Sierra may have the same roster of characters for November 2021 as she had last month inPokemon GO, but that doesn’t mean battling her is any easier. Players still need to bring effective type-advantages and the best counters to defeat the Team Rocket Leader.
To start the challenge against Sierra inPokemon GO, trainers must first collect 6 Mysterious Components by defeating Rocket Grunts at select PokeStops. She can then appear in floating Rocket Balloons, or at PokeStops.
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Defeating Sierra leads to an encounter with ashadow Pokemon that can be purified inPokemon GO, 1000 Stardust, and a random selection of 2 of the following rewards:
Sierra’s First Pokemon - Sneasel
Sneasel is always the first Pokemon Sierra will pick inPokemon GO. It is both a Dark and Ice-type, and is weak to Fighting, Rock, Bug, Steel, Fire, and Fairy-type moves. It resists damage from Ghost, Ice, Dark, andPsychic-type moves.
Meteor Mash
Sierra’s Second Pokemon - Gliscor, Granbull, Ampharos
Sierra’s second and third Pokemon are randomly selected, and there is no way to tell which one she will pick before the battle begins. This is why it’s important to try and pick characters that are effective against multiple options.
Best Gliscor Counters
Gliscor is a dual Ground and Flying-type with a weakness to Ice andWater-type moves. It has resistances to Electric, Fighting, Poison, Bug, and Ground-type moves. Mamoswine is a very good pick as it can be used as an effective Pokemon in other Sierra battles. Other potential counters include:
Avalanche
Best Granbull Counters
Granbull is aFairy-type Pokemon, meaning it is weak to Poison and Steel-type moves. It resists Fighting, Bug, Dark, and Dragon-type moves. Good Steel-types are preferred to counter Granbull, as they can also be used for the first Sneasel battle. Other effective Pokemon to use include:
Sludge Bomb
Best Ampharos Counters
Ampharos is anElectric-type Pokemon, so it only has a weakness to Ground-type moves. It has resistances to Flying, Steel, and Electric-type moves. Mamoswine with one Ice-type move is a solid pick to use against Sierra for potential encounters with both Ampharos and Gliscor. Other effective Pokemon to pick include:
Sierra’s Third Pokemon - Houndoom, Kingdra, Drapion
Best Houndoom Counters
Houndoom is both a Dark andFire-type Pokemonwith a weakness to Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves. It resists Ghost, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Dark, and Psychic-type moves. A Mamoswine with Ground attacks can be effective and used to fight elsewhere, but some of the best counters for Houndoom are:
Hydro Pump
Best Kingdra Counters
Kingdra is a dual Water andDragon-type Pokemonthat is weak to Dragon and Fairy-type moves. It resists Steel, Fire, and Water-type moves. Dragon-types are some of the most powerful Pokemon in the game, so should be favored over Fairy-type characters. Great choices include:
Play Rough
Best Drapion Counters
Drapion is both a Poison and Dark-type with a weakness to Ground-type moves only. It resists Psychic, Poison, Ghost, Grass, and Dark. Just like Ampharos, Mamoswine is the best Ground-type pick against Drapion because it can be used on other potential Sierra fights. It also has the same great counters as Ampharos:
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