Pokémon GO: How to Beat Cliff (September 2022)

As the season transitions from summer to fall, Team Rocket GO Leaders continue to wreak havoc in the AR world of Pokémon GO, with Cliff being one of the main antagonists Trainers must encounter during September 2022. Like other Leaders, he will not just spontaneously appear. Players must first defeat Team Rocket Grunts to receive Mysterious Components, items that can be combined into a Rocket Radar. Once the radar is active, Trainers can either track down a Team Rocket Leader’s hideout or wait to be eventually confronted by the opponent instead.

Cliff’s lineup of Pokémon in September 2022 consists of Grass-, Fire-, Dark-, Rock-, Water-, Flying-, and Poison-type pocket monsters. Accordingly, fighting this opponent can be tricky since he can surprise Trainers’ combatants with counters of his own. For instance, Cliff always begins with Bulbasaur, a monster weak to Fire-type Moves. However, after the player uses their Fire Pokémon to take out the Grass-type dino, the Team Rocket GO Leader might dispatch Omastar, a strong Water-type counter for Fire.

Thanks to the findings of Attack of the Fanboy, Pokémon GO Trainers can know all the possible pocket monsters Cliff might use during the month of September 2022. While the phases or waves are still randomized, players can boil down common weaknesses within the Team Rocket Leader’s team comps. Once these elemental weaknesses have been revealed, Trainers can then decide on the best countering team to beat Cliff in Pokémon GO.

Cliff’s September 2022 Team In Pokémon GO

Below is a list of Cliff’s roster, including information about elemental weaknesses and best counters. The counters have been provided courtesy of Pokebattler’s research.

By inspecting the table above, Trainers can note that Cliff’s lineup is commonly weak to Grass-, Fire-, Ice-, and Flying-type Moves. Therefore, choosing Pokémon with these elemental Movesets will significantly increase one’s chances of success in beating Cliffs in September 2022 of Pokémon GO.

Sources: Attack of the Fanboy | Pokebattler

• Pokemon GO

  Franchise:

  Pokemon

  Platform:

  Android, iOS

  Released:

  2016-07-06

  Developer:

  The Pokemon Company, Nintendo, Niantic

  Publisher:

  Niantic, Nintendo

  Genre:

  Augmented Reality, RPG

  Multiplayer:

  Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer

  Engine:

  Unity

  ESRB:

  E

  Summary:

  Created by Niantic, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality RPG where players can wander around catching Pokémon as they pass by various landmarks in real life. Players can engage in a traditional Pokémon experience via battles with other trainers, catching Pokémon to breed new ones, and even trade them with other trainers they come across.

  Mode:

  Single-Player, Multiplayer