Rocket Leader Sierra puts forward a pretty big challenge in Pokémon Go. Not to mention, she often switches around her lineup, just like her fellow Leaders. Well, if you’re looking for the best Pokémon to use to ensure you can take Pokemon Go’s Sierra down, search no further! We’ve put together a list of the best counters to use against her, to give you that necessary edge in battle.
With so many options and such a tough battle ahead, it can be tough to know which Pokémon to pick as you face off against a tough leader like Sierra. That’s where we come in! Check out this Sierra guide to work out which Pokémon have the best chance of beating the master this month.
Now, let’s get into the best counters for Pokémon Go’s Sierra.
What are the best Pokémon Go Sierra counters for Beldum?
Currently, Sierra always uses Shadow Beldum as her first Pokémon. Beldum is weak to ghost, fire, dark, and ground moves and is fairly easy to defeat.
- Lucario – Counter and Shadow Ball
- Machamp – Counter and Stone Edge
- Blaziken – Fire Spin and Blast Burn
What are the best Pokémon Go Sierra counters for Flygon?
Sierra may send out Flygon as her second combatant, who is a dragon/ground-type ‘mon. It’s weak to fairy, dragon, and ice-type enemies.
- Togekiss – Charm and Flamethrower
- Mamoswine – Powder Snow and Avalanche
- Avalugg – Ice Fang and Avalanche
What are the best Pokémon Go Sierra counters for Sharpedo?
Sierra’s Sharpedo is a water/dark-type ‘mon. Make sure you use Pokémon with fairy, grass, electric, fighting, or bug attacks.
- Lucario – Counter and Shadow Ball
- Machamp – Counter and Stone Edge
- Conkeldurr – Counter and Stone Edge
What are the best Pokémon Go Sierra counters for Lapras?
Sierra’s Lapras is weak to grass, electric, fighting, and rock attacks. Here are our recommended counters.
- Lucario – Counter and Shadow Ball
- Machamp – Counter and Stone Edge
- Conkeldurr – Counter and Stone Edge
What are the best Pokémon Go Sierra counters for Alakazam?
Sierra’s Alakazam is a psychic-type, and is weak to ghost, dark, and bug moves.
- Lucario – Counter and Shadow Ball
- Machamp – Counter and Stone Edge
- Conkeldurr – Counter and Stone Edge
What are the best Pokémon Go Sierra counters for Shiftry?
If you encounter Sierra’s Shiftry, make sure you have an ice, fire, flying, poison, fighting, fairy, or bug Pokémon on hand. Here are the counters we recommend you use.
- Machamp – Counter and Stone Edge
- Blaziken – Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- Tyranitar – Smack Down and Stone Edge
What are the best Pokémon Go Sierra counters for Houndoom?
Sierra’s Houndoom only uses dark and fire moves, and is weak to water, fighting, rock, and ground-types, so you’ve got quite a few options!
- Kyogre – Waterfall and Surf
- Rhyperior – Smack Down and Rock Wrecker or Surf
- Conkeldurr – Counter and Dynamic Punch or Stone Edge
- Machamp – Counter and Cross Chop or Rock Slide
What rewards do I get for defeating Sierra?
When you defeat Sierra, or any other Team Go Rocket Leader, you are granted some well-deserved 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
If you find this useful and want to be the very best, take a look at our Pokémon Go Cliff, Pokémon Go Arlo, Pokémon Go Giovanni, Pokédex, and Pokémon Go best Pokémon guides. You can also head over to our Pokémon Go events or Pokémon Go codes lists to see what freebies you can snag!
