WithPokemon GOhosting the Team GO Rocket Celebration Event, the leaders of Team GO Rocket and bringing forth their newly improved teams. This might mean that some players will struggle with taking some of these powerful criminals down.
One of Team GO Rocket’s leaders is Cliff, known inPokemon GOfor his use of many strong Rock-type Pokemon. He has a new team for 2021 that is no pushover, meaning that players will need to plan smartly on how to defeat him.
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If players do defeat Cliff, they will get the chance to rescue a Shadow Aerodactyl. Lucky players may even encounter one in its shiny form, but the odds of that are low. Players also have the chance to get a special Cliff sticker that they can attach to gifts.
Party Member One - Aerodactyl
Cliff’s first Pokemon will always be Aerodactyl. This Pokemon is a dual Rock and Flying-type Pokemon, making it weak to Ice, Rock, Steel, Water, and Electric-type moves. It also resists Ground, Normal, Bug, Poison, Flying, and Fire-type moves.
With this in mind, the most effective Pokemon against Aerodactyl and their movesets are:
Party Member Two - Gallade
Gallade is one of the three Pokemon that can possibly be Cliff’s second Pokemon. It is a dual Psychic andFighting-type Pokemonmaking it weak to Fairy, Flying, and Ghost-type moves. This Pokemon also resists Fighting and Rock-type moves.
What makes Gallade so dangerous is that Cliff’s Gallade can have three different possible fast moves with each having a different type. This means that different Pokemon are recommended based on what this fast move is.
If Cliff’s Gallade uses Charm for its fast move, players should use:
If the Gallade is using Confusion, players are recommended to use:
Finally, if Gallade is using Low Kick, players should use:
Party Member Two - Cradily
Another option for Cliff’s second Pokemon is Cradily. This Pokemon is a dual Rock andGrass-type Pokemonmaking it weak to Fighting, Ice, Bug, and Steel-type moves. Cradily also resists Electric and Normal-type moves when in battle.
Compared to Gallade, Cradily is far more consistent. Because of this, the recommended Pokemon to bring against Cradily are:
Party Member Two - Slowking
Slowkingis the final possible Pokemon for Cliff to have as his second party member. It’s a dual Water and Psychic-type Pokemon making it weak to Ghost, Dark, Electric, Grass, and Bug-type moves. It however has even more resistances with it resisting Steel, Fighting, Water, Psychic, Ice, and Fire-type moves.
The best Pokemon to use against Slowking are:
Party Member Three - Tyranitar
Tyranitar is one of Cliff’s possible third and final Pokemon, making it an absolute beast that can catch players off guard. This Pokemon is a dual Rock and Dark-type that is weak to Fighting, Fairy, Ground, Bug, Steel, Water, and Grass-type moves. It meanwhile also resists Dark, Normal, Poison, Ghost, Flying, Fire, and Psychic-type moves.
In order to take down this powerful Pokemon, players should bring along:
Party Member Three - Dusknoir
Dusknoir is a pure Ghost-type Pokemon and one of Cliff’s possible final Pokemon. This Pokemon’s typing makes it weak to only Dark and Ghost-type moves while also resisting Bug, Poison, Fighting, and Normal-type moves.
Although players are a lot more limited when it comes to type weaknesses to exploit, the recommended Pokemon to bring against Dusknoir are:
Party Member Three - Mamoswine
Cliff’s final possible party member is Mamoswine. This Pokemon is a dual Ice and Ground-type Pokemon, making it weak to Fire, Fighting, Grass, Water, and Steel-type moves. It also resists Poison andElectric-type moves.
The final batch of recommended Pokemon that can take a beating from Mamoswine and come out on top are:
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