For a limited time, the leader of Team GO Rocket is back accompanied by the legendary birds of Kanto during March, April and May. All the details.
Giovanni is back in Pokémon GO temporarily during the months of March, April and May 2021. His absence was beginning to be very long, so the leader of Team GO Rocket returns to the iOS and Android video game accompanied by new Pokémon dark; specifically, the legendary birds of the Kanto region (Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres). In order to help you find it and end it, in this article we review all the details, dates, equipment that we can find and the best counters to combat them.
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Pokémon GO: how to defeat Giovanni
Giovanni in Pokémon GO: how long will he be in the game?
The start of the Season of Legends from March 1, 2021 at 08:00 to Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 10:00 (local time) will present us with a multitude of news and rotations in the raid bosses, but Also the return of Team GO Rocket with new dark Pokémon, including the recruits, Cliff, Sierra and Arlo, whose previous confrontation is essential in order to find Giovanni. Your chosen legendary will depend on the month in which we meet. In addition, if we defeat him, we will be guaranteed an encounter with the active Legendary Dark Pokémon. This March, Dark Articuno; in April, dark Zapdos; in May, Moltres dark.
Arlo, Cliff and Sierra
- March 2021: Dark Articuno
- April 2021: Dark Zapdos
- May 2021: Dark Moltres
How to find Giovanni: Super Radar Rocket
Without a Super Radar Rocket we cannot face Giovanni. That is why the investigation The Higher They Fly is so important, because its six phases are presented as mandatory to obtain this important item and then challenge the leader of Team GO Rocket. Phase 4/6 of these missions will have us face Arlo, Cliff and Sierra, whose individual rewards are 1250 XP (3750 XP) plus an additional reward of 2500 XP, 1000 Stardust and the long-awaited Super Radar Rocket, the object that we They give by defeating the trio of recruits.
Once the Super Radar Rocket is activated, we must remember that the confrontation against Giovanni is limited to specific hours and in specific places: from 06:00 AM to 10:00 PM local time at the PokéStops. Also in the Globes.
Now comes the great challenge, phase 5/6 of the investigation The Higher They Fly, which is the step where we will find Giovanni, we will challenge him and, with a good strategy, we will defeat him. The rewards are interesting: 5 Maximum Potions for finding it, 20 Ultra Ball for challenging it and 5 Maximum Revive if we defeat it. Add to that 3000 XP, 1 MT fast attack and 1 MT charged attack.
Best counters to beat Giovanni [marzo de 2021]
The confrontation consists of three matches, as always. The first is always Persian, an old acquaintance of the Kanto generation who will not present us with many difficulties. The second will vary depending on three options: Kangaskhan, Garchomp, and Nidoking. The third and last, this March, is Dark Articuno.
First Pokémon to fight Giovanni
Persian: his best counters are Machamp, Hariyama and Lucario. Three fighting-type Pokémon, super effective against Persian and with high attack stats. It is recommended not to consume the charged attack in this confrontation; it tends to fall very quickly, better save it for later As a general rule, moves like Counterattack and Aural Sphere for Lucario, Dynamic Fist for Machamp, and Right Wave for Conkeldurr, are the best options for your main move.
Second Pokémon in the battle against Giovanni
- Kangaskhan: weak to fight type. The best opponents to beat him are, therefore, the aces of this type: Lucario, Machamp, Conkeldurr or Breelom, among others. In all of them the same moveset serves us, with Counterattack as a fast movement and Dynamic Fist as the main charged movement. In Lucario’s specific case, the Auric Sphere has 100% effective damage; He is the only one with this percentage and an unavoidable in our set of movements.
- Nidoking: in this case, Nidoking is a Pokémon vulnerable to Water, Earth, Ice and Psychic, so any of the mentioned types are an effective solution, especially if we use a Mewtwo with Confusion or Psychocut plus Mindwave in the charge. Other interesting counters are Excadrill with Mud Shot and Earthquake, or Delphox with Zen Headbutt and Psychic.
- Garchomp: major words. One of the most powerful Pokémon in the Sinnoh region, with a truly intimidating attack, it has no better defense than an attack of its own medicine. It is a Dragon with a second Earth type, so we are going to hit with Ice, which is weak x4. Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche is a safe bet, also Weavile with Frozen Song and Avalanche; Glaceon with Frost Mist and Avalanche or Galarian Darmanitan with Ice Fang and Avalanche or Ice Fist.
Third Pokémon in the battle against Giovanni: Dark Articuno
During this month of March, Dark Articuno is Giovanni’s third Pokémon and, as we told you in our guide to defeating legendary birds in raids, it forces us to propose a good strategy for combat and their subsequent encounter for capture. . A Pokémon with 192 ATK, 236 DEF and 207 RES of Ice and Flying type, that is, weak x4 to Rock, but also weak to Electric, Fire and Steel. These are the best options to beat it.
- Rampardos with Antiaircraft and Avalanche
- Rhyperior with Flak and Rockbreaker
- Terrakion with Anti-Aircraft and Avalanche
- Tyranitar with Flak and Sharp Rock
- Aerodactyl with Rock Thrower and Avalanche
- Tyrantrum with Rock Thrower and Sharp Rock
