Pokemon GO players have no shortage of activities to stay busy with this month between a massive list of special events and the November 2022 Legendary and Mega Battle Raid schedule. The next big shift of activities takes place tomorrow as November's Team Go Rocket Takeover event fires off in the early afternoon.
This Team GO Rocket-themed event should be full of activities to keep players busy over the next week in the mobile AR game. The November 2022 event features increased Grunt appearances, a new shiny debut, and the chance to battle all of the usual Team GO Rocket leaders on the way to an ultimate encounter with Giovanni in Pokemon GO.
Giovanni will be the toughest of the Team Rocket Leaders to defeat, but that doesn't mean that the other three are easy targets. Trainers who want to soundly beat Sierra will need to prepare carefully for the big fight and strategize quickly once the adversary starts throwing her Pokemon into the ring. Sierra's lineup is shifting around once again this month (just like Arlo's lineup), so be sure to carefully study the lineup possibilities when forming a counter roster for this battle.
Sierra's November 2022 Rocket Takeover Lineup
- Sableye
- Honchkrow or Flygon or Cacturne
- Houndoom or Snorlax or Cradily
Sableye Counters
Xurkitree - Thunder Shock/Dazzling Gleam
Granbull - Charm/Play Rough
Gardevoir - Charm/Dazzling Gleam
Honchkrow Counters
Xurkitree - Thunder Shock/Thunder
Mamoswine - Powder Snow/Avalanche
Electivire - Thunder Shock/Wild Charge
Flygon Counters
Mamoswine - Powder Snow/Avalanche
Weavile - Ice Shard/Avalanche
Glaceon - Ice Shard/Avalanche
Cacturne Counters
Nihilego - Poison Jab/Sludge Bomb
Scizor - Fury Cutter/X-Scissor
Lucario - Counter/Power-Up Punch
Houndoom Counters
Swampert - Mud Shot/Hydro Cannon
Poliwrath - Mud Shot/Power Up Punch
Machamp - Counter/Cross Chop
Snorlax Counters
Terrakion - Double Kick/Sacred Sword
Lucario - Counter/Aura Sphere
Conkeldurr - Counter/Dynamic Punch
Cradily Counters
Zamazenta (Hero) - Snarl/Close Combat
Sneasler - Shadow Claw/Close Combat
Cobalion - Double Kick/Sacred Sword
Many of the best counters for this battle are relevant to the current Pokemon GO PvE and PvP metagame, so it's worth investing in them beyond this fight for most players. Use TMs and Rare Candy to power up a roster enough so that this challenger can be successfully defeated.
The Season of Light continues in the mobile AR game over the coming weeks, so Pokemon GO players should keep an eye out for more activities and opportunities to battle as November continues and the holiday season approaches. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now on mobile devices.