A comprehensive guide on how to defeat Rocket Leader Sierra in Pokémon GO. We got you covered with the best Pokémon to use against Sierra, regardless of which line-up Sierra uses.
Remember that you can rematch Sierra if you lose the first time. Use this guide in combination with knowing Sierra’s Pokémon to ensure a victory. You will notice that some Pokémon are listed more than once as counters to show which Pokémon offer the most coverage for Sierra’s potential line-ups.
💡 Note: In Trainer Battles, counters need not always be Pokémon that do super-effective damage. We include Pokémon that are more viable to defeat Sierra, rather than those who do maximum damage.
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Sierra’s Pokémon Line-Up
Sierra uses Shadow Nidoran (F) as her first Pokémon. Sierra’s second Pokémon can be Shadow Beedrill, Shadow Vileplume or Shadow Slowbro. Her third Pokémon can be Shadow Houndoom, Shadow Marowak or Shadow Nidoqueen.
Countering Sierra’s Shadow Pokémon
Nidoran (F)
Nidoran (F)
Sierra’s Shadow Nidoran (F) comes with a couple of weaknesses that include Ground and Psychic type attacks. Nidoran will go down pretty quickly, so you will likely want to pick a Pokemon that can withstand its attacks so you can save your energy for her 2nd Pokemon. Nidoran can know bite, which can destroy any lead psychic type Pokémon you throw out. Therefore it may be wise to not lead with a Psychic type.
Recommended counters.
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Garchomp
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Rhyperior
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Gyarados
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Charizard
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Beedrill
Beedrill
Sierra’s Shadow Beedrill is a Bug and Poison type and is weak to Fire, , Psychic, and Rock types. It is Sierra’s second easiest Pokémon.
Recommended counters
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Charizard
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Lugia
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Ho-Oh
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Rhyperior
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Vileplume
Vileplume
Sierra’s Shadow Vileplume is a Grass and Poison type and has high damage fast move Razor Leaf in its arsenal. Therefore you may want to bench the Rock and Ground types you may have brought for other counters. Its weaknesses include Fire, Ice, , and Psychic types.
Recommended counters
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Mewtwo
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Dialga
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Lugia
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Ho-Oh
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Slowbro
Slowbro
Sierra’s Shadow Slowbro is weak to Bug, Dark, Electric, Grass, and Ghost types. Slowbro is rather tanky, so you may want to choose more on resistances to last longer. Dragon and Steel types work well here.
Recommended counters
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Dialga
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Dragonite
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Yveltal
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Giratina (Origin)
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Houndoom
Houndoom
Sierra’s Shadow Houndoom is her signature Pokémon. Its counters include strong Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water types.
Recommended counters
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Machamp
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Conkeldurr
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Rhyperior
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Kyogre
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Marowak
Marowak
Sierra’s Shadow Marowak is weak to Water, Grass, and Ice types. types are also a good pick here because Marowak knows mostly Ground attacks and one Fighting type attack, which strong flyers will resist.
Recommended counters
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Kyogre
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Gyarados
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Mamoswine
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Palkia
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Nidoqueen
Nidoqueen
Sierra’s Shadow Nidoqueen is weak to Psychic, Ground, Water, and Ice types. Strong ground Pokemon will resist Nidoqueen’s Poison type attacks.
Recommended counters
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Garchomp
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Kyogre
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Mewtwo
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Lugia
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Suggested Teams
Given the counter from above, we will provide two teams that should get you a win against Sierra. Keep in mind that Pokémon level and stats do play a roll and so you may want to pick comparable Pokémon if you don’t have powered up versions of the ones suggested. The combinations of teams are endless, so pick one that works for you and your Pokémon inventory.
Team 1:
Team 2:
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