Giovanni’s team had a refresher Pokemon Go after the arrival of the From the Shadows quest.
Beginning March 22, 2023, his team sees several new opportunities including a final against Regice, the latest Legend to see the Shadow treatment.
However, be aware that Giovanni is a tough opponent when you face him and this page will list him current team And counter If you have problems.
How to find Giovanni in Pokemon Go
Team Go Rocket boss Giovanni is usually only available for combat while completing the Team Go Rocket special research. We get a new set of this type of research every few months, usually with a new Legendary Shadow Pokemon as a reward at the very end.
As of late March 2023, this quest is Out of the Shadows.
As part of the quest, after defeating all three Team Go Rocket leaders, you will receive one Super Missile Radarallowing you to hunt Giovanni.
Just like the leaders, Giovanni will appear in Team Go Rocket balloons or at acquired PokéStops if you have the Super Rocket Radar. Once you’ve found him and used the radar, you can fight him as many times as you need to defeat him (as long as you’re within range of the PokéStop), which is great since he’s usually a pretty tough fight.
Pokemon Go Giovanni team line-up
Currently Giovanni will have the following team:
- Persian (normal)
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Nidoking (poison/soil)
Kingdra (water dragon)
royal (Water) - royal (Ice)
Pokemon Go Giovanni Counter
Because Giovanni has fewer potential group options than the Rocket Guides, it’s actually easier to plan against him, even if his Pokemon are much stronger. You need to bring the strongest Pokemon you have and your A-Game to defeat him.
For openers Persianbring in fight typesuch as:
- terracotta with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
- Macchamp with counter and dynamic punch
- Luke with Counter and Aura Sphere
- Conkeldurr with counter and dynamic punch
If used during the second encounter Nidokinghold Floor-Types like:
- Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power
- mamoswine with mud slap and bulldoze
- groudon with mud shot and earthquake
- More quickly with mudslide and earthquake
If used during the second encounter Kingdrahold fairy-Types like:
- Togekiss with charm and dazzling shine
- Gardevoir with charm and dazzling shine
If used during the second encounter royalhold electric-Types like:
- Raiko with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
- magnet zone with Spark and Wild Charge
For the last encounter against royalYou have a number of options for taking down an Ice-type – we recommend bringing back your Fighting-type opener, or if you want a boost then a Fire-type is also a safe bet:
- Entei with Firefang and Overheat
- Moltres with Fire Spin and Overheat
- Heatran with Fire Spin and Fire Blast
- Charizard with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- tarnish with Ember and Blast Burn
How to beat Giovanni in Pokémon Go
As with the boss fight, Giovanni blocks the first two charged attacks with shields. As such, you should ideally have a combat type that can destroy Persians’ health without relying on them, while also having charged moves to destroy those two shields as quickly as possible. From there it is necessary to switch to the counters that match the following line-up.
After defeating Giovanni, you can catch the legendary Shadow that appears in the final encounter. It’s a guaranteed catch, so don’t forget to use a Pinap Berry for extra candy.
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