Pokemon Go: How to successfully beat Sierra February 2023 Team Go Rocket Takeover
Last Updated on: 1st February 2023, 01:23 pm
As we head into the second month of the Year, the ferocious Team Rocket leaders are back to cause havoc, as trainers set upon the quest to beat Sierra, Cliff, and Arlo.
After defeating six Team Go Rocket Grunts, trainers can earn a Rocket Radar segment to encounter one of the trio, before finally meeting the boss, Giovanni. And with February 2023 being the month of the Team Go Rocket Takeover, this a month not to be missed.
Let’s take a look below at how to beat Sierra February 2023.
How to beat Sierra February 2023 – Best Counters
The key to defeating any leader is all in the preparation beforehand. When entering battle with a strong team of Pokemon, the leaders are easy to destroy.
Sierra will begin her fight using the Shadow Beldum. However, the rest of her battle will be randomized using a select assortment of Pokemon, with no guarantees of which Pokemon will appear.
READ MORE: How to successfully beat Giovanni February 2023
Round two for Sierra February 2023 will be one of the following Pokemon:
- Sharpedo
- Lapras
- Flygon
The third round will end with a battle between any of the following Pokemon:
- Shifrty
- Houndoom
- Alakazam
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To successfully beat Sierra February 2023, the following Pokemon and their counters can be used:
| Beat Sierra February 2023 – The lineup | Sierra February 2023: Best Counters and Movesets |
| Beldum | Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blaze Kick Mega Absol with Snarl and Dark Pulse Shadow Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blaze Kick Shadow Houndoom with Fire Fang and Crunch Chandelure with Fore Spin and Shadow Ball Gengar with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball Darkrai with Snarl and Dark Pulse |
| Sharpedo | Mega Sceptile with Fury Cutter and Frenzy Plant Mega Manectric with Thunder Fang and Wild Charge Shadow Machamp with Karate Chop and Dynamic Punch Shadow Electivire with Low Kick and Wild Charge Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade Xurkitree with Thunder Shock and Discharge Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword |
| Lapras | Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast Shadow Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge Shadow Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch Kartana with Razor LEaf and Leaf Blade Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword |
| Flygon | Mega Glalie with Frost Breath and Avalanche Mega Abomasnow with Powder Snow and Weather Ball Shadow Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche Shadow Weavile with Ice Shard and Avalanche Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche Weavile with ice Shard and Avalanche Glaceon with Frost Breath and Avalanche |
| Houndoom | Mega Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast Shadow Rhyperior with Mud-Slap and Rock Wrecker Shadow Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword Lucario with Counter and Aura Sphere |
| Shifrty | Mega Beedrill with Bug Bite and X-Scissor Mega Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor Shadow Scyther with Fury Cutter and Bug Buzz Shadow Pinsir with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor Pheromosa with Bug Bite and Bug Buzz Yanmega with Bug Bite and Bug Buzz Vikavolt with Bug Bite and X-Scissor |
| Alakazam | Mega Gengar with Hex and Shadow Ball Mega Banette with Hex and Shadow Ball Shadow Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Shadow Ball Shadow Weavile with Snarl and Foul Play Hydreigon with Bite and Brutal Swing Giratina Origin with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball Darkrai with Snarl and Shadow Ball |
And there we have it trainers, everything you need to beat Sierra February 2023 successfully.
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