Pokemon Go Sierra counters January 2024: Best Pokemon to use & weaknesses

One of the more formidable Team Go Rocket Leaders in Pokemon Go, Sierra, presents a challenging battle for Trainers seeking to prove their skills. So, to make things a little easier, here are all the details regarding her lineup, weaknesses, and the best counters to use in January 2024.

In the world of Pokemon Go, Trainers can grab Mysterious Components by defeating Team Go Rocket Grunts at invaded PokeStops. Once you have six of them, you’ll be able to construct a powerful Rocket Radar, leading you straight to the Team Go Rocket Leaders.

However, unlike the Grunts, who can be taken down with relative ease, the Team Go Rocket Leaders present a far more demanding challenge. There are three in total: Cliff, Arlo, and Sierra, each boasting their own arsenal of unique Pokemon to engage in combat.

This guide is dedicated to taking down Sierra, detailing her current lineup for January 2024, along with invaluable advice on the ideal counters to swiftly secure victory.

Update: Pokemon Go recently revealed a new event called Taken Treasures will go live on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from 12:00 AM local time, until Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 11:59 PM local time. This guide has been reflected to fall in line with that event.

Contents

• Sierra Pokemon Go lineup (January 2024)
• How to beat Sierra in Pokemon Go
• Phase 1
  • Tentacool
• Phase 2
  • Sableye
  • Milotic
  • Honchkrow
• Phase 3
  • Alakazam
  • Houndoom
  • Victreebel
• Best team to defeat Sierra
• How to beat Team Rocket Leaders

Cliff, Sierra, and Arlo make up the Team Go Rocket Leaders alongside Giovanni.

Sierra Pokemon Go counters & lineup (January 2024)

Sierra’s lineup changed as part of the Team Go Rocket Takeover event that launched in October 2023. Here is her current lineup in Pokemon Go:

• Phase 1: Tentacool
• Phase 2: Sableye/ Milotic/ Honchkrow
• Phase 3: Alakazom/ Houndoom/ Victreebel

Sierra’s lineup changes every time there’s a Team Go Rocket Takeover. We don’t know when the next one will occur after Taken Treasures, but we’ll update this page as soon as it happens.

How to beat Sierra in Pokemon Go

To defeat Sierra in Pokemon Go, you’ll need to utilize a variety of different types to counter her. We’ve featured a mix of stronger Legendaries and more common alternatives, so there should be something here to meet every Trainer’s needs, and all of them are solid choices.

Let’s take a look at the weaknesses of all the different Pokemon that Sierra could choose to send out during your battle and which counters should be used to beat her.

Sierra Pokemon Go counters phase 1

Tentacool counters

Tentacool is a dual Water/Poison-type Pokemon, which means it’s weak to Ground, Electric, and Psychic-type attacks. It’s also resistant to Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fire, Water, Ice, and Fairy-type moves, so we must be very careful with our pick.

Here are some of the best counters to defeat Tentacool:

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Sierra Pokemon Go phase 2

Sableye is a little imp-like Pokemon from Gen 3.

Sierra can send out Sableye, Milotic, or Honchkrow in Phase 2.

Sableye counters

Sableye is a dual Dark/Ghost-type Pokemon, which means it’s only weak against Fairy-type attacks and is resistant to Poison and immune to Normal, Fighting, and Psychic-type attacks.

Here are some of the best Sableye counters you can use:

Milotic counters

Milotic is a Water-type Pokemon, which means it’s weak to Electric and Grass-type attacks and resistant to Steel, Fire, Water, and Ice-type moves.

Here are some of the best Milotic counters you can use:

Honchkrow counters

Honchkrow is a Dark/Flying-type Pokemon, which means its weaknesses are Rock, Electric, Ice, and Fairy-type attacks and it’s resistant to Ghost, Grass, and Dark-type and is immune to Ground and Psychic-type attacks.

Here are some great counters to defeat Honchkrow:

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Sierra Pokemon Go phase 3

Sierra can send out Alakazam, Houndoom, or Victreebel in Phase 3.

Alakazam counters

Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokemon, so its weaknesses are Bug, Ghost, and Dark-type moves, although it’s also resistant to agaist Fighting and Psychic-type attacks.

Here are some of the best Alakazam counters you can use:

Houndoom counters

Houndoom is a dual Dark/Fire-type which means it’s weak against Fighting, Ground, Rock, and Water-type Pokemon. It’s resistant to Dark, Fire, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Psychic, and Steel-type attacks.

These are some of the top counters for Houndoom:

Victreebel counters

Victreebel is a Grass/Poison-type Pokemon, which means its weaknesses are Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type attacks, and it’s resistant to Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Water, and Grass-type moves.

Here are some of the best counters to defeat Victreebel:

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Best team to defeat Sierra in Pokemon Go

Having the right team is key to beating Sierra.

One of the best teams you can use when battling Sierra in Pokemon Go consists of Xurkitree, Mega Gardevoir, and Chandelure. Be aware that this team isn’t going to work in every scenario, so it’s more of a general recommendation that you can shake up as needed.

The most important thing you can have on your team is an Electric-type Pokemon like Xurkitree as it will be a helpful counter in both the first and second phases of Sierra’s battle.

Then you must have a strong Fairy-type like Mega Gardevoir, as this will be able to take down Sierra’s Sableye and Honchkrow, and do decent damage against her Milotic.

Fighting Sierra’s third phase is the trickiest portion of the encounter, so you can go ahead with an a solid dual typed Pokemon like Chandelure to take advantage of potential weaknesses. Fire-type moves will work well against Victreebel while Ghost-type moves will help with Alakazam.

Our best advice is to take in two of your strongest Pokemon so you have a chance of winning through sheer force. Even if you lose, you’ll then know what Sierra’s lineup is so you can plan a better team using the counters in this guide ready for a rematch.

How to beat Team Leaders in Pokemon Go

So, there you have it. All you need to know about beating Leader Sierra in Pokemon Go in January 2024 and the best counters you need to use.