Pokémon Go: How to Beat Team Rocket Leader Giovanni (July 2022)

Want to know how to beat Team Rocket Leader Giovanni in Pokemon Go and get the Legendary Shadow Pokemon in your collection? Giovanni is the Boss of Team Rocket, a sinister organization that hunts Pokémon for evil purposes. By fighting members of Team Rocket, you can rescue and get new Shadow Pokémon to your collection, and now you have the best opportunity to get the best of them. We previously covered how to beat Giovanni in Pokemon Go, but a lot has changed since then. Now, after beating Giovanni in Pokemon Go, you will have the opportunity to get the legendary Shadow Latios. But to beat Team Rocket Leader Giovanni, you need to assemble a better team of Pokemon, and our guide will help you with this.

How to Beat Team Rocket Leader Giovanni in Pokémon Go (July 2022)

Pokémon Go players have been battling Giovanni for months now, and the Pokemon line-up of this boss has changed many times. The only thing that remains unchanged is that when you enter the battle with Giovanni, you will have to fight the legendary Pokemon.

In July, Team Giovanni consists of the following Pokémon:

Persian
Gyarados / Rhyperior / Honchkrow
Shadow Latios

As you can see, the team line-up has not changed much since June, except for the legendary Pokémon. Giovanni now has Shadow Latios on his team, and you can try to catch him after defeating him.

If you’ve fought Team Rocket Leader Giovanni before, you know that his Pokémon are incredibly strong. Therefore, you should be aware of the weaknesses of each of them and assemble a team of Pokémon whose skills match the weaknesses of the Giovanni Pokémon.

Pokemon Go: What is Persian’s Weakness

How to Defeat Persian (Normal)

Weakness: Fighting attacks.

Best counters:

Lucario: Counter, Aura Sphere.
Conkeldurr, Breloom, Machamp: Counter, Dynamic Punch.
Pheromosa: Bug Bite, Focus Blast.

How to Defeat Gyarados (Flying/Water)

Weakness: Electric and Rock-type attacks.

Best counters:

Electivire: Thunder Shock, Wild Charge.
Zapdos: Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt.
Jolteon: Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt.
Magnezone: Spark, Zap Cannon.

How to Defeat Rhyperior (Ground/Rock)

Weakness: Water and Grass-type attacks.

Best counters:

Kingler: Bubble, Crabhammer.
Roserade: Razor Leaf, Solar Beam.
Sceptile: Bullet Seed, Frenzy Plant.
Breloom: Bullet Seed, Grass Knot.
Crawdaunt: Waterfall, Crabhammer.
Swampert: Water Gun, Hydro Cannon.

How to Defeat Honchkrow (Dark/Flying)

Weakness: Rock, Electric, Ice, and Fairy-type attacks.

Best counters:

Electivire: Thunder Shock, Wild Charge.
Rhyperior: Smack Down, Rock Wrecker.
Zapdos: Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt.
Mamoswine: Powder Snow, Avalanche.
Weavile: Ice Shard, Avalanche.

How to Defeat Shadow Latios (Psychic/Dragon)

Weakness: Bug-, Dark-, Dragon-, Fairy-, Ghost-, and Ice-type attacks.

Best counters:

Chandelure: Hex, Shadow Ball.
Dialga: Dragon Breath, Draco Meteor.

After defeating all Giovanni Pokémon, you will have the opportunity to catch Shadow Latios. We advise you to stock up on berries and make better throws because this is the only way you can get this legendary Pokemon.

Pokemon GO is available on iOS and Android.