Pokemon GO Rocket Guide: Team Leader Line-ups & Best Counters (January 2025)

Conquering Pokemon GO's Team GO Rocket Leaders: Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff – A January 2025 Guide

Whether you're focused on research or bolstering your Shadow Pokemon collection, defeating Team GO Rocket Leaders in Pokemon GO presents a consistent challenge. Their powerful Shadow Pokemon and ever-shifting team compositions make predicting their strategies difficult. This guide provides updated information on each leader's January 2025 team and optimal counter strategies.

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Locating Team GO Rocket Leaders: Sierra, Arlo, & Cliff
Sierra's Current Team & Counters
Arlo's Current Team & Counters
Cliff's Current Team & Counters

Finding Team GO Rocket Leaders

Unlike Grunts, encountering Team GO Rocket Leaders requires strategic effort. You must first defeat six Rocket Grunts to trigger a Leader appearance. Each defeated Grunt yields a Mysterious Component. Six components combine to create a Rocket Radar, which reveals Leaders at darkened PokéStops and in hot air balloons. Grunts appear randomly at PokéStops, and a Grunt-carrying hot air balloon spawns every six hours, remaining visible for 20 minutes.

Sierra's January 2025 Team & Counters

Sierra's cunning tactics are matched by her diverse Pokemon roster. Expect a mix of Dark, Psychic, and Bug/Poison types.

First Pokemon	Second Pokemon	Third Pokemon
Skorupi Bug/Poison	Sableye Dark/Ghost	Houndoom Dark/Fire
	Steelix Ground/Steel	Nidoqueen Ground/Poison
	Milotic Water	Gardevoir Fairy/Psychic

Effective Counters:

Pokemon	Moves
Terrakion	Smack Down Rock Slide
Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball
Excadrill	Metal Claw Iron Head

Arlo's January 2025 Team & Counters

Arlo's team for January 2025 showcases a blend of Flying, Psychic, and Poison types.

First Pokemon	Second Pokemon	Third Pokemon
Alolan Grimer Poison/Dark	Hypno Psychic	Metagross Psychic/Steel
	Charizard Flying/Fire	Scizor Bug/Steel
	Gyarados Flying/Water	Snorlax Normal

Effective Counters:

Pokemon	Moves
Tyranitar	Bite Brutal Swing
Blaziken	Fire Spin Blast Burn
Excadrill	Mud Slap Drill Run

Cliff's January 2025 Team & Counters

Cliff's formidable team features a strong presence of Dark-type Pokemon, along with Ground, Flying, and Poison types.

First Pokemon	Second Pokemon	Third Pokemon
Cubone Ground	Venusaur Grass/Poison	Tyranitar Dark/Rock
	Marowak Ground	Obstagoon Dark/Normal
	Aerodactyl Flying/Rock	Crobat Flying/Poison