Pokémon GO: How To Beat Giovanni (July Lineup & Counters)

The Team GO Rocket Boss Giovanni returns in July 2024 and is by far the hardest in-game opponent in Giovanni has a stacked lineup of extremely powerful Pokémon, with each opponent having very high CP making it difficult to defeat them, regardless of what Pokémon you use. However, due to this month's line-up, the fight is significantly easier to prepare for, although you still need to plan if you want any hope of defeating Giovanni in.

In addition to Giovanni's Pokémon being higher rated, they are also Shadow versions, making them even stronger than their regular versions. You will need to beat Sierra and fellow leaders Arlo and Cliff if you want to take on Team GO Boss Giovanni in July 2024. While the three Team GO Rocket leaders can use any of seven Pokémon, Giovanni only has five at his disposal, making it much easier to plan for the different options available.

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The first obstacle you face with Giovanni is being able to find him. To be able to fight him, you will need to overcome several obstacles which can be time-consuming. Before being able to challenge him, you first need to fight and defeat six Team Rocket Grunts. While these can generally be defeated quickly, they can include fighting against the dangerous Ke Ke Ke Ke and their Ghost Pokémon.

Each time you beat a Grunt you will receive a Mysterious Component and once you have six of them it will create a Rocket Radar. This can be used to track down one of the three Team GO Rocket Leaders, who provide a much tougher challenge.

Defeating all three Team Rocket Leaders Arlo, Sierra and Cliff will give you the opportunity to battle Giovanni.

Each of these will test you but offer much greater rewards than the Grunts. Once you have defeated one, you will need to go back to defeating six more Grunts on two more occasions until you have defeated all three of the