In Pokémon GO you can defeat the Rocket boss Giovanni with Crypto Latios. In this guide on MeinMMO we will show you which team he will rely on and which counters are best for you.
How can you compete against Giovanni? Giovanni is the big Rocket boss who runs the underground for Team GO Rocket. Every once in a while you can battle him in Pokémon GO and get his legendary Shadow Pokémon. But he’s not that easy to find.
So that you can fight against the Rocket boss Giovanni, Niantic provides you with certain special research at regular intervals. You have to solve these and you will receive a Super Rocket Radar as a reward, which you can use to track down the bad guy.
The last time you had a chance to grab such a radar and secure an encounter with Giovanni was with the Team Outing Rocket event. We have summarized what his current team looks like below.
We updated this article on July 8th, 2022 as Giovanni will be transitioning to a new team starting July 9th. So you will then meet Crypto-Latios. Whether the Pokémon that Giovanni puts second will also change is not yet known. In this case we will include them in the article as soon as possible.
Rocket Boss Giovanni – Current team as of July 2022
Giovanni has been relying on an almost completely new team since April. In the fights, Giovanni can use three different monsters against you as usual. He can choose from 5 different Crypto Pokémon (via thesilphroad.com):
The best counters to defeat Giovanni
So that you can defeat Giovanni quickly, you should rely on the right counterattack. We have summarized the best for you below (via pokebattler.com):
Defeat Snobilicate – Best counters against the 1st Pokemon
First off, Giovanni will bet on his beloved Snobilicate. You should use Fighting-type Pokémon against the Normal-type Pokémon:
Alternatively, you can also use your Mega Evolutions against Snobilikat:
Defeating Kramshef, Gyarados, and Rhyperior – Best counters against the 2nd Pokemon
In second position, Giovanni can choose from a total of three different monsters: Kramshef, Gyarados, and Rihornior. Which of the three Pokémon Giovanni then uses in battle is random.
How to defeat Kramshef: One possible Pokemon you may encounter when fighting Giovanni is the Dark and Flying Pokemon Kramshef. Due to its type, it is weak against Rock, Electric, Ice, and Fairy-type attacks.
Your mega developments are also useful against Kramshef, which is why you should use the following:
How to defeat Gyarados: The water and flying Pokémon Gyarados is also part of Giovanni’s team. It is best to use electric attacks in battle, because it is particularly weak against them. Alternatively, attacks of the rock type are also suitable.
You can also rely on the following mega developments against Gyarados:
How to defeat Rihornior: Rhyperior is a Ground and Rock-type Pokémon. It has a special weakness against plant and water-type attacks. Fighting, Steel, Ice, and Ground-type attacks also bother him.
Alternatively, use the following Mega Evolutions against Rhyperior:
Defeat Crypto Latios – Best counters against the 3rd Pokemon
Last up is the Legendary Pokémon Crypto-Latios. This comes from the 3rd generation and belongs to the Dragon and Psycho type. This makes it weak against Dark, Ghost, Ice, Bug, Dragon, and Fairy-type attacks.
Alternatively, you can also rely on the following mega developments:
Is it worth fighting Giovanni?
As with every other member of Team GO Rocket, you will also receive various rewards from Giovanni after winning a battle, such as items or stardust. But that’s not all, because you can also look forward to an encounter with a Crypto Pokémon. As of July 9, 2022, it’s the Legendary Shadow Pokémon Latios.
In addition, Giovanni has a special 12km Egg in store for you. These eggs can only be obtained from the Rocket bosses, making them correspondingly more difficult to obtain. We show you which monsters are in the 12 km eggs in our related article.
Which monsters do you prefer to use in the fight against Giovanni? Write it to us here on MeinMMO in the comments.