Team Rocket Leader: Cliff Guide

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Strategies and counters for taking down Team Rocket Leader Cliff

Table of Contents

Team Rocket Leader Cliff -

Pokemon Lineup

Team building recommendations

 You worked hard for 6 Mysterious Components, and your reward is... One of the strongest Dark type attackers in the game! Seriously, if you care about raiding at all, Cliff is by far the best option to spend your Rocket Radar on!
Team Rocket Leader Cliff - "My strength comes from my loyalty to Team GO Rocket"
Pokemon Lineup
 Shadow Tyranitar is a Dark type menace, and should be a priority for anyone looking to add some serious power to their Dark type raid team. If you have a Rocket Radar lying around, make sure to use it down hunt down Cliff.
Shadow Larvitar
Team building recommendations
For the Team Leaders, it's important to work on strong team building a bit more, as they definitely pose more of a threat than most of the grunts. For this reason, we're going to look at our counters less on an individual basis and more based on their role within a team. This team structure isn't mandatory to win, but at least some degree of planning will help tremendously.
Lead
Zekrom
Dragon Breath paires well with Crunch for chewing through shields, and Fusion Bolt to deal solid damage. Wild Charge works well too, but the debuff isn't desirable.
Second Slot
Zacian - Crowned Sword
Metal Claw, along with Behemoth Blade for great burst damage and Play Rough for coverage works fantastic against the backline.
Third Slot
Swampert
If Zekrom is not your style, then Swampert will make for a fine replacement. Mud Shot paired with Hydro Cannon* will get rid of shields early on against Larvitar and Earthquake is a great option as a second charge move!
Good substitutes
SwampertLucario
 Did someone mention Tyranitar? Counter/Force Palm paired with Power-Up Punch is a reliable way to get rid of Cliff's favourite Pokemon! Though note that it doesn not like seeing other Fighting types.
TogekissGardevoirFlorges
Fairies are a solid substitute for Zekrom, having great matchups against the many Fighting and Dark types that Cliff likes to use. Due note that they are Very allergic to Bullet Punches and get completely walled by Skarmory.