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

Conquering Pokémon GO's Team GO Rocket Leaders—Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff—is crucial for research tasks and acquiring powerful Shadow Pokémon. Their boosted Shadow Pokémon and ever-shifting teams make preparation essential. This guide provides everything you need to defeat them, including optimal counters for January 2025.

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Where to Find Team GO Rocket Leaders: Sierra, Arlo, & Cliff

Unlike Grunts, encountering Team GO Rocket Leaders requires defeating six Grunts first. Each defeated Grunt drops a Mysterious Component. Six components combine to create a Rocket Radar. Grunts appear randomly at PokéStops, and a hot air balloon containing a Grunt spawns every six hours, following you for 20 minutes. With a Rocket Radar equipped, Leaders replace Grunts at darkened PokéStops and in balloons.

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Sierra Team (January 2025)

Sierra's January 2025 team presents a cunning challenge:

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

Best Counters for Team Leader Sierra in Pokémon GO

Sierra's varied team requires adaptable counters:

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

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Arlo Team (January 2025)

Arlo's January 2025 lineup:

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

Best Counters for Team Leader Arlo in Pokémon GO

Arlo's diverse team necessitates a balanced counter strategy:

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

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Cliff Team (January 2025)

Cliff's January 2025 team:

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

Best Counters for Team Leader Cliff in Pokémon GO

Cliff's January 2025 team necessitates counters effective against Dark and Ground types:

Pokémon	Moves
Mamoswine	Powder Snow, Avalanche
Lucario	Force Palm, Aura Sphere
Blaziken	Counter, Blast Burn

This guide will be updated as Team GO Rocket Leader lineups change.

Pokémon GO is available now on mobile devices.

Updated 1/14/2025 by Amanda Kay Oaks