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

Conquering Pokémon GO's Team GO Rocket Leaders: Sierra, Arlo, & Cliff – January 2025 Guide

Whether you're aiming for research completion or seeking powerful Shadow Pokémon, defeating Team GO Rocket Leaders in Pokémon GO can be challenging. Their boosted Shadow Pokémon and ever-shifting teams make preparation crucial. This guide provides updated information on Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff's January 2025 lineups and effective counter strategies.

Quick Navigation:

• Locating Team GO Rocket Leaders: Sierra, Arlo, & Cliff
• Sierra's Current Team & Counters
• Arlo's Current Team & Counters
• Cliff's Current Team & Counters

Where to Find Team GO Rocket Leaders

Unlike Grunts, encountering Team GO Rocket Leaders requires defeating six Grunts first. Each Grunt defeated yields a Mysterious Component. Six components combine to create a Rocket Radar, which reveals Leaders at darkened PokéStops and in hot air balloons. Grunts appear randomly at PokéStops, and a Grunt-carrying balloon spawns every six hours, following the player for 20 minutes.

Sierra's January 2025 Team & Counters

Sierra's team presents a mix of Dark, Psychic, and Bug/Poison types.

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

Effective counters include:

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

Arlo's January 2025 Team & Counters

Arlo's team features a blend of Flying, Psychic, and Poison types.

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

Recommended counters:

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

Cliff's January 2025 Team & Counters

Cliff's team includes several Dark-type Pokémon, along with Ground, Flying, and Poison types.

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

Top counters for Cliff:

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. This article was last updated on 1/14/2025.