Thankfully, not much has changed in terms of Sierra’s line-up. Pokemon GO trainers can expect Sierra to stick to the same Pokemon as last month. Respectively, Sierra starts off with Sneasel as her first-round pick. Round 2 choices are between Ampharos, Granbull, or Gliscor, and Round 3 choices are between Houndoom, Kingdra, or Drapion.
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Round 1 - Sneasel
Sierra will always start off with Sneasel, the dual Dark and Ice-type Pokemon. Fighting-type moves work the best here, although Sneasel is also weak to Fairy, Steel, Fire, and Rock-type moves. Conversely, Pokemon GO trainers should avoid Pokemon with Ghost, Psychic, Dark, or Ice-type moves, as it resists those. Some good counters include:
Blaziken - Fire Spin & Focus Blast Conkeldurr - Counter & Dynamic Punch Meloetta (Pirouette) - Low Kick & Close Combat Sirfetch’d - Fury Cutter & Close Combat Primeape - Counter & Low Sweep
Round 2 - Ampharos, Granbull, or Gliscor
Of course, Sierra always has a few tricks up her sleeve. She could start Round 2 with the pure Electric-type Pokemon, Ampharos. Its main weakness is Ground-type moves, and it resists damage from Flying, Steel, and of course, Electric-type moves. The counters here are pretty straightforward, and some include:
Flygon - Mud Shot & Earthquake Krookodile - Mud-Slap & Earthquake Golem - Mud-Slap & Earthquake Excadrill - Mud-Slap & Rock Slide Rhyperior - Smack Down & Earthquake
Sierra’s Granbull is nothing to sneeze at either. The pure Fairy-type Pokemon is weak only to Steel and Poison-type moves but resists damage from Bug, Fighting, Dragon, and Dark-type moves. With the right counters, this is a breeze. Some include:
Staraptor - Wing Attack & Brave Bird Drapion - Infestation & Sludge Bomb Roserade - Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb Attack Deoxys - Poison Jab & Zap Cannon Ho-Oh - Steel Wing & Brave Bird
Sierra could decide on using the dual Ground and Flying-type Pokemon, Gliscor. It’s weak only to Ice and Water-type moves and resists damage from Bug, Fight, Ground, Poison, and Electric-type moves. Ice reigns supreme in this case, though Pokemon GO trainers have a lot of counters to pick from:
Mamoswine - Powder Snow & Avalanche Gyarados - Waterfall & Aqua Tail Slowking - Water Gun & Blizzard Kingdra - Water Gun & Blizzard Kabutops - Waterfall & Water Pulse
Round 3 - Houndoom, Kingdra, or Drapion
Sierra could easily turn up the heat by choosing Houndoom as her Round 3 pick. The dual Dark and Fire-type Pokemon is guaranteed to give Pokemon GO trainers trouble if it shows up. It’s weak to Ground, Rock, Fighting, and Water-type moves, but resists Ghost, Ice, Fire, Grass, Steel, Dark, and Psychic-type moves. Some good counters for Houndoom include:
Lucario - Counter & Aura Sphere Rampardos - Smack Down & Rock Slide Landorus (Therian) - Rock Throw & Earth Power Conkeldurr - Counter & Focus Blast Sharpedo - Waterfall & Hydro Pump
On the other hand, Sierra could skip the fire and use its opposite in the dual Water and Dragon-type Pokemon Kingdra. This Pokemon is weak to Dragon and Fairy-type moves and resists damage from Water, Fire, and Steel-type moves. Dragon-types do well against Kingdra, though Fairy-types are the most effective:
Xerneas - Tackle & Moonblast Granbull - Charm & Play Rough Kingdra - Dragon Breath & Outrage Gardevoir - Charm & Dazzling Gleam Mega Altaria - Peck & Dazzling Gleam
If Sierra confides in Drapion, it’d be her most daunting yet. The dual Poison and Dark-type Pokemon is weak only to Ground-type moves and resists damage from Grass, Poison, Ghost, Dark, and Psychic-type moves. Most of the counters for Ampharos work extremely well here:
Garchomp- Mud Shot & Earth Power Nidoking - Fury Cutter & Earth Power Mamoswine - Mud-Slap & Bulldoze Excadrill - Mud Shot & Earthquake Therian Landorus - Mud Shot & Earthquake
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