Pokémon Go is a 2016 augmented reality mobile game, part of the Pokémon franchise, developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. It uses mobile devices with GPS to locate, capture, train, and battle virtual creatures, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player's real-world location. The game is free-to-play; it uses a freemium business model combined with local advertising and supports in-app purchases for additional in-game items. The game launched with around 150 species of Pokémon, which had increased to around 700 by 2021. As all Pokemon GO players know, while there are many difficult fights in the game, encounters with Team GO Rocket are on a whole other level. And, among Team GO Rocket members, there’s no one more terrifying than their leader – Giovanni. This is because he has a constantly changing lineup of Pokemon that he can bring to a fight. If you want to defeat Giovanni, you will need to know which Pokemon he can use, as well as what to counter them with. We will show you how to beat Giovanni in Pokemon GO this July 2022.
How to Beat Giovanni in Pokemon GO July 2022
If we talk about Giovanni, then every fight against him is divided into three phases. In the first phase, he will always use his signature Pokemon – Persian. In the second round, he will bring out either Honchkrow, Gyrados, or Rhyperior. And, in the third and final phase, he is going to use Shadow Latias. In the next section of this guide, we are going to list out the best counters against all of the Pokemon that Giovanni uses.
Pokemon GO Giovanni Counters July 2022
Let’s start with Persian:
- Tyranitar: Smack Down and Crunch.
- Terrakion: Smack Down and Rock Slide.
- Lucario: Counter and Aura Sphere.
- Machamp: Counter and Dynamic Punch.
- Conkeldurr: Counter and Dynamic Punch.
In the second round of the fight, you will face off against either Rhyperior, Gyrados, or Honchkrow. Let’s see Rhyperior’s counters first:
- Kyogre: Waterfall and Surf.
- Empoleon: Waterfall and Hydro Cannon.
- Torterra: Razor Leaf and Frenzy Plant.
- Swampert: Mud Shot and Hydro Cannon.
- Roserade: Razor Leaf and Solar Beam.
Next, Gyrados:
- Zekrom: Charge Beam and Wild Charge.
- Electivire: Thunder Shock and Wild Charge.
- Thundurus: Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt.
- Raikou: Volt Switch and Wild Charge.
- Deoxys: Poison Jab and Zap Cannon.
And lastly – Honchkrow:
- Rampardos: Smack Down and Rock Slide.
- Thundurus: Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt.
- Deoxys: Poison Jab and Zap Cannon.
- Zekrom: Charge Beam and Wild Charge.
- Zacian: Quick Attack and Play Rough.
In the third and final phase of the fight, you are always going to have to fight Shadow Latias. Here are the best counters to use against it:
- Dialga: Dragon Breath and Draco Meteor.
- Garchomp: Dragon Tail and Outrage.
- Steelix: Dragon Tail and Crunch.
- Scizor: Fury Cutter and X-Scissor.
- Gengar: Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball.
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