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Sierra Lineup & Counters Guide — Pokémon GO (July 2025)
Take down Team GO Rocket Leader Sierra during the July 2025 “Crown Clash: Taken Over” event. Full lineup, counter picks, and rewards included.
📅 Updated: July 2025
✍️ By: Zeroghan, Pokémon GO Hub
🚨 Sierra’s Pokémon Lineup (July 2025)
| Slot | Shadow Pokémon |
|---|---|
| #1 | Shadow Trapinch |
| #2 | Shadow Staraptor / Mismagius / Ferrothorn |
| #3 | Shadow Camerupt / Drapion / Houndoom |
🔥 Best Pokémon to Counter Sierra
Top general picks for Sierra’s team:
- Primal Kyogre / Swampert – Wreck Trapinch, Camerupt, and Houndoom.
- Primal Groudon – Destroys Drapion, Ferrothorn, and Camerupt.
- Terrakion – Great for Staraptor, Drapion, Houndoom, and Camerupt.
- Shadow Rhyperior / Garchomp – Ground powerhouses for Drapion and Camerupt.
💡 Note: Not all recommended counters are based on type alone — survivability, speed, and shield pressure matter too.
1️⃣ Shadow Trapinch Counters (Ground)
Weak to Water, Ice, Grass
| Pokémon | Moveset |
|---|---|
| Kyogre | Waterfall, Origin Pulse |
| Swampert | Water Gun, Hydro Cannon |
| Sceptile | Bullet Seed, Leaf Blade |
| Gyarados | Waterfall, Hydro Pump |
| White Kyurem | Ice Fang, Ice Burn |
| Zarude | Vine Whip, Power Whip |
2️⃣ Middle Pokémon Counters
🕊️ Shadow Staraptor (Normal/Flying)
Weak to Electric, Ice, Rock
⚠️ Beware Close Combat!
| Pokémon | Moveset |
|---|---|
| Mamoswine | Powder Snow, Icicle Spear |
| Terrakion | Double Kick, Sacred Sword |
| Thundurus-T | Volt Switch, Wildbolt Storm |
| Zapdos | Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt |
| Electivire | Thunder Shock, Wild Charge |
| White Kyurem | Ice Fang, Ice Burn |
👻 Shadow Mismagius (Ghost)
Weak to Ghost and Dark
| Pokémon | Moveset |
|---|---|
| Mega Gengar | Lick, Shadow Ball |
| Dawn Wings Necrozma | Shadow Claw, Moongeist Beam |
| Tyranitar | Bite, Brutal Swing |
| Hydreigon | Bite, Brutal Swing |
| Darkrai | Snarl, Shadow Ball |
🌿 Shadow Ferrothorn (Grass/Steel)
Double Weak to Fire
| Pokémon | Moveset |
|---|---|
| Blaziken | Fire Spin, Blast Burn |
| Charizard (Mega Y) | Fire Spin, Blast Burn |
| Shadow Heatran | Fire Spin, Magma Storm |
| Reshiram | Fire Fang, Fusion Flare |
| Charizard (Mega X) | Fire Spin, Blast Burn |
| Shadow Moltres | Fire Spin, Overheat |
3️⃣ Final Pokémon Counters
🌋 Shadow Camerupt (Fire/Ground)
Double Weak to Water
| Pokémon | Moveset |
|---|---|
| Primal Kyogre | Waterfall, Origin Pulse |
| Swampert | Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon |
| Primal Groudon | Mud Shot, Precipice Blades |
| Gyarados | Waterfall, Aqua Tail |
| Primarina | Waterfall, Hydro Cannon |
| Garchomp | Mud Shot, Earth Power |
🦂 Shadow Drapion (Poison/Dark)
Weak to Ground only
| Pokémon | Moveset |
|---|---|
| Primal Groudon | Mud Shot, Precipice Blades |
| Garchomp | Mud Shot, Earth Power |
| Shadow Groudon | Mud Shot, Precipice Blades |
| Shadow Excadrill | Mud Slap, Scorching Sands |
| Landorus (Therian) | Mud Shot, Sandsear Storm |
🔥 Shadow Houndoom (Dark/Fire)
Weak to Water, Rock, Ground, Fighting
| Pokémon | Moveset |
|---|---|
| Primal Kyogre | Waterfall, Origin Pulse |
| Primal Groudon | Mud Shot, Precipice Blades |
| Swampert | Water Gun, Hydro Cannon |
| Mega Lucario | Counter, Aura Sphere, Shadow Ball |
| Shadow Tyranitar | Smack Down, Stone Edge |
| Terrakion | Double Kick, Sacred Sword |
📍 How to Find Sierra
- Defeat 6 Team Rocket Grunts to collect Mysterious Components.
- Combine them to create a Rocket Radar.
- Use it to locate a random Leader — Arlo, Cliff, or Sierra.
- Sierra appears at Rocket-styled PokéStops.
- You can rematch if defeated. Rocket Radar is consumed only on victory.
🎁 Rewards for Defeating Sierra
| Reward Type | Contents |
|---|---|
| Guaranteed | 1000 × Stardust |
| Random Drop | Two of the following: |
| – 4× Revives or 2× Max Revives | |
| – 4× Hyper Potions or 2× Max Potions | |
| – 1× Unova Stone | |
| – 12km Strange Egg (if you have egg slot open) |
🎯 You’ll be able to catch Sierra’s first Pokémon — Shadow Trapinch
🌟 Shiny rate for Shadow Trapinch (if eligible): 1 in 64
✅ Summary
- Start with Kyogre, Swampert, or Sceptile to burn shields fast.
- Use Blaziken, Terrakion, or Garchomp for heavy-hitting type coverage.
- Bring Mega Gengar or Darkrai for Mismagius.
- Rewards include Shadow Pokémon, 12km Eggs, and premium healing items.
Next up: Cliff Guide →
Stay sharp, Trainer. Sierra won’t go down without a fight.
