Pokemon GO: How To Beat Cliff (June 2021) – Best Counter and Strategy

In Pokémon GO, we’ve compiled a list of helpful hints for dealing with Cliff. This is, as you may know, one of Team GO Rocket’s three leaders in the game.

Each Team GO Rocket got a new Pokemon roster will be available in June 2021. Cliff is one of them, which should come as no shock.  Despite this, he remains as hard to deal with as ever.

FIRST POKEMON: Seedot

• Grass-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Ice, Bug, and Poison-type moves

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Moltres – Fire Spin / Overheat
• Reshiram – Fire Fang / Overheat
• Entei – Fire Fang / Overheat
• Darmanitan – Fire Fang / Overheat
• Blaziken – Fire Spin / Blast Burn

SECOND POKEMON: Makuhita, Poliwrath, or Kingler

Makuhita

• Fighting-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Flying, Fire, and Psychic-type moves

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Yveltal – Gust / Hurricane
• Rayquaza – Air Slash / Hurricane
• Delphox – Zen Headbutt / Psychic
• Therian Tornadus – Gust / Hurricane
• Mr. Rime – Confusion / Psychic

Poliwrath

• Water / Fighting-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Psychic, Fairy, Electric, Flying, and Grass-type moves

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Attack Deoxys – Zen Headbutt / Zap Cannon
• Therian Thundurus – Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt
• Mewtwo – Confusion / Psystrike
• Alakazam – Confusion / Psychic
• Espeon – Confusion / Psychic

Kingler

• Water-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Electric and Grass-type attacks

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Therian Thundurus – Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt
• Zekrom – Charge Beam / Wild Charge
• Attack Deoxys – Zen Headbutt / Zap Cannon
• Electrivire – Thunder Shock / Wild Charge
• Roserade – Razor Leaf / Solar Beam

THIRD POKEMON: Sharpedo, Tyranitar, or Torterra

Sharpedo

• Water / Dark-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Bug, Electric, Fairy, Grass, and Fighting-type moves

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Therian Thundurus – Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt
• Machamp – Counter / Dynamic Punch
• Raikou – Volt Switch / Wild Charge
• Sirfetch’d – Counter / Close Combat
• Roserade – Razor Leaf / Solar Beam

Tyranitar

• Rock / Dark-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Fighting, Fairy, Ground, Bug, Steel, Water, and Grass-type moves

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Sirfetch’d – Counter / Close Combat
• Machamp – Counter / Dynamic Punch
• Lucario – Counter / Aura Sphere
• Conkeldurr – Counter / Dynamic Punch
• Breloom – Counter / Dynamic Punch

Torterra

• Grass / Ground-type Pokemon
• Vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug-type attacks

Best Counter Pokemons:

• Galarian Darmanitan – Ice Fang / Avalanche
• Mamoswine – Powder Snow / Avalanche
• Weavile – Ice Shard / Avalanche
• Glaceon – Frost Breath / Avalanche
• Chandelure – Fire Spin / Overheat