How to beat Cliff in Pokémon Go in March 2024
Team GO Rocket’s Cliff has returned to Pokémon Go with a line-up of fresh Shadow Pokémon – and as usual he’s being naughty. Of course, you’ll also need to defeat him to get one step closer to facing off with Giovanni.
You can only encounter Cliff if you have an active Rocket Radar, so you’ll need to beat up a few grunts, loot Mysterious Parts from them, and construct a Rocket Radar.
Once it’s activated, you can encounter Arlo, Cliff, or Sierra at PokéStops or on Rocket Balloons. Defeating all three Team GO Rocket leaders enables you to finally duel their boss, Giovanni.
This guide will tell you how to beat Cliff in Pokémon Go in 2024.
Brute force is Cliff's favored method of approaching battles.
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Cliff’s Pokémon in March 2024 – Pokémon Go
You can expect Cliff to always send out Shadow Zubat first. Afterwards, though, he has three potential options to fill the second and third slots in his battle team.
Best counters to Zubat – Pokémon Go Cliff
Attacks of the types Electric, Ice, Psychic, and Rock are effective against Zubat – and will be so against some of the later options as well.
Best counters to Kingdra – Pokémon Go Cliff
Kingdra is a bit of an outlier from Cliff's line-up, though there is enough overlap with Gallade to formulate a plan: Bringing a Dragon-type with both Dragon- and Flying-type moves.
Best counters to Gallade – Pokémon Go Cliff
Gallade can be covered with some of the Pokémon you fielded against Kingdra.
Best counters to Aerodactyl – Pokémon Go Cliff
Aerodactyl shares a few weaknesses with Zubat, enabling you to defeat it with similar counters.
Best counters to Cradily – Pokémon Go Cliff
Cradily shares key weaknesses with Aerodactyl, so you've got this one in the bag.
Best counters to Tyranitar – Pokémon Go Cliff
Tyranitar has a fearsome appearance, but it does not lack weak points: Fighting, Bug, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water all do bonus damage against it, so take your pick. Fighting and Steel are required to counter other Pokémon Cliff has in any case, so sticking with those is a good idea.
Best counters to Crobat – Pokémon Go Cliff
We're looping back to the Zubat counters for this one, as Crobat has the same weak points.
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