Pokemon Go: Defeating Giovanni with Crypto Mewtwo – Counter Guide
Update from November 14, 2022: As part of the Pokémon Go event Greedy companions and the associated Team Go Rocket takeover Giovanni once again has the powerful Crypto Mewtwo, one of the strongest Pokémon in the entire game! Want to snag Crypto Mewtwo in November 2022? Then below we have the current counter guide for Giovanni and Crypto Mewtwo.
In Pokémon Go, you can finally face off against Team Go Rocket Boss Giovanni again after showing Arlo, Cliff, and Sierra who the better trainer is in the A Long Shadow Special Research. You will then receive a Super Rocket Radar and can use it to search for Giovanni. Once you’ve located his position at a PokéStop near you, get down to business, because if you want to complete the special research, Giovanni not only has to track down and fight in the Trainer Battle, but also defeat him.
In our guide to Giovanni, we’ll tell you in a nutshell which Pokémon the Team Go Rocket boss uses to go into battle and which pocket monsters are best used to counter them. By the way: You will be able to meet Giovanni once a month in the future if you do the recurring special research for it. As soon as there are exact details, the steps are probably based on those of “A Long Shadow”, you will find out from us.
Defeating Crypto Mewtwo in November 2022
Giovanni goes into battle against you with the following pocket monsters:
- Pokemon #1: Always snobby
- Pokemon #2: Nidoqueen, Steelix or Rihornior
- Pokemon #3: Always Mewtwo
Remember: Since only the first and last fighters on Giovanni’s team are known, you may first have to figure out the optimal team composition by triggering the second fighter! Unfortunately, once again there is no overlap between the best counters for Snobilikat and the following fighters.
Defeat Snobilicate: Fighting-type Pokémon are your first choice for battle with Snobilikat. Most likely to grab Lucario with Counter, Progressive Slash and Aura Sphere. Alternatively also work Maskito with counterattack, increasing blow and power colossus or to Galarian Zapdos with Counter, Ancient Power and Swoop.
Defeat Nidoqueen: You exploit Nidoqueen’s weaknesses with either rock or psychic attacks. Grab it rhyperior with clay clamp, surfer and rock thrower, jirachi with confusion, psychokinesis or kismet desire or to hoopa with confusion, psychokinesis and haunted ball.
Defeat Steelix: Steelix is resilient, but can, among other things, with Zacian with lecture, melee and cuddle or with groudon be put in his place with clay shot, earthquake and fire blast. A low-cost attacker would also be Stalobor with clay shot, percussion drill and stone hail.
Defeat Rihornior: Against Rihornior you are well advised with plant or water attackers; about torture terrarar with razor blade, flora statue and stone edge, Kyogre with cascade and surfer or Sumpex with clay shot and hydro cannon.
Defeating Mewtwo: You want to attack this Pokémon with dark attackers. Grab it Zarude with Vine Slash, Dark Aura, and Leaf Scourge, Schlingking with breath of fire, swirler and dragon claw or to despotary with catapult or bite, crunch and stone edge.
Defeat Crypto-Latias in April 2022
Giovanni goes into battle against you with the following pocket monsters:
- Pokemon #1: Always snobby
- Pokemon #2: Kramshef, Gyarados or Rihornior
- Pokemon #3: Always Latias
Remember, since only the first and last fighters on Giovanni’s team are known, you may first need to figure out the optimal team composition by triggering the second fighter! Unfortunately, this time there is no overlap in the best counters for Snobilikat and the following fighters.
Defeat Snobilicate: Because Snobilicate has a weakness to Fighting-type Pokémon, but its attacks are often Dark-type, you can rely on despotary with catapult as well as cruncher and stone edge, Terrakion with catapult and stone hail as well as melee or mahomey leave with counterattack and crosscut as well as stone hail. Anyway, you want to use this argument to tease out Giovanni’s shields.
Defeat Kramshef: In particular, electric and rock attacks put Kramshef to. That’s why it’s best to pack Zekrom with charging beam and power surge or else Voltolos (incarnation form) with Volt Change and Thunderbolt. Incidentally, both are also well suited as Gyarados counters. Alternatively you can Rameidon use with Catapult and Rock Hail or Raikou with Volt Shift and Electric Surge.
Defeat Gyarados: As already mentioned, you should heat up Gyarados with electric fighters. Zekrom with charging beam and power surge or else Voltolos (incarnation form) with voltage change and thunderbolt are recommended. As a low-budget fighter, it also does well electric with thunder shock and electrocution valiantly.
Defeat Rihornior: Rhyperior’s weaknesses are dual to grass and water, single to ground, combat, ice, and steel. It makes sense to exploit these weaknesses, but best with counter-types that don’t take too much damage from him. It is suitable torture terrarar with shaving balt and Flora statue, Stalobor with clay shot and percussion drill as well Kyogre with cascade and surfer. Also Sumpex with clay shot and aqua howitzer is a good alternative.
Defeating Latias: Let’s get to the Pokémon you’re actually here for! As a dragon Pokémon, Latias takes more damage from other dragons, among other things – but it can also use dragon attacks, so you should think twice about fighting Latias with a dragon. The following counters can serve you well: dialga with Fire Breath and Draco Meteor, Zacian with lectures and cuddles, Gengar with dark claw and haunted ball, Galar-Flampivian with Ice Tooth and Avalanche as well mamuttel with powder snow and avalanche.
Defeating Crypto-Lugia in November 2021
Giovanni goes into battle against you with the following pocket monsters:
- Pokemon #1: Always snobby
- Pokemon #2: Kingler, Rhyperior or Nidoking
- Pokemon #3: Always Lugia
Defeat Snobilicate: despotary is your best bet this time against snobilicate, with catapult, cruncher and stone edge. Snobilikat isn’t very good, so you can use Tyranitar to deplete Giovanni’s shields. You can also later against Despotar Lugia to use. Incidentally, the same applies to terracotta with catapult, stone hail and melee; that’s even a bit stronger against Lugia.
Defeat Kingler or Rhyperior: Use Giovanni Kingler or rhyperior is in both cases torture terrarar with razor blade and flora statue a very good choice. Against Kingler you can too Raikou grab with voltage change and power surge, because Raikou is also the absolute top counter to defeat Lugia. Against Rihornior leave Raikou in your pocket and grab it instead Stalobor with clay shot and percussion drill or too Kyogre with cascade and surfer.
Defeat Nidoking: Funny but true: fluff lik is a good counter for with Clay Shot and Earthquake Nidoking. Alternatively you can Stalobor take with clay shot and percussion drill or Kyogre with cascade and surfer. Take Kyogre or other water-type Pokémon with you if Nidoking’s Iron Tail is giving you problems.
Defeat Lugia: To fight against Giovanni’s Lugia we have already recommended a few counters to you: Raikou with voltage changes and surges of electricity, terracotta with catapult and stone hail, despotary with catapult, stone edge and cruncher. Cheap alternatives are still available magnet zone with voltage change and power surge as well Alola Sandamer with powder snow and ice cutting. We wish you every success!
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