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How to beat Pokémon Go’s Cliff April 2025

Pokémon Go’s Cliff can use a different team of 'mons each month, so let us help you choose the best party to use, updated for April 2025.

Pokémon Go's Cliff against a dark grey background with the Pocket Tactics logo on it

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.

Here are the best counters for Pokémon Go’s Cliff:

What are the best counters for Cubone?

Currently, Cliff’s first Pokémon is always Cubone, it’s weak to grass, ice, and water-type moves. It should be fairly easy to take out.

Here are our recommended Cubone counters:

Sprite Pokémon Moves
A Swampert against a white background Swampert Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
A Kyogre against a white background Kyogre Waterfall and Origin Pulse
A Blastoise against a white background Blastoise Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
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What are the best counters for Machoke?

Machoke is weak to fairy, flying, and psychic-type moves and can be one of Cliff’s second Pokémon.

Use one of the following Pokémon to counter Machoke:

Sprite Pokémon Moves
An Alakazam against a white background Alakazam Confusion and Psychic
Gardevoir Confusion and Psychic
Pokémon Go Cliff - a Mewtwo against a white background Mewtwo Confusion and Psystrike

What are the best counters for Marowak?

Cliff can choose Marowak as one of his second Pokémon, it’s weak to water-, grass-, and ice-types.

Here are the Pokémon we recommend using against Marowak:

Sprite Pokémon Moves
Kyogre Waterfall and Origin Pulse
Mamoswine Powder Snow and Avalanche
Pokémon Go Cliff - a Baxcalibur against a white background Baxcalibur Ice Fang and Avalanche

What are the best counters for Annihilape?

Shadow Annihilape is one of the second Pokémon Cliff uses, it is weak to fairy, flying, ghost, and psychic-type attacks.

We recommend you use one of these Annihilape counters:

Sprite Pokémon Moves
An Alakazam against a white background Alakazam Confusion and Psychic
Pokémon Go Cliff - a Mewtwo against a white background Mewtwo Confusion and Psychic
Gardevoir Confusion and Psychic

What are the best counters for Machamp?

Shadow Machamp can be one of Cliff’s final Pokémon, it’s weak to fairy, flying, and fairy-type moves.

Here are our recommended Machamp counters:

Sprite Pokémon Moves
An Alakazam against a white background Alakazam Confusion and Psychic
Pokémon Go Cliff - a Mewtwo against a white background Mewtwo Confusion and Psychic
Gardevoir Confusion and Psychic

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-type moves.

Here are our recommended Tyranitar counters:

Sprite Pokémon Moves
Machamp Counter and Dynamic Punch or Cross Chop
Lucario Counter and Power-up Punch
Conkeldurr Counter and Power-up Punch

Pokémon Go's Cliff next to a small image of a Tyranitar

What are the best counters for Crobat?

Crobat is weak to electric-, ice-, psychic-, and rock-type attacks, it’s one of three potential final Pokémon Cliff uses.

Here are the Pokémon we recommend using against Crobat:

Sprite Pokémon Moves
Mewtwo Psycho Cut and Psystrike
Gardevoir Confusion and Psychic
Metgross Zen Headbutt and Psychic

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.