: Lucario, Machamp, Conkeldurr
• Swampert: Zarude, Roserade, Venusaur

SUGGESTED GENERAL TEAM

• Zarude with all Grass-type moves; Lucario with Counter, Power-up Punch, and Shadow Ball using Shadow Ball on Exeggutor and Power-up Punch on the others; Chandelure

FINAL TIPS FOR POKÉMON GO PLAYERS

• When building a team before you know the exact line-up of Slots Two and Three, aim for general overlapping weaknesses that the options will have. For example, Lucario will work against most of these but may be weak to Exeggutor, but it can use the Ghost-type Shadow Ball to defend against it.
• Switch Out: Don't put your counter to the first Pokémon in your first slot. Instead, start the battle with the "Switch Out" method. Put your counter to Sierra's first slot in your second or third slot and, as soon as the battle begins, switch to that Pokémon. This switch will freeze Sierra up for a moment, allowing you to deal damage without taking damage. She will freeze after every switch and also after every Charged Attack. Utilizing this freeze is essential to defeating these powerful Shadows.
• Get the Shields Down: Keep in mind… Sierra has two shields. You want to choose a Pokémon that will be able to charge up their Charged Attacks quickly so that Sierra's shields can be taken down and real damage can be done. The faster the attacks, especially with your first choice, the better off you will be. Because of this, while Lucario isn't strong against Poliwag, it attacks quick enough that I'd still encourage using it first to charge up its attacks for the second and third slots.

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