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Rocket Leader Cliff is back inPokémon GOfor October 2024, and Trainers will need to know his team’s weaknesses and the best counters to win. One of the three Rocket Leaders working under Giovanni, this tricky boss has a three-party team of powerful Shadow Pokémon you can defeat for helpful rewards. The challenge against Cliff comes in the fact that, along with his lineup changing regularly, his second and third Pokémon are randomly set to be one of three options each time you encounter him.
For example, when getting ready tobeat Sierra inPokémon GO, you can only find Cliff after defeating six Rocket Grunts. Defeating one grunt rewards a Mysterious Component, six of which you put together to form a Rocket Radar. He makes for as tough an opponent as you can expect from a boss like this, but using counters to utilize his weaknesses will make this battle much easier.
Cliff’s Team & Counters In Pokémon GO (October 2024)
Target Their Multiple Weaknesses
To beat Cliff inPokémon GO, you’ll need to use counters for his latest team in October 2024, which comprises a variety of Shadow Pokémon likeLileep, Kingdra, and Tyranitar. Lileep is guaranteed among his team as the first Pokémon to be sent out, but Cliff’s remaining two will each be one of three options, whichever one he chooses being seemingly generated at random. To make you prepared, consult the table below revealing the weaknesses of all of Cliff’s Pokémon along with the ideal counters to use against them:
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Use Pokémon with moves that are the same as its type for a STAB (same-type attack bonus)
Using such a variety of Pokémon of different types, Cliff’s variety of Pokémon has some common weaknesses you may exploit for wider coverage. Take Lileep, for example, which has Ice as one of its weaknesses. By adding an Ice type like Galarian Darmanitan to your team, you’ll be set to take out Lileep, Marowak, Aerodactyl, and Cradily. If you start the battle with Cliff, and he uses a team you weren’t prepared for, leave the battle, switch out your team, and start again, just as you can do with those in this month’sPokémon GORaid boss schedule.
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Rewards For Beating Cliff In Pokémon GO
Stardust, A Shadow Lileep Encounter & More
A combination of1000 Stardustand thechance to catch Shadow Lileepare guaranteed rewards for beating Cliff inPokémon GO. You’ll then get a random drop of two items among four Revives, two Max Revives, four Hyper Potions, two Max Potions, a Unova Stone, and a Strange Egg.
To make the most of beating a Rocket Leader, you’ll want the 12KM Strange Egg since they’re unique to these boss battles. Make sure you have an open Egg slot to make room for it. As long as you don’t forget to use counters like Galarian Darmanitan, Lucario, and Metagross, you’ll be able to beat Cliff and his October 2024 team inPokémon GOwith no issues.
