In Pokémon GO new Crypto teams are active with Arlo, Sierra, Cliff, and Giovanni since April 3rd. We show you the teams and counter guides.
Why are there new teams? On April 3rd, a new Rocket event started in Pokémon GO. The “Team Trip” changed the attackers among the Rocket grunts, bosses, and leaders.
Here we provide an overview of which Cryptos they now attack with and which ones you can catch. We have also updated our counter guides to help you in battle.
New Crypto Teams from April 3rd
Rocket Grunts teams: In the various grunts, you will now find
- Crypto Alolan Rattata
- Crypto Alolan Sandshrew
- Crypto Alolan Exeggutor
- Crypto Snubbull
- Crypto Girafarig
- Crypto Camaub
Rocket Bosses teams: Each of the Rocket bosses has only slight changes in their team setup. In total, they each received three new Pokémon. Keep in mind that the first Pokémon of each Rocket boss is guaranteed. The second and third Pokémon come from a selection of three monsters assigned to you randomly per battle.
Cliff now uses Crypto Gulpin as the first Pokémon. After the battle, you can catch it. His setup looks like this:
| When? | Pokémon |
| 1st Pokémon | Gulpin |
| 2nd Pokémon | Electivire or Luxray or Ambipom |
| 3rd Pokémon | Charmander or Swampert or Tyranitar |
You can find our counter guide for Rocket Boss Cliff here.
Sierra now uses Crypto Gloom as the first Pokémon. After the battle, you can catch it with Sierra. Her complete setup now looks like this:
| When? | Pokémon |
| 1st Pokémon | Gloom |
| 2nd Pokémon | Blaziken or Lapