How to Counter Giovanni in Pokemon GO November 2021

Pokemon GO trainers will definitely want a game plan for Giovanni so they can get their hands on the increasingly powerful Shadow Lugia.

Since the beginning of the Season of Mischief Giovanni has taken a little break with his Team GO Rocket Minions. However, he returned to the Festival of Lights in the second part of the event called “A Looming Shadow”. Fortunately, he brought back another Legendary Shadow Pokémon that Trainers can add to their collection.

How can trainers handle Giovanni’s Pokemon?

Giovanni is guaranteed to bring two Pokémon to this fight. He will always lead Persians and he will always have Lugia as his last Pokémon. The second Pokémon Giovanni uses can be one of three options. His entire team is made up as follows:

• Persian
• Kingler, Nidoking or Rhyperior
• Lugia

Of course, the first Pokemon trainers will have to look for one who can counter Persian. Since this is a normal type, trainers generally need a fight type if they want to defeat Persians quickly.

Several types of combat have earned a reputation for having great attack statistics and reaching the top ranks for raid counters. Machamp, Lucario and Conkeldurr are all offensive juggernauts that could destroy Persian.

There are others who aren’t exactly elite Pokémon but can still work with Persians quickly. Toxicroak or the Tyrogue developments (Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan or Hitmontop) would be great counterattacks here.

Since Giovanni is guaranteed to bring Lugia along, that should be the next Pokemon trainer plan against. Unfortunately, Lugia’s defense is unbearable (310 defense value). Using a Pokémon with a positive type matchup against Lugia may not be enough, and Trainers will need a strong attacker if they are to hope to bring it down.

This legendary Pokémon has five weaknesses: Electric, Ice, Dark, Ghost and Rock. Ice Pokemon can beat Nidoking and Electric Pokemon can beat Kingler, so these are probably best to bring.

Judging by the top rated counters for Lugia in raid battles, it seems like electric guys are the best way to beat her. Magnezone, Shadow Magnezone and Shadow Raikou all crack the top ten. These are likely the Pokemon trainers who want to match Giovanni up against each other, although they still get on just fine with Electivire, Zapdos, or Thunderus.

If a trainer were to use one of these strong Electro types along with a Combat type, they would have covered three of the five potential Pokémon Giovanni can use. The only enemies left uncontrolled are Kingler and Rhyperior, who thankfully share a weakness for grass-type Pokémon.

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Grass types can withstand Kingler’s water movement and Rhyperior’s ground movement and, in turn, hit both for super-effective damage. Pokémon like Venusaur, Tangrowth, Torterra, and Roserade would be great pivot points if Giovanni used Kingler or Rhyperior.