In Pokémon GO you can defeat the Rocket boss Giovanni with Crypto Latios. Which team he will rely on and which counters are best for you, we show you in this guide on MeinMMO.
How can you fight against Giovanni? Giovanni is the big Rocket boss who pulls the strings for Team GO Rocket underground. Every now and then you can take him on in Pokémon GO and get his legendary Crypto Pokémon. But he is not so easy to find.
In order for you to fight the Rocket boss Giovanni, Niantic provides you with certain special research at regular intervals. You have to solve these and receive a Super Rocket radar as a reward, which you can use to track down the creep.
With the Rocket event “Team Outing” you last had the opportunity to get hold of such a radar and secure an encounter with Giovanni. We’ve summarized what his current team looks like below (via leekduck.com).
We have updated this article on July 09, 2022 and added all the new Pokémon in Giovanni’s team for you. So from now on you will meet Crypto-Latios.
Rocket Boss Giovanni – Current Team in July 2022
Since April, Giovanni has been relying on an almost completely new team. In the battles, Giovanni can again use three different monsters against you, as usual. He can choose from 5 different Crypto-Pokémon (via thesilphroad.com):
| First Pokémon | Snobilikat |
| Second Pokémon | Nidoking Machomei Rihornior |
| Third Pokémon | Latios |
The best counters to defeat Giovanni
In order to defeat Giovanni quickly, you should rely on the right counters. We have summarized the best ones below (via pokebattler.com):
Defeat Snobilikat – Best counters against the 1st Pokémon
Snobilikat
The first thing Giovanni will rely on is his beloved Snobilikat. You should use Battle Pokémon against the Normal-type Pokémon:
| Pokémon | Moveset |
| Lucario | Counterattack and increase blow |
| (Crypto) Machomei | Counter and cross cut |
| (Crypto) Hariyama | Counterattack and balancing blow |
| Meistagrif | Counterattack and balancing blow |
| Kapilz | Counterattack and balancing blow |
| Terrakium | Catapult and sancto blade |
Alternatively, you can use your Mega evolutions against Snobilikat:
- Mega Slapor with Foot Kick and Focus Kick
- Mega ampharos with volt change and focus kick
Defeat Nidoking, Machomei and Rihornior – Best counters against 2nd Pokémon.
In second position, Giovanni can choose from a total of three different monsters: Nidoking, Machomei and Rihornior. Which of the three Pokémon Giovanni then uses in battle is a matter of chance.
How to defeat Nidoking: One possible Pokémon you may encounter in battle against Giovanni is the Poison and Ground Pokémon, Nidoking. Due to its type, it is weak against Psycho, Water, Ice, and Ground attacks.
Nidoking
| Pokémon | Moveset |
| Stalobor | Clay shot and percussion drill |
| Jirachi | Confusion and kismet desire |
| Impoleon | Cascade and aqua howitzer |
| (Crypto) Sumpex | Clay shot and aqua howitzer |
| Knakrack | Clay shot and sand grave |
| Kyogre | Cascade and surfer |
Your Mega evolutions are also useful against Nidoking, so you should use the following:
- Mega Garados with Cascade and Wet Tail
- Mega Lahmus with Confusion and Psychokinesis
How to defeat Machomei: The battle Pokémon Machomei is also part of Giovanni’s team. It is best to use flying, psychic and fairy attacks in battle, because it is particularly weak against them.
Machomei
| Pokémon | Moveset |
| (Crypto) Lugia | Special sensor and sky sweeper |
| Victini | Confusion and psychokinesis |
| Zapdos | Thunder shock and drill beak |
| Hoopa (Banned) | Confusion and psychokinesis |
| (Crypto-) Ho-Oh | Power reserve and nosedive |
| Mew | Volt change and psycho shock |
Against Machomei, you can also rely on the following mega evolutions:
- Mega Lahmus with Confusion and Psychokinesis
- Mega Latias with charm and fog ball
How to defeat Rihornior: Rihornior is a Pokémon of the Soil and Rock type. As a result, it has a special weakness against Plant and Water attacks. And also attacks of the types fight, steel, ice and soil make him difficult.
Rihornior
| Pokémon | Moveset |
| (Crypto) Chelterrar | Shaving leaf and flora statue |
| Celebi | Magic leaf and seed bombs |
| Zarude | Tendril cut and leaf scourge |
| (Crypto) Garados | Cascade and wet tail |
| Kyogre | Cascade and surfer |
| Sumpex | Clay shot and aqua howitzer |
Alternatively, uses the following mega-developments against Rihornior:
- Mega Garados with cascade and wet tail
- Mega Bisaflor with razor blade and flora statue
- Mega rexblisar with razor blade and meteorologist
Defeat Crypto-Latios – Best counters against the 3rd Pokémon.
Latios
The last Pokémon you will meet is the legendary Crypto-Latios. This one is from the 3rd generation and belongs to the type Dragon and Psycho. This makes it weak against attacks of the Unlight, Spirit, Ice, Beetle, Dragon and Fairy types.
| Pokémon | Moveset |
| Genesect | Anger blade and cross shears |
| (Crypto) Scherox | Anger blade and cross shears |
| (Crypto) Lugia | Dragon rod and sky sweeper |
| ALoLa Vulnona | Powder snow and meteorologist |
| Stahlos | Dragon rod and crusher |
| Caesurio | Telling off and cross scissors |
Alternatively, also relies on the following mega-developments:
- Mega Garados with Fire Ember and Crusher
- Mega Steelos with Dragon Rod and Crusher
- Mega Latios with fire breath and dragon claw
Is the fight against Giovanni worth it?
As with every other member of Team GO Rocket, you’ll receive various rewards from Giovanni after winning a battle, such as items or stardust. But that’s not all, because you can also enjoy an encounter with a Crypto Pokémon. From 09 July 2022, it will be the legendary Crypto-Pokémon Latios.
In addition, Giovanni has a special 12-km egg in store for you. You can only get these eggs from Rocket bosses, so they are correspondingly more difficult to get. We’ll show you which monsters are in the 12-km eggs in our related article.
Which monsters do you prefer to fight against Giovanni? Feel free to write us here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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