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Tyranitar<\/strong><\/td>Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>

Although the third Pok\u00e9mon a Team Rocket leader uses is tough, these are some easier options. Machamp and Tyranitar are weak to 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 Machamp and Tyranitar as your main opponents, as you can likely use the Pok\u00e9mon you used from the second encounter to counter Crobat.<\/p>

When facing off against Cliff’s final choice, the best Pok\u00e9mon to use are Gardevoir, Mewtwo, Latios, Gallade, Lugia, Alakazam, Tapu Lele, Lunala, Hoopa, Enamorus, <\/strong>and Yveltal.<\/strong><\/p>

You’ll have a chance to catch a Shadow Cubone after defeating Cliff in Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>. There’s also a chance it can appear as a Shiny version.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Team Rocket leader Cliff has several tough options he can throw at you in Pok\u00e9mon Go. Here’s how to beat him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2139,"featured_media":216138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"gamurs_wordpress_blocks_hide_tags":true,"_is_affiliated":false,"dotesports_deal_href":"","dotesports_featured_video":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"2022-05-07T05:40:07Z","apple_news_api_id":"a16f594e-1cae-4ce5-8844-db57d4932916","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2023-10-27T11:49:04Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADw==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/AoW9ZThyuTOWIRNtX1JMpFg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3393],"tags":[],"internal-label":[46551,47175],"invoiceable_action":[],"article_type":[44126],"coauthors":[{"id":2139,"display_name":"Zack Palm","user_login":"zackpalm","user_nicename":"zackpalm"}],"class_list":["post-216135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pokemon","internal-label-gaming","internal-label-manual-meta-descriptions","article_type-seo"],"acf":[],"raw_content":"Team Rocket leaders are difficult encounters that change rosters every few months in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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. 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 in Pok\u00e9mon Go. 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, bringing you one step closer to defeating Team Rocket. 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. As of March 2025, Cliff still has the same line-up he was using for the Fashion Week: Taken Over event. None of his potential Pok\u00e9mon choices have changed, meaning he starts out with a shadow Cubone at the beginning of the battle. We don't expect him to change again until the next Taken Over event, which should happen some time during the Might and Mastery season. After beating Cliff, you have the opportunity to catch a shadow Cubone, which could appear in its Shiny form. 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 Cubone, which remains the same every time you encounter Cliff. Cubone is a Ground-type Pok\u00e9mon that is weak against Grass, Ice, and Water-type attacks. You want to avoid using Poison, Rock, and Electric-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 Water-type like Blastoise, Gyarados, or Swampert would be a good option to make short work of it. 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 Annihilape Fairy, Flying, Ghost, and Psychic-type moves Marowak Grass, Ice, and Water-type moves Machoke Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-type moves Annihilape is the toughest Pok\u00e9mon Cliff uses, but it closely resembles the same weaknesses as Machoke, another Fighting-type Pok\u00e9mon. Because these two are closely related to each other, you might want to focus on using Fairy, Flying, or a Psychic-type Pok\u00e9mon. Even though Marowak is not weak against it, it'll still take standard damage from it in a battle. If you still have your Water-type Pok\u00e9mon from the battle with Cubone, you can use it on Marowak and it should be fine. Some of the best Pok\u00e9mon for this portion of the battle are Mewtwo, Gardevoir, Gallade, Latios, Enarmous, Ho-Oh, Hoopa, Lugia, or Tapu Lele. 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 weaknessesCrobat Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock-type moves Machamp Fairy, Flying, and Psychic-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. Machamp and Tyranitar are weak to 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 Machamp 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 Gardevoir, Mewtwo, Latios, Gallade, Lugia, Alakazam, Tapu Lele, Lunala, Hoopa, Enamorus, and Yveltal. You'll have a chance to catch a Shadow Cubone after defeating Cliff in Pok\u00e9mon Go. There's also a chance it can appear as a Shiny version.","apple_news_notices":[],"yoast_head":"\n