Many members of Team GO Rocket have changed their parties for the month of August in Pokemon GO. Because of this, players may need to update their own parties when going up against Team GO Rocket's admins.
One admin with an updated party in Pokemon GO is Sierra. While she has kept some of her previous team, players should prepare for the minor changes as well.
By defeating Sierra, players will get the opportunity to attempt to catch a shadow Lapras. This Lapras additionally has the chance to be shiny, so defeating Sierra is highly recommended.
Sierra's first Pokemon will always be Lapras, but her second and third Pokemon will be different during every encounter. However, fighting Sierra multiple times within the same encounter won't cause her team to change, so players will be able to plan better if they lose and attempt to beat her in a rematch.
Sierra's possible second Pokemon are:
- Exeggutor
- Lapras
- Sharpedo
Sierra's possible third and final Pokemon are:
- Shiftry
- Houndoom
- Alakazam
Best Lapras Counters
Lapras is a dual water and ice-type Pokemon that is weak to fighting, rock, grass, and electric-type moves. With this in mind, these Pokemon are the best to quickly whittle down Lapras's health.
- Conkeldurr - Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Rhyperior - Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
- Shaymin (Sky) - Zen Headbutt and Grass Knot
- Zekrom - Charge Beam and Wild Charge
Best Exeggutor Counters
Sierra can also use a Kantonian Exeggutor, making it a dual grass and psychic-type. However, it also has a lot of weaknesses, with it being weak to flying, poison, bug, ghost, fire, ice, and dark-type moves. Of these types, here are the best Pokemon to bring to take Sierra's Exeggutor down.
- Dragonite - Dragon Breath and Hurricane
- Gengar - Lick and Sludge Bomb
- Volcarona - Bug Bite and Overheat
- Giratina (Origin) - Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
- Reshiram - Fire Fang and Overheat
- Kyurem (Black) - Dragon Tail and Blizzard
- Darkrai - Feint Attack and Dark Pulse
Best Sharpedo Counters
Sharpedo is a dual water and dark-type Pokemon that's weak to fighting, bug, grass, electric, and fairy-type moves. The best counters for it include:
- Conkeldurr - Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Volcarona - Bug Bite and Solar Beam
- Shaymin (Sky) - Zen Headbutt and Grass Knot
- Zekrom - Charge Beam and Wild Charge
- Togekiss - Charm and Dazzling Gleam
Best Shiftry Counters
Shiftry is a dual grass and dark-type Pokemon with a lot of weaknesses that can be exploited. It is weak to fighting, flying, poison, bug, fire, ice, and fairy-type moves. The best counters against it include:
- Conkeldurr - Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Dragonite - Dragon Breath and Hurricane
- Gengar - Lick and Sludge Bomb
- Volcarona - Bug Bite and Overheat
- Reshiram - Fire Fang and Overheat
- Kyurem (Black) - Dragon Tail and Blizzard
- Togekiss - Charm and Dazzling Gleam
Best Houndoom Counters
Houndoom is a dual dark and fire-type Pokemon that is weak to fighting, ground, rock, and water-type moves. Its best counters are:
- Conkeldurr - Counter and Dynamic Punch
- Garchomp - Dragon Tail and Earthquake
- Rhyperior - Smack Down and Rock Wrecker
- Palkia - Dragon Tail and Hydro Pump
Best Alakazam Counters
Sierra's final possible Pokemon is Alakazam, which is a pure psychic-type. It is weak to bug, ghost, and dark-type Pokemon, making the best counters against it be:
- Volcarona - Bug Bite and Overheat
- Giratina (Origin) - Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
- Darkrai - Feint Attack and Dark Pulse
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
Source: Serebii.net