Trainers, Team GO Rocket Leader lineups and featured Shadow Pokémon have changed! Additionally, new shadow Pokémon are now appearing in Pokémon GO. When you challenge Team GO Rocket Grunts at discolored PokéStops, there’s a chance they’ll have Shadow Pokémon like Vulpix, Ninetales, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Omanyte, Omastar, Misdreavus, Carvanha, and Sharpedo on their team.
We’ve updated the following GO Hub guides with latest counters:
- Rocket Leader Arlo Counters Guide
- Rocket Leader Sierra Counters Guide
- Rocket Leader Cliff Counters Guide
- Rocket Boss Giovanni Counters
Here are the new lineups and the new shadow Pokémon available from Team Leader encounters:
Arlo
Sierra
Cliff
New shadow Pokémon encounters
CP range shows possible 100% after purifying. Lower CP values will not give you a 100% purified Pokémon. Defeating GO Rocket leaders always rewards an encounter with their first Pokémon (Pinsir, Beldum, Mawile). Bellsprout is available from Decoy Grunt encounters while searching for Giovanni.
Pokémon | CP Range | Weather boosted |
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Pinsir | 654 – 667 | 1078 – 1099 Rainy |
Beldum | 213 – 220 | 351 – 362 Snow Windy |
Mawile | 359 – 368 | 592 – 607 Snow Cloudy |
Bellsprout | 225 – 233 | 371 – 384 Sunny Cloudy |
Raikou | 765 – 778 | 1260 – 1282 Rainy |