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Pokemon GO Rocket Guide: Team Leader Line-ups & Best Counters (January 2025)

Author: Lucy Aug 12,2025

Whether you're aiming to complete research tasks or strengthen your lineup with powerful Shadow Pokémon, taking down Pokémon GO's Team GO Rocket Leaders can be a challenging but rewarding endeavor. With the enhanced strength of Shadow Pokémon and frequently shifting team compositions, facing off against Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff requires preparation and strategy.

We’ve done the legwork for you, delivering everything you need to know about the current Team GO Rocket Leaders. Below, you’ll also find a curated list of optimal counters to help you dominate any leader, no matter who appears in your area.

Where To Find Team GO Rocket Leaders: Sierra, Arlo, & Cliff

Team GO Rocket Leaders aren’t as easy to encounter as regular Grunts. To summon a leader, trainers must first defeat six Team GO Rocket Grunts. Each victory rewards a Mysterious Component. Once you collect six, they automatically combine into a Rocket Radar.

Grunts appear randomly at PokéStops, and every six hours, a hot air balloon carrying a Grunt will appear and follow you for 20 minutes before vanishing. After equipping your Rocket Radar, Team GO Rocket Leaders will begin replacing Grunts at darkened PokéStops and in the floating balloons.

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Sierra Team

Sierra, the cunning and strategic member of Team GO Rocket, brings a well-rounded and unpredictable team into battle. Her lineup for January 2025 includes:

First Pokémon	Second Pokémon	Third Pokémon
Skorupi Bug/Poison	Sableye Dark/Ghost	Houndoom Dark/Fire
	Steelix Ground/Steel	Nidoqueen Ground/Poison
	Milotic Water	Gardevoir Fairy/Psychic

Best Counters for Team Leader Sierra in Pokémon GO

Sierra’s team features a mix of Dark, Psychic, and Poison types, making coverage crucial. Her starter, Skorupi, adds a Bug-type threat early on. The following Pokémon are among the most effective counters:

Pokémon	Moves
Terrakion	Smack Down Rock Slide
Gengar	Shadow Claw Shadow Ball
Excadrill	Metal Claw Iron Head

Pokémon GO Rocket Current Arlo Team

Arlo, the fiery and unpredictable leader, fields a diverse and powerful team. For January 2025, his roster remains largely consistent, anchored by strong Psychic and Steel types:

First Pokémon	Second Pokémon	Third Pokémon
Alolan Grimer Poison/Dark	Hypno Psychic	Metagross Psychic/Steel
	Charizard Flying/Fire	Scizor Bug/Steel