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Team Rocket leaders arrive once again in February 2025 forPokémon GO , with Cliff return as one of the captains of the criminal organization you could beat in battle . Rare rewards wait anyone who can foresee Cliff ’s squad , but his change roll can be difficult to set to . With the recentFashion Week : direct Overevent change Cliff ’s lineup , you may regain bother trying to fight this elect flight simulator .
Before you may gainsay Cliff , you firsthave to complete Special Research tied to build the Rocket Radar . This equipment is put together by amass six Mysterious Parts , which are rewarded to you when you defeat Team Rocket Grunts at various PokéStops . touch off the Radar will give you the location of a Team Rocket drawing card , who could either be Cliff , Sierra , orArlo inPokémon GO .
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Cliff’s Lineup & Counters (January 2025)
Find The Best Type Match-Ups For A New Roster
As of 2025,Cliff ’s lineup of Pokémon has modify ever since theFashion Week : look at Overevent . As of this clock time of writing , theteam from that effect remains the sameone you ’ll face up this month . AnotherTaken Overevent inPokémon GOcould take berth at any compass point during February 2025 though , so verify to stay up - to - escort with ongoing annunciation to see if Team Rocket is making any young plan .
The Lunar Year 2025 event put up worthwhile opportunity for trainer to bulge themselves rare shiny Pokémon and bonuses in Pokémon GO .
Like premature months , Cliff usesShadow Pokémon , which are stronger variants of the pocket monster you may be used to . Cliff will have three different Pokémon on his squad , used in three waves of battle you have to overcome . During the first moving ridge , Cliff will always use the same Pokémon , but during the second and third wave , he has a chance to use one of three potential squad members .
The table below shows which Pokémon you could fight when facing Cliff , what type they are , and what foresee well exploit their unequalled weaknesses :
Wave
Pokémon
Type
Weaknesses
Best counter
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1
( Shadow ) Cubone
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Grass , Ice , pee
2
( Shadow ) Machoke
struggle
Fairy , Flying , Psychic
( Shadow ) Marowak
( Shadow ) Annihilape
crusade / Ghost
Fairy , Flying , Ghost , Psychic
3
( Shadow ) Crobat
Poison / Flying
Electric , Ice , Psychic , Rock
( Shadow ) Tyranitar
Rock / Dark
contend , Bug , Fairy , Grass , Ground , Steel , Water
( Shadow ) Machamp
The nice thing about Cliff ’s squad this month is thatit features multiple Pokémon from the same evolutionary line . The Pokémon of these phylogenesis paths do n’t bring in another type , meaning one rejoinder could work for multiple Pokémon Cliff could employ . Here is a sample team of strong counters that account for nearly every option Cliff has :
You should always practice onestrong Psychic - type Pokémonagainst Cliff ’s team , as that type counter half of the Pokémon the Team Rocket leader could use . Be careful though , as Cliff ’s Tyranitar has Dark - character moves that can deal super - in effect impairment to Psychic - type .
Dawn Wings Necrozma might be a unmanageable Legendary to get , but it is the gross Pokémon to take down Cliff . With Psychic and ghostwriter - eccentric moves , this variation of Necrozma can eliminate Cliff ’s Crobat , Annihilape , Machoke , and Machamp by targeting those Pokémon ’s exposure . Likewise , Swampert ’s Water / Ground typewriting can help it take down Cubone , Marowak , and Tyranitar .
Having a Tyranitar of your own gives your team considerable bulkwhile also taking off some pressure from Dawn Wings Necrozma . Tyranitar ’s rock and roll - character attack can be a second counter to Cliff ’s Crobat , giving you multiple pick to adjust to whatever the Team Rocket Leader decide to do .
Rewards For Beating Cliff (January 2025)
Gain Multiple Item Bundles For Victory
overcome Cliff like a shot rewards you with 1,000 Stardust , but this is the least of your earnings for outdo a Team Rocket leader . Youreceive two item bundle that could take unlike items , with most being Potions or Revives . However , there are some other options you could get , including :
The Strange Egg is always part of the item bundles , but this will only drop from the Cliff competitiveness if you have an uncommitted Egg slot in your inventory .
Another reward you get from kill Cliff isthe chance to get his Shadow Cubonein an encounter that take place after the conflict . This Pokémon has achance to be Shiny inPokémon GO , so you may need to press Cliff multiple times to find this random variable .
Bird watchers merge , as the Shiny variants of the Galarian Legendary Bird terzetto have begin appear in the wilderness in Pokémon GO .
The rewards from Cliff will be utilitarian in combat the other two Team Rocket Leaders , who you need to challenge to find Giovanni . Once you flap Cliff inPokémon GO , you’re able to begin work the Rocket Radar again in February 2025 to keep gaining payoff from defeated criminal leaders .
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