Pokemon GO Giovanni April 2024: How to beat, weaknesses, and counters

Players might be interested in knowing the best Pokemon GO Giovanni April 2024 counters after the start of the World of Wonders Taken Over event. The boss of the nefarious outfit can be located on the map using the Super Rocket Radar. However, before you go into the fight, you should know what team he will bring and what the best answers to it are.

This article will cover everything you need to know about Pokemon GO Giovanni March 2024 team, counters, and how to beat.

How to beat Giovanni in Pokemon GO April 2024

Each member of Giovanni's team will have an absurdly high combat power. He will send out Persian as his first pick and Groudon for his third. The first never changes and the third was altered at the World of Wonders: Taken Over event. Defeating Giovanni will allow you to catch Shadow Groudon for yourself.

You should also remember that the battle against the Team GO Rocket Boss might be a fight against the game's AI, but it still follows the PvP rules. Therefore, the best Pokemon GO Giovanni counters should consist of high-leveled Pocket Monsters with a type advantage.

Pokemon GO Giovanni April 2024 team

Phase 1

Shadow Persian

Phase 2 [one of the three]

Pokemon GO Giovanni April 2024 - Phase 2 (Image via TPC)

Shadow Nidoking
Shadow Garchomp
Shadow Rhyperior

Phase 3

Shadow Groudon

Pokemon GO Giovanni April 2024 weaknesses

Giovanni's April 2024 lineup has distinct weaknesses. In the first phase, the team is weak to Fighting-types, in the second, Ice-types perform the best. In the final stage, where you will encounter Shadow Groudon, his team is weak to Ice, Water, and Grass-types. However, you can safely double-up on Ice-type critters.

Best Pokemon GO Giovanni April 2024 counters

Phase 1

Giovanni always starts off with his trusty Persian. Any powered-up Fighting-type will make quick work of it. Annihilape in Pokemon GO is one critter that can do very well against it. Here is a list of counters you can use:

Annihilape: Counter + Close Combat and Ice Punch
Machamp: Counter + Dynamic Punch
Lucario: Counter + Aura Sphere
Conkeldurr: Counter + Dynamic Punch

These are only some of the more easily available counters. If you have Mega Evolutions (like Mega Blaziken or Mega Lopunny) or Legendaries (like Keldeo or Terrakion), feel free to use those.

Phase 2 and 3

All three Pocket Monsters in this phase are weak to Ice-type attacks. Therefore, they are the best Pokemon GO Giovanni counters for this phase. Some eligible contenders are:

Shadow or regular Mamoswine: Powder Snow + Avalanche and High Horsepower
Shadow Weavile: Ice Shard + Avalanche
Baxcalibur: Ice Fang + Avalanche
Glaceon: Frost Breath + Avalanche

Once again, these are the best budget counters. Feel free to add Mega Abomasnow, Mega Glalie, Articuno, or Kyurem into the mix if you have them powered up.

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Edited by Adarsh J Kumar