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Table of contentsHow to find Cliff in Pok\u00e9mon GoAll Cliff Pok\u00e9mon counters in Pok\u00e9mon GoHow to beat Cliff's first Pok\u00e9monHow to beat Cliff's second Pok\u00e9monHow to beat Cliff's third Pok\u00e9mon How to find Cliff in Pok\u00e9mon Go You won't be able to find Cliff immediately. You have to focus on tracking down and defeating the Team Rocket grunts that have taken over Pok\u00e9Stops or the ones that appear in Team Rocket Balloons. Each time you defeat them, they drop a Mysterious Component item. You'll need to collect six of them in Pok\u00e9mon Go, which immediately combine to become a Team Rocket Radar. You can use this to track down Cliff at a captured Pok\u00e9Stop, or you might encounter one of the two other Team Rocket leaders, Arlo or Sierra. When you find Cliff, he'll use three Pok\u00e9mon against you. These Pok\u00e9mon change every month, but there's a pattern to them. All Cliff Pok\u00e9mon counters in Pok\u00e9mon Go How to beat Cliff's first Pok\u00e9mon The first Pok\u00e9mon Cliff will use against you is Galarian Zigzagoon, which remains the same every time you encounter Cliff. Galarian Zigzagoon is a Dark and Normal-type Pok\u00e9mon, and it is weak against Bug, Fighting, or Fairy-type attacks. You want to avoid using Ghost, Psychic, or Dark-type moves against it. You should be able to use nearly any Pok\u00e9mon against it, as the first Pok\u00e9mon a Team Rocket leader uses is typically the easiest. A Fighting-type Pok\u00e9mon would be your best option, though. How to beat Cliff's second Pok\u00e9mon For the second choice, Cliff will use one of three options against you. These are the three Pok\u00e9mon Cliff might use. Cliff second Pok\u00e9mon All Pok\u00e9mon weaknesses Aerodactyl Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, and Water-type moves Marowak Grass, Ice, and Water-type moves Venusaur Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type moves Aerodactyl is the toughest Pok\u00e9mon Cliff uses, but thankfully, these three Pok\u00e9mon all share a similar weakness: Ice-type attacks. For this battle, focusing on Ice-type moves would be your best choice, as Venusaur is the most contrasting Pok\u00e9mon of the three, and easily the toughest. They don't share too many other weaknesses, save for Aerodactyl and Marowak being weak to Water-type moves. Some of the best Pok\u00e9mon for this portion of the battle are Empoleon, Mamoswine, Galarian Darmanitan, Glialie, Weavile, Primarina, and Feraligatr. How to beat Cliff's third Pok\u00e9mon Similar to the second Pok\u00e9mon, there is one of three Pok\u00e9mon Cliff can use for his third option. This will be the toughest Pok\u00e9mon on his team. These are three Cliff might use against you. Cliff third Pok\u00e9mon All Pok\u00e9mon weaknessesObstagoon Bug, Fighting, and Fairy-type moves Crobat Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock-type moves Tyranitar Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves Although the third Pok\u00e9mon a Team Rocket leader uses is tough, these are some easier options. Obstagoon and Tyranitar are weak to Bug, Fighting, and Fairy-type moves. Crobat is not weak to these attacks, but you can use Electric, Ice, Psychic, or Rock-type moves against it. You can try to focus on the weaknesses of Obstagoon and Tyranitar as your main opponents, as you can likely use the Pok\u00e9mon you used from the second encounter to counter Crobat. When facing off against Cliff's final choice, the best Pok\u00e9mon to use are Lucario, Conkeldurr, Mamoswine, Rampardos, Machamp, Magnezone, or Annihilape. You'll have a chance to catch a shadow Galarian Zigzagoon after defeating Cliff in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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Table of contentsHow to find Cliff in Pok\u00e9mon GoAll Cliff Pok\u00e9mon counters in Pok\u00e9mon GoHow to beat Cliff's first Pok\u00e9monHow to beat Cliff's second Pok\u00e9monHow to beat Cliff's third Pok\u00e9mon How to find Cliff in Pok\u00e9mon Go You won't be able to find Cliff immediately. You have to focus on tracking down and defeating the Team Rocket