In order to beat Sierra in Pokémon GO during April 2024, you must know her lineup of Pokémon and choose the best counters to defeat her creatures without getting eliminated first. Sierra is one of the three Team Go Rocket Leaders who answer to Giovanni. They are much stronger than regular Grunts, as they bring in powerful Pokémon that often pose a challenge in battle. Like all members of the villainous organization, Sierra’s lineup changes occasionally and, with the arrival of April, the creatures she uses are different.
From late January to late March, those who challenged and defeated her got a chance to catch a Shadow Tentacool, as that was her first Pokémon. That first pick of hers has changed, offering a new Shadow Pokémon in GO for players to catch. The rest of her lineup for April 2024, however, remains untouched, so if you beat Sierra in Pokémon GO during March 2024, most of your strategy remains the same. The main alteration to your own lineup will be for the first and easiest Pokémon to defeat.
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Sierra’s Pokémon In April 2024
Of course, with the random factor applied to her second and third picks, you may need a refresher on which Pokémon Sierra is using. Her first pick is now a Trapinch, substituting her Tentacool. Her second pick continues to be a Sableye, a Milotic, or a Honchcrow. The third and final slot is split between Alakazam, Victreebell, and Houndoom. Taking this into consideration, your own lineup needs to match the weaknesses of her possible choices in Pokémon GO, so that you beat Sierra before she defeats you.
The table below lists all of her possible Pokémon, their Types, weaknesses, and a few recommended counters:
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Sierra’s Pokémon & Types (April 2024) |
Weaknesses |
Best Counters |
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1 – Trapinch (Ground-type) |
Water-, Ice-, and Grass-type |
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2A – Sableye (Dark- and Ghost-type) |
Fairy-type |
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2B – Milotic (Water-type) |
Electric- and Grass-typ |
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2C – Honchcrow (Dark- and Flying-type) |
Electric-, Ice-, Rock-, Fairy-type |
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3A – Victreebel (Grass- and Poison-type) |
Flying-, Fire-, Psychic-, and Ice-type |
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3B – Alakazam (Psychic-type) |
Bug-, Dark-, and Ghost-type |
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3C – Houndoom (Dark- and Fire-type) |
Fighting-, Ground-, Rock-, and Water-type |
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Best Counters For Sierra In April 2024
When picking your team members, do so thinking that they have to survive the encounter for which they were planned to counter and still deal as much damage as possible to another of her picks. Using a Water-type to counter Trapinch’s weakness at the start of the fight can grant you a bit more damage output in the third fight if Sierra uses her Houndoom, for instance. Additionally, try to cover as much ground as possible.
Using an Electric-type like
Zekrom in
Pokémon GO
for the second slot gives you a better chance of countering her pick, if she uses either Milotic or Honchcrow, for example.
It is worth noting that she may end up surprising you with her picks, which would throw your entire strategy off balance. Nevertheless, for each encounter with her, the Pokémon she uses are fixed. As such, even if you lose on the first try, you will know what picks she has for that fight and you can rechallenge her, now with the appropriate counters. With this knowledge, it should not be too hard to beat Sierra in Pokémon GO and have a chance to catch her Shadow Trapinch.
Pokémon GO
- Platform(s)
- Android , iOS
- Released
- July 6, 2016
- Developer(s)
- The Pokemon Company , Nintendo , Niantic
- ESRB
- E