Team Go Rocket is like the doom that follows you everywhere, causing chaos. Everyone is scared of them, but we have faith in you all to banish them from Pokemon Go once and for all.
Team Go Rocket has three Leaders and a Boss, Sierra, Cliff and Arlo, and Giovanni. When talking about the Team Go Rocket Leaders, the most difficult and strongest Leader is Sierra. She is the one that has the strongest Shadow Pokemon, so you will need an even stronger Pokemon to get a victory against her and move closer to the main event: meeting Giovanni.
You already know, but you need a Rocket Radar to get an encounter with each of the Leaders, but truth to be told, we are really scared of Sierra. Sierra’s Shadow Pokemon are like any other Shadow Pokemon – they all have a dark aura around them and we must save them. They deal more damage with their Fast and Charged Attacks, but the Shadow Pokemon take more damage when attacked. This is also known as the “Shadow Bonus.” You can later purify them and learn Return.
Back to Sierra for now. As mentioned, she has the most powerful Shadow Pokemon line-up, meaning that you will need really strong Pokemon, which at the same time, need to be the best counterparts if you want to get closer to a victory.
For that matter, here is the list of Sierra’s line-up, and we made sure to include the best counterparts for each Shadow Pokemon.
Sierra Shadow Pokemon and Counters
#1 Shadow Pokemon Lineup and Counters
Shadow Beldum (can be shiny)
Best Counters:
- Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blaze Kick
- Mega Absol with Snarl and Dark Pulse
- Shadow Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blaze Kick
- Shadow Houndoom with Fire Fang and Crunch
- Chandelure with Fore Spin and Shadow Ball
- Gengar with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
- Darkrai with Snarl and Dark Pulse
#2 Shadow Pokemon Lineup and Counters
Shadow Sharpedo
Best Counters:
- Mega Sceptile with Fury Cutter and Frenzy Plant
- Mega Manectric with Thunder Fang and Wild Charge
- Shadow Machamp with Karate Chop and Dynamic Punch
- Shadow Electivire with Low Kick and Wild Charge
- Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade
- Xurkitree with Thunder Shock and Discharge
- Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
Shadow Lapras
Best Counters:
- Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant
- Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
- Shadow Raikou with Thunder Shock and Wild Charge
- Shadow Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Kartana with Razor LEaf and Leaf Blade
- Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
- Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword
Shadow Flygon
Best Counters:
- Mega Glalie with Frost Breath and Avalanche
- Mega Abomasnow with Powder Snow and Weather Ball
- Shadow Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche
- Shadow Weavile with Ice Shard and Avalanche
- Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche
- Weavile with ice Shard and Avalanche
- Glaceon with Frost Breath and Avalanche
#3 Shadow Pokemon Lineup and Counters
Shadow Houndoom
Best Counters:
- Mega Swampert with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
- Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
- Shadow Rhyperior with Mud-Slap and Rock Wrecker
- Shadow Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
- Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword
- Lucario with Counter and Aura Sphere
Shadow Shifrty
Best Counters:
- Mega Beedrill with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
- Mega Scizor with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
- Shadow Scyther with Fury Cutter and Bug Buzz
- Shadow Pinsir with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
- Pheromosa with Bug Bite and Bug Buzz
- Yanmega with Bug Bite and Bug Buzz
- Vikavolt with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
Shadow Alakazam
Best Counters:
- Mega Gengar with Hex and Shadow Ball
- Mega Banette with Hex and Shadow Ball
- Shadow Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Shadow Ball
- Shadow Weavile with Snarl and Foul Play
- Hydreigon with Bite and Brutal Swing
- Giratina Origin with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
- Darkrai with Snarl and Shadow Ball
You are all set now. Make sure to use the counters from our guide. This will help you beat Sierra and save all Shadow Pokemon.