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

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

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

Unlike Grunts, locating Team GO Rocket Leaders requires defeating six Grunts first. Each defeated Grunt drops a Mysterious Component; six components 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. Once you have a Rocket Radar, Leaders replace Grunts at darkened PokéStops and in hot air balloons.

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Sierra Team

Sierra's January 2025 team presents a challenging mix:

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. Expect Dark, Psychic, and Bug/Poison types. These counters are highly effective:

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

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Arlo Team

Arlo's January 2025 team is powerful and varied:

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 January lineup necessitates preparing 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

Cliff's January 2025 team in Pokémon GO is formidable:

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 team features several Dark-types, along with Ground, Flying, and Poison possibilities. These counters provide a strong advantage:

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

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

Pokémon GO is available now on mobile devices.

Updated 1/14/2025 by Amanda Kay Oaks