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Sierra in Pokémon GO: how to find her and best counters (updated Nov. 2022)
We tell you how to find Sierra from Team GO Rocket in Pokémon GO. How to beat Sierra? Updated guide with counters as of November 2022.
Sierra is one of the high-ranking members of Team GO Rocket, and she's back in November 2022 in Pokémon GO. In this Pokémon GO guide we tell you how to find Sierra and how to defeat Sierra:
How to find Sierra in Pokémon GO? Step by step
Sierra can appear in Pokémon GO both as part of a Team GO Rocket Special Research and playing normally. Defeating Sierra (along with Arlo and Cliff) is usually one of the necessary steps to be able to face Giovanni.
- The first step is to obtain a Rocket Radar. It can be obtained in several ways: as a reward for a Special Investigation, by buying it in the Shop, or by defeating Team GO Rocket Recruits to obtain Rocket Radar parts. Recruits can appear at PokéStops or in balloons; collecting six Mystery Components that they drop after being defeated, a Rocket Radar is automatically added to our inventory.
- We equip the Rocket Radar and use it to search for Sierra. She can appear in PokéStops or on balloons.
How to beat Sierra in Pokémon GO? Best counters
Sierra is a very tough Pokémon GO trainer. Just below we leave you all the information detailing which Pokémon she uses in her team and what are the best counters for them. The first Pokémon is always the same, while the second and third are randomized from several possible ones.
As of November 14, Sierra uses these Pokémon:
SIERRA TEAM IN POKÉMON GO IN NOVEMBER 2022
| First Pokémon | Second Pokémon | Third Pokémon |
| Sableye | Flygon or
Honchkrow or Cacturne | Houndoom or
Cradily or Snorlax |
How to defeat Sierra's Sableye in Pokémon GO
Sableye is a Ghost and Dark Type Pokémon, only vulnerable to Fairy Type attacks. Therefore, we must use Pokémon of this Type with attacks of the same Type:
- Togekiss with Charm (Fast Attack) and Dazzling Gleam (Charged Attack).
- Sylveon with Charm (Fast Attack) and Dazzling Gleam (Charged Attack).
- Primarina with Charm (Fast Attack) and Moonblast (Charged Attack).
- Alolan Ninetales with Charm (Fast Attack) and Weather Ball (Charged Attack).
- Gardevoir with Charm (Fast Attack) and Dazzling Gleam (Charged Attack).
How to defeat Sierra's Flygon in Pokémon GO
Flygon is a Ground and Dragon Type Pokémon, vulnerable to Ice, Dragon, and Water Type attacks. Due to its Dual Earth/Dragon Type, Ice Type attacks do much more damage to it. Therefore, we must use Pokémon of this Type with attacks of the same Type:
- Articuno with Frost Breath (Fast Attack) and Ice Beam (Charged Attack).
- Mamoswine with Powder Snow (Fast Attack) and Avalanche (Charged Attack).
- Avalugg with Ice Fang (Fast Attack) and Avalanche (Charged Attack).
- Weavile with Ice Shard (Fast Attack) and Avalanche (Charged Attack).
- Glaceon with Frost Breath (Fast Attack) and Avalanche (Charged Attack).
How to defeat Sierra's Honchkrow in Pokémon GO
Honchkrow is a Dark and Flying Type Pokémon, vulnerable to Electric, Ice, Rock, and Fairy Type attacks. Therefore, we must use Pokémon of these Types with attacks of the same Type:
- Jolteon with Thunder Shock (Fast Attack) and Thunder (Charged Attack).
- Rhyperior with Smack Down (Fast Attack) and Rock Wrecker (Charged Attack).
- Mamoswine with Powder Snow (Fast Attack) and Avalanche (Charged Attack).
- Sylveon with Charm (Fast Attack) and Dazzling Gleam (Charged Attack).
- Togekiss with Charm (Fast Attack) and Dazzling Gleam (Charged Attack).
How to defeat Sierra's Cacturne in Pokémon GO
Cacturne is a Grass and Dark Pokémon, vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Flying, and Fairy attacks. Its Dual Grass/Dark Type makes it especially vulnerable to Bug Type attacks. Therefore, we must use Pokémon of this Type with attacks of the same Type:
- Mega-Scizor with Fury Cutter (Fast Attack) and X-Scissor (Charged Attack).
- Mega-Beedrill with Bug Bite (Fast Attack) and X-Scissor (Charged Attack).
- Pinsir with Bug Bite (Fast Attack) and X-Scissor (Charged Attack).
- Heracross with Struggle Bug (Fast Attack) and Megahorn (Charged Attack).
- Yanmega with Bug Bite (Fast Attack) and Bug Buzz (Charged Attack).
How to defeat Sierra's Houndoom in Pokémon GO
Houndoom is a Fire and Dark Type Pokémon, vulnerable to Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water Type attacks. Therefore, we must use Pokémon of these Types with attacks of the same Type:
- Machamp with Counter (Fast Attack) and Dynamic Punch (Charged Attack).
- Lucario with Counter (Fast Attack) and Aura Sphere (Charged Attack).
- Rhyperior with Smack Down (Fast Attack) and Rock Wrecker (Charged Attack).
- Rhyperior with Mud-Slap (Fast Attack) and Earthquake (Charged Attack).
- Kyogre with Waterfall (Fast Attack) and Hydro Pump (Charged Attack).
How to defeat Sierra's Cradily in Pokémon GO
Cradily is a Ground and Poison Type Pokémon, vulnerable to Ground, Ice, Psychic, and Water Type attacks. Therefore, we must use Pokémon of these Types with attacks of the same Type:
- Rhyperior with Mud-Slap (Fast Attack) and Earthquake (Charged Attack).
- Kyogre with Waterfall (Fast Attack) and Hydro Pump (Charged Attack).
- Mewtwo with Confusion (Fast Attack) and Psystrike (Charged Attack).
- Jirachi with Confusion (Fast Attack) and Psychic (Charged Attack).
- Swampert with Mud Shot (Fast Attack) and Hydro Cannon (Charged Attack).
How to defeat Sierra's Snorlax in Pokémon GO
Snorlax is a Normal Type Pokémon, and is only weak to Fighting Type attacks. Therefore, we must use Pokémon of this Type with attacks of the same Type:
- Machamp with Counter (Fast Attack) and Dynamic Punch (Charged Attack).
- Lucario with Counter (Fast Attack) and Aura Sphere (Charged Attack).
- Hariyama with Counter (Fast Attack) and Dynamic Punch (Charged Attack).
- Buzzwole with Counter (Fast Attack) and Superpower (Charged Attack).
- Galarian Zapdos with Counter (Fast Attack) and Brave Bird (Charged Attack).
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