Want to know the best Pokémon Go Cliff counters for this month? Well, we’re here to help. Cliff can sometimes feel like the toughest Team Rocket Go Leader, so it’s only natural you may need a little bit of extra help working out which Pokémon you should use in a team against him.
With help from our Cliff counters guide, you will soon have a team full of strong Pokémon to take into battle. We have also gone ahead and listed all of the available rewards you can get your hands on by knocking out all three of the Team Rocket Go leaders’ Pokémon. Check out our Pokémon Go Arlo, Pokémon Go Sierra, and Pokémon Go Giovanni guides for even more assistance.
Now, let’s get into the best counters for Pokémon Go’s Cliff.
What are the best counters for Dratini?
Currently, Cliff’s first Pokémon is always Dratini, it’s weak to dragon-, ice-, and fairy-type moves. It should be fairly easy to take out.
Here are our recommended Dratini counters:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
| Togekiss | Charm and Dazzling Gleam | |
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Garchomp | Dragon Tail and Outrage |
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Rayquaza | Dragon Tail and Outrage |
What are the best counters for Slowking?
Slowking is weak to bug-, dark-, electric-, ghost-, and grass-type moves and can be one of Cliff’s second Pokémon.
Use one of the following Pokémon to counter Slowking:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Electivire | Thunder Shock and Wild Charge |
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Gengar | Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball |
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Hydreigon | Bite and Brutal Swing |
What are the best counters for Gallade?
Cliff can choose Gallade as one of his second Pokémon, it’s weak to flying-, ghost-, and fairy-types.
Here are the Pokémon we recommend using against Gallade:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Gengar | Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball |
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Gardevoir | Charm and Dazzling Gleam |
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Togekiss | Charm and Dazzling Gleam |
What are the best counters for Cradily?
Shadow Cradily can be one of Cliff’s second Pokémon, it’s weak to bug-, fighting-, ice-, and steel-type moves.
Here are our recommended Cradily counters:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Lucario | Counter and Power-Up Punch |
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Galarian Darmanitan | Ice Fang and Avalanche |
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Conkeldurr | Counter and Dynamic Punch |
What are the best counters for Tyranitar?
Tyranitar is one of Cliff’s final Pokémon, it’s double weak to fighting-type attacks, and you can also use bug-, fairy-, grass-, ground-, steel-, and water-types moves.
Here are our recommended Tyranitar counters:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Machamp | Counter and Dynamic Punch or Cross Chop |
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Lucario | Counter and Power-up Punch |
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Conkeldurr | Counter and Power-up Punch |
What are the best counters for Mamoswine?
Shadow Mamoswine is one of the final Pokémon Cliff uses, it is weak to fighting-, fire-, grass-, steel-, and water-type attacks.
We recommend you use one of these Mamoswine counters:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Metagross | Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash |
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Hydreigon | Bite and Brutal Swing |
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Reshiram | Fire Fang and Fusion Flare |
What are the best counters for Dusknoir?
Dusknoir is weak to dark- and ghost-type attacks, it’s one of three potential final Pokémon Cliff uses.
Here are the Pokémon we recommend using against Dusknoir:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Gengar | Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball |
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Hydreigon | Bite and Brutal Swing |
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Tyranitar | Bite and Brutal Swing |
Cliff’s team changes up slightly each month, so we’ll update this page frequently.
What rewards do I get for beating Cliff?
When you defeat Cliff, or any other Team Go Rocket Leader, you will receive some handy rewards. You will always get 1,000 Stardust and a random selection of two of the following items:
- A 12km egg
- One Revive
- One Max Revive
- One Max Potion
- One Unova Stone
- One Sinnoh Stone
For more content like this, make sure you check out our Pokémon Go best Pokémon guide. Then, head on over to our Pokédex and Pokémon Go promo codes to pick up some freebies.
