Pokémon GOhas seen Team Rocket take over multiple times, including in January 2025 where leaders like Sierra return for you to beat. Bringing the same team from theGalarian Expedition: Taken Overevent from 2024, Sierra’s team may be familiar to some trainers. However, recent events will allow you to pick new counters for this fight, giving you more ways to challenge this dangerous leader.
Defeating six Team Rocket Grunts allows you to build the Rocket Radar, which opens up a path toward a leader of the criminal organization.You have a 1 in 3 chance of finding Sierrathrough the Radar or the other leaders Cliff andArlo inPokémon GO. Although you don’t have a guaranteed chance of meeting Sierra, you should still be prepared to fight her team just in case.
Sierra’s Team & Counters In Pokémon GO (January 2025)
Be Ready For Multiple Type Match-Ups
Those who’ve participated inShadow Raids inPokémon GOmay recognize thatSierra also uses Shadow Pokémon to fight you. This should come as no surprise to anyone who has challenged Team Rocket leaders or Grunts in the past, who all tend to use these variants. Shadow Pokémon are dangerous foes, sporting more health and higher damage attacks than normal Pokémon you may be used to fighting against.
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Sierra’s fight is broken up into three waves, making this battle practically have multiple phases you have to persevere through.The first wave always has the same Pokémonfrom Sierra’s team, no matter how many times you encounter her using the Rocket Radar. That being said, Sierra’s second and third waves use one of three possible Pokémon, making it almost impossible to predict which pocket monster is coming next.
Use the table below to identify all the Pokémon Sierra could use, and which creatures work best as counters to them:
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Ghost, Poison, Steel
Sierra’s team is one of the trickiest to prepare for among all the Team Rocket leaders, as she has more variety in types than Cliff or Arlo. Despite the lack of some vulnerable patterns, one of the best teams you’re able to assemble for this fight would include:
Gengar is your ace Pokémon to counter Sierra’s Ralts and Gardevoir, whose Fairy and Psychic types are extremely weak to your Ghost/Poison Pokémon. On the other hand, having Swampert on your team prepares for Sierra’s Shadow Steelix, Nidoqueen, or Houndoom, who all suffer super-effective damage to the fully evolved Hoenn Water-type starter.
Swampert may seem like a good Pokémon to use against Sierra’s Milotic but don’t be fooled. The Ground-type on Swampert makes him take normal damage from Water-type attacks Milotic will use, so you should consider using a Mega-Evolved Swampert to prepare for this.
Your final Pokémon, Magnezone, is the best choice to use against the Milotic on Sierra’s team. This group of Pokémondoes not have a direct counter for Sableye, but that Pokémon is far weaker than the Milotic or Steelix you could fight in the second wave. Your team should be able to handle Sableye with normal attack effectiveness, so just attempt to prepare for Sierra’s strongest options.
Rewards For Beating Sierra In Pokémon GO
Gain Item Bundles And A New Shadow Pokémon
You get 1,000 Stardustfor defeating Sierra, given to you the moment you claim victory. Those who take down the Team Rocket leader are alsoplaced in a special encounter where they can catch Sierra’s Shadow Ralts. This Ralts has a 1 in 64 chance of being aShiny Pokémon inPokémon GO, so you may want to fight Sierra multiple times to see if you can find a rare variant.
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Beating Sierra will alsogrant you two item bundlesas rewards, which automatically include an Egg. The possible items you could collect from these bundles are:
Winning against Sierra will help you complete Special Rocket Research as well, getting you another step closer to finding Team Rocket’s true leader - Giovanni. The rewards you get when you beat Sierra inPokémon GOmay be useful for that battle later or in other events, such as Raids or ongoing Max Battles.
