How to Beat Sierra in PokÃ©mon GO May 2022

2023-04-10 15:38

Your guide to taking down Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra in May 2022.

Team GO Rocket in PokÃ©mon GO has been updated with new challenges, PokÃ©mon and rewards in May 2022, and Leader Sierra is no exception. Here is everything you need to know about taking on Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra in PokÃ©mon GO in May.

GO Rocket Leader Sierra Strategy PokÃ©mon GO May 2022

Sierra will have three different PokÃ©mon for trainers to face after they have used the Rocket Radar. The first one will always be Drowzee. The second one will either be Blaziken, Lapras or Sharpedo. The final one will be Houndoom, Shiftry, or Nidoqueen.

Drowzee Counters

The first phase is the most straightforward to plan for in this fight, as Sierra's first PokÃ©mon will always be Drowzee. Drowzee is a Psychic-type PokÃ©mon vulnerable to Dark-, Ghost-, and Bug-type attacks. Some of the best PokÃ©mon to use to defeat Drowzee are Darkrai, Gengar, Chandelure and Weavile.

Although there are three different potential PokÃ©mon you can face in Sierra's second slot, there are some good selections that can cover you nicely for at least two of the options. Lapras is a Water/Ice-type PokÃ©mon weak to Rock, Electric, Grass and Fighting attacks. Sharpedo is a Water/Dark-type weak to Grass, Fighting, Fairy, Electric and Bug attacks. For both PokÃ©mon, Sirfetch'd, Lucario and Conkeldurr will provide good coverage.

Blaziken is a different beast with its Fire/Fighting-type and weaknesses to Water, Ground, Flying, and Psychic attacks. While most Water-type PokÃ©mon would do, leaning into the Psychic-type weakness and using a PokÃ©mon like Espeon, Mewtwo or Alakazam would serve you well because of some counters for the last PokÃ©mon.

The last PokÃ©mon Sierra has will either be Houndoom, Shiftry or Nidoqueen with Fire/Dark, Grass/Dark, and Poison/Ground typings respectively. For Houndoom and Shrifty, using a Lucario, Conkeldurr, or even Machamp will again keep you covered. For Nidoqueen, using Psychic-type PokÃ©mon again like Espeon or Mewtwo will get the job done.

In order to have the most efficient team possible for taking down Sierra the best combos seem to be: Darkrai, Lucario and Mewtwo if you have access to rarer and Legendary PokÃ©mon, or Weavile, Conkeldurr and Espeon using more common PokÃ©mon.