grunts that have taken over Pok\u00e9Stops or the ones that appear in Team Rocket Balloons. Each time you defeat them, they drop a Mysterious Component item. You'll need to collect six of them in Pok\u00e9mon Go, which immediately combine to become a Team Rocket Radar. You can use this to track down Cliff at a captured Pok\u00e9Stop, or you might encounter one of the two other Team Rocket leaders, Arlo or Sierra. When you find Cliff, he'll use three Pok\u00e9mon against you. These Pok\u00e9mon change every month, but there's a pattern to them. All Cliff Pok\u00e9mon counters in Pok\u00e9mon Go How to beat Cliff's first Pok\u00e9mon The first Pok\u00e9mon Cliff will use against you is Galarian Zigzagoon, which remains the same every time you encounter Cliff. Galarian Zigzagoon is a Dark and Normal-type Pok\u00e9mon, and it is weak against Bug, Fighting, or Fairy-type attacks. You want to avoid using Ghost, Psychic, or Dark-type moves against it. You should be able to use nearly any Pok\u00e9mon against it, as the first Pok\u00e9mon a Team Rocket leader uses is typically the easiest. A Fighting-type Pok\u00e9mon would be your best option, though. How to beat Cliff's second Pok\u00e9mon For the second choice, Cliff will use one of three options against you. These are the three Pok\u00e9mon Cliff might use. Cliff second Pok\u00e9mon All Pok\u00e9mon weaknesses Aerodactyl Electric, Ice, Rock, Steel, and Water-type moves Marowak Grass, Ice, and Water-type moves Venusaur Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type moves Aerodactyl is the toughest Pok\u00e9mon Cliff uses, but thankfully, these three Pok\u00e9mon all share a similar weakness: Ice-type attacks. For this battle, focusing on Ice-type moves would be your best choice, as Venusaur is the most contrasting Pok\u00e9mon of the three, and easily the toughest. They don't share too many other weaknesses, save for Aerodactyl and Marowak being weak to Water-type moves. Some of the best Pok\u00e9mon for this portion of the battle are Empoleon, Mamoswine, Galarian Darmanitan, Glialie, Weavile, Primarina, and Feraligatr. How to beat Cliff's third Pok\u00e9mon Similar to the second Pok\u00e9mon, there is one of three Pok\u00e9mon Cliff can use for his third option. This will be the toughest Pok\u00e9mon on his team. These are three Cliff might use against you. Cliff third Pok\u00e9mon All Pok\u00e9mon weaknessesObstagoon Bug, Fighting, and Fairy-type moves Crobat Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock-type moves Tyranitar Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves Although the third Pok\u00e9mon a Team Rocket leader uses is tough, these are some easier options. Obstagoon and Tyranitar are weak to Bug, Fighting, and Fairy-type moves. Crobat is not weak to these attacks, but you can use Electric, Ice, Psychic, or Rock-type moves against it. You can try to focus on the weaknesses of Obstagoon and Tyranitar as your main opponents, as you can likely use the Pok\u00e9mon you used from the second encounter to counter Crobat. When facing off against Cliff's final choice, the best Pok\u00e9mon to use are Lucario, Conkeldurr, Mamoswine, Rampardos, Machamp, Magnezone, or Annihilape. You'll have a chance to catch a shadow Galarian Zigzagoon after defeating Cliff in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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Team Rocket leaders are difficult encounters that change rosters every few months in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>. If you’re looking to fight against Cliff, you’ll need to use a different strategy occasionally, as he’ll use different Pok\u00e9mon to challenge you.<\/p>

The Pok\u00e9mon you can expect to see from Cliff varies. You’ll want to prepare your team accordingly to make sure you know what Pok\u00e9mon you’ll want to bring. We can help, especially if you want to then take down Giovanni<\/a> in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a><\/em>. Cliff is a required battle before you can track down the Team Rocket overlord, and he’s not a pushover either. We can help you find and beat Cliff<\/strong>, bringing you one step closer to defeating Team Rocket.<\/p>