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 victory challenging. This guide provides the information you need to defeat them, including optimal counter-picks for each leader.

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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; a hot air balloon containing a Grunt spawns every six hours, following you for 20 minutes. With a Rocket Radar, 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 adaptability. These Pokémon excel against her Dark, Psychic, and Bug/Poison types:

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 demonstrates his strategic prowess:

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 requires preparation for Flying, Psychic, and Poison types:

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 reflects his powerful nature:

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 features numerous Dark-types, requiring strong counters:

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

This guide provides up-to-date information on defeating Team GO Rocket Leaders for January 2025. We will update this article as their teams change.

Pokémon GO is available now on mobile devices.

Updated 1/14/2025 by Amanda Kay Oaks