Best Pokemon Go Giovanni Counters June 2021: How to defeat the Team Go Rocket boss

One of the bosses is Giovanni and to find him you will need to defeat several grunts first to be able to get a Rocket Radar which you can use to spot where the bosses, including Giovanni, are hiding - they can't be that brave if they hide, right?

To beat Giovanni, who first made his Pokemon debut in the Game Boy days, you will need a strong army of Pokemon ready to do battle with you, but any old Pokemon will not do and there will be certain ones you will want to have join you in the fight.

For which ones they are in June, here is all you need to know!

Best Giovanni counters for Pokemon Go in June 2021

As with each of the major trainer battles in Pokemon Go, your fight with Giovanni will last for three rounds. He always uses the same first and last Pokemon, but there are three options he might choose from in that second stage in the middle. This is what you can expect to go up against, and what Pokemon types you'll want in each round:

First round:

• Persian (a Normal-type Pokemon, weak against Fighting-type attacks)

Second round:

• Kangaskhan (a Normal-type Pokemon, weak against Fighting-type attacks)
• Nidoking (a Ground and Poison-type Pokemon, weak against Ground, Ice, Psychic and Water-type Pokemon)
• Garchomp (a Dragon and Ground-type Pokemon, weak against Dragon, Fairy and Ice-type Pokemon)

Third round:

• Zapdos (a legendary Electric & Flying-type Pokemon, weak against Ice and Rock-type attacks)

Looking at those Pokemon listed together, a few patterns emerge which could help you put your battle party together. We'd recommend bringing a powerful Fighting-type Pokemon like Machamp or Lucario (to deal with Persian and Kangaskhan), a powerful Water-type Pokemon like Blastoise or Kyogre (to deal with Nidoking and Moltres), and a Fairy or Ice-type (like Glaceon or Gardevoir) to deal with Garchomp.

Have a Rock or Ice attack one lined up for the end such as a Rhyperior.

It's also handy to know that if Giovanni defeats you once, you can demand a rematch at the same location and he will send out the same team again – which will help you prepare better. See our full thoughts below!

Best Persian counters in Pokemon Go

Being a Normal-type Pokemon, Persian is very weak against Fighting-type attacks. Any Fighting-type move that you dish out should do 160 per cent extra damage. With this in mind, something like Machamp or Lucario would be a strong counterattack choice! Lucario's Power-Up Punch or Machamp's Cross Chop would both be solid attacks to use against Persian.

One thing you will not want to use is a Ghost-type Pokemon. Persian has a resistance to these ghoulish creatures, with their attacks doing 39 per cent less damage to Persian. So don't use any of those!

Best Kangaskhan counters in Pokemon Go

As above, see below. Kangaskhan is also a Normal-type Pokemon, which means he'll be weak against Fighting-type attacks but protected against Ghost-type moves. So if you do bring a Machamp or a Lucario with you into the battle, or something similar, this would be another opportunity in which to use it! Again, their Fighting-type moves should do 160 per cent of their usual damage here.

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Best Nidoking counters in Pokemon Go

Being a Ground and Poison-type Pokemon, Nidoking presents something of a challenge, since it'll be resistant to Bug, Electric, Fairy, Poison, Rock and Fighting-type moves. None of those attacks will do full damage here.

Nidoking's weaknesses are Ground, Ice, Psychic and Water-type Pokemon, so you'll want to bring something along those lines with you. We'd maybe rule out Ground, though, since your Ground Pokemon will also be weak against Nidoking's Ground-type moves.

What do we recommend in terms of counters, then? Well, it might be wise to bring a powerful Water-type like Blastoise or Kyogre with you, just in case Nidoking does make an appearance.

Best Garchomp counters in Pokemon Go

Garchomp is a Dragon and Ground-type Pokemon, which means it'll be weak against Dragon, Fairy and Ice-type Pokemon. We wouldn't recommend using a Dragon-type, though, because your dragon of choice will also be weak against Garchomp's Dragon-type moves.

With that in mind, we'd recommend a powerful Fairy or Ice-type Pokemon – how about Glaceon as your Ice option or Gardevoir as your Fairy option? Either of those would do the trick nicely. Gardevoir would be handy if Nidoking gets sent out, too.

Best Zapdos counters in Pokemon Go

The legendary bird Zapdos is an Electric and Flying-type Pokemon, so you can expect it to be weak against Ice and Rock-type attacks. A Rhyperior would be a good choice here but there are other options such as a Rampardos or a Terrakion.

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