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 that 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 Axew?
Currently, Cliff's first Pokémon is always Axew; it's weak to dragon-, fairy-, and ice-type moves. It should be fairly easy to take out.
Here are our recommended Axew counters:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Mamoswine | Powder Snow and Icicle Spear |
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Garchomp | Dragon Tail and Twister |
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Baxcalibur | Dragon Breath and Icy Wind |
What are the best counters for Golurk?
Golurk is weak to ice-, dark-, grass-, ghost-, and water-type moves and can be one of Cliff's second Pokémon.
Use one of the following Pokémon to counter Golurk:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Kyogre | Waterfall and Origin Pulse |
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Tyranitar | Bite and Brutal Swing |
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Rillaboom | Razor Leaf and Frenzy Plant |
What are the best counters for Galarian Weezing?
Cliff can choose the poison/fairy Galarian Weezing as one of his second Pokémon; it's weak to psychic-, ground-, and steel-types.
Here are the Pokémon we recommend using against Galarian Weezing:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Mewtwo | Confusion and Psychic |
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Metagross | Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash |
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Garchomp | Mud Shot and Earth Power |
What are the best counters for Snorlax?
Shadow Snorlax is one of the second Pokémon Cliff uses; it's weak to fighting-type attacks.
We recommend you use one of these Snorlax counters:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Lucario | Counter and Power-up Punch |
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Machamp | Counter and Cross Chop |
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Conkeldurr | Counter and Power-up Punch |
What are the best counters for Camerupt?
Shadow Camerupt can be one of Cliff's final Pokémon; it's weak to water- and ground-type moves.
Here are our recommended Camerupt counters:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Kyogre | Waterfall and Origin Pulse |
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Swampert | Mud Shot and Hydro Cannon |
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Gyarados | Waterfall and Aqua Tail |
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 |
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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 Gallade?
The psychic/fighting-type Gallade is weak to fairy-, flying-, and ghost-type attacks; it's one of three potential final Pokémon Cliff uses.
Here are the Pokémon we recommend using against Gallade:
| Sprite | Pokémon | Moves |
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Togekiss | Air Slash and Dazzling Gleam |
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Moltres | Wing Attack and Sky Attack |
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Staraptor | Wing Attack and Fly |
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
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