Day Two of Pokemon GO Fest 2020 puts its focus on Team GO Rocket, and players that want to complete all of the Rocket Straight to Victory Special Research tasks will eventually need to take on the group's boss. Indeed, the fourth stage of today's GO Fest Special Research instructs fans to defeat Giovanni, and that will require them to fight their way through a lineup of three Pokemon.
While players were battling against Giovanni just two weeks ago, as part of the Pokemon GO Fest Battle Challenge, the Team GO Rocket Boss's lineup has changed for this weekend's event. Now fans will find that they must overcome a Persian, Sandslash, and Shadow Mewtwo if they hope to take down Giovanni, and having the proper counters will make that task much easier.
How To Beat Giovanni's Persian
Persian is a Normal-type Pokemon that has an assortment of Dark, Fairy, Normal, and Rock attacks at its disposal. It is weak to Fighting moves and resistance to Ghost attacks, and here are some recommended counters for PoGO players to try:
- Melmetal (Thunder Shock | Super Power)
- Machamp (Counter | Cross Chop)
- Rhyperior (Mud Slap | Super Power)
- Conkeldurr (Counter | Dynamic Punch)
- Lucario (Counter | Aura Sphere)
How To Beat Giovanni's Sandslash
Sandslash is a Ground-type Pokemon that can use Ground, Rock, and Steel moves. Its weaknesses are Grass, Ice, and Water attacks, and it is strong against Electric, Poison, and Rock moves. These counters will make defeating Sandslash in Pokemon GO fairly simple:
- Kyogre (Waterfall | Surf)
- Gyarados (Waterfall | Hydro Pump)
- Swampert (Water Gun | Hydro Cannon)
- Tangrwoth (Vine Whip | Power Whip)
- Torterra (Razor Leaf | Frenzy Plant)
How To Beat Giovanni's Mewtwo
Mewtwo is a Psychic-type Pokemon with Electric, Fighting, Fire, Ice, and Psychic attacks in its arsenal. It is weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost moves while being resistant to Fighting and Psychic attacks, and here are some recommendations that fans should consider bringing to the fight:
- Origin Giratina (Shadow Claw | Shadow Ball)
- Chandelure (Hex | Shadow Ball)
- Darkrai (Snarl | Dark Pulse)
- Gengar (Shadow Claw | Shadow Ball)
- Volcarona (Bug Bite | Bug Buzz)
To emphasize, the counters listed above are only recommendations, and it is certainly possible to defeat Giovanni and his lineup during Pokemon GO Fest 2020 without using any of them. Fans should simply assemble a team that addresses the various strengths and weaknesses detailed previously, and in time they should be able to beat the Team GO Rocket Boss and receive their rewards.
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