How to beat sierra june 2022

Beating Team Go Rocket Leader Sierra in Pokemon Go will take a lot of skill, so we’ve put together the best counters and weakness tips to lead you straight to victory against the likes of Squirtle, Blaziken, and Drapion in November 2022.

In Pokemon Go, Trainers can collect Mysterious Components by defeating Team Go Rocket Grunts at invaded Pokestops within the game. Once you have six of them, you’ll be able to form a Rocket Radar, which then leads you straight to the Team Go Rocket Leaders.

Unlike the Grunts, who can be taken down fairly easily, trainers will have a difficult fight ahead of them when it comes to Team Go Rocket’s Leaders. There are four in total: Cliff, Arlo, Giovanni, and Sierra, and all of them have unique ‘mon to battle with.

This guide will focus on taking down Sierra, including her current lineup in November 2022, and the best counters to defeat her in no time at all.

Additional reporting by Daniel Megarry and Philip Trahan.

Contents

• Sierra Pokemon Go counters (November 2022)
• How to beat Sierra in Pokemon Go
• Phase 1
  • Squirtle
• Phase 2
  • Blaziken
  • Lapras
  • Blastoise
• Phase 3
  • Houndoom
  • Drapion
  • Nidoqueen
• Best team to defeat Sierra
• How to beat Team Rocket Leaders

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Cliff, Sierra, and Arlo make up the Team Go Rocket Leaders alongside Giovanni.

Sierra Pokemon Go counters (November 2022)

Sierra has always been a difficult opponent to take down in Pokemon Go, and that’s no different in November.

At the start of every match, Sierra will always send out Squirtle, followed by two of six other potential Pokemon. This is Sierra’s current lineup:

• Phase 1: Squirtle
• Phase 2: Blaziken / Lapras / Blastoise
• Phase 3: Houndoom / Drapion / Nidoqueen

We’ll update this page once the next Rocket Go event is announced, but for now, here’s everything you need to know about how to beat Sierra in Pokemon Go and the Pokemon she will use.

How to beat Sierra in Pokemon Go

To defeat Sierra in Pokemon Go, you’ll need to utilize a variety of different types to counter her. We’ve featured a mix of stronger Legendaries and more common alternatives, so there should be something here to meet every Trainer’s needs, and all of them are solid choices.

Let’s take a look at the weaknesses of all the different Pokemon that Sierra could choose to send out during your battle, and which counters should be used to beat her.

Sierra Pokemon Go counters phase 1

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Sierra will always start with Squirtle in Phase 1.

Squirtle counters

Squirtle is a Water-type Pokemon, which means it’s vulnerable to Electric and Grass-type attacks.

As for resistances, Squirtle is strong against Fire, Ice, Steel, and Water-type moves.

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Sierra Pokemon Go phase 2

Blaziken counters

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Sierra can send out Blastoise, Blaziken, or Lapras in Phase 2.

Blaziken is a dual Fighting/Fire-type, which means it’s weak against Flying, Ground, Psychic, and Water-type attacks.

Lapras counters

Lapras is a dual Water/Ice-type Pokemon, so it’s weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-type moves and resistant to Ice and Water-type attacks.

Blastoise counters

Blastoise is a Water-type Pokemon, which means it’s weak against Electric and Grass-type attacks.

A lot of the same counters for Phase 1’s Squirtle will work here, but there are some alternatives players can try as well.

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Sierra Pokemon Go phase 3

Houndoom counters

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Sierra can send out Houndoom, Drapion, or Nidoqueen in Phase 3.

Houndoom is a dual Dark/Fire-type, which means it’s weak against Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-type Pokemon.

Drapion counters

Drapion is a dual Poison/Dark-type Pokemon, making it only weak to Ground-type attacks.

Thanks to its typing it’s resistant to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Poison, and Psychic-type attacks, so Drapion may pose a challenge to some trainers.

Nidoqueen counters

Nidoqueen is a dual Ground/Poison-type Pokemon, which means it’s weak against Ground, Ice, Psychic, and Water-type attacks.

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Best team to defeat Sierra in Pokemon Go

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The ideal team of three Pokemon will help you beat Sierra in no time.

One of the best teams to defeat Sierra in Pokemon Go would be Zekrom, Groudon, and Kyogre.

Now that Sierra sends out Squirtle first, you’ll want a solid Electric-type like Zekrom to defeat it. Zekrom is also a great counter to Blastoise. Then, a powerful Ground-type like Groudon will be able to take down Blaziken and Nidoqueen if Sierra chooses them instead.

Finally, a strong Water-type like Kyogre will prove resistant against much of Sierra’s team, like Houndoom, Blaziken, and Nidoqueen so it could end up saving some players in a pinch.

Keep in mind that Team Go Rocket Leader Sierra is a difficult battle for almost any trainer, but if you take advantage of each Pokemon’s weaknesses with the counters we’ve listed above, you should be able to defeat her eventually.

How to beat Team Leaders in Pokemon Go

As well as Sierra, you’ll need to go head to head with the other Team Go Rocket Leaders, so check out our guides to beat Arlo, defeat Cliff, and finally, take down Giovanni.

So, there you have it. All you need to know about beating Leader Sierra in Pokemon Go in November 2022, and the best counters you need to use.

For more tips and tricks to become the very best, make sure you check out our other guides:

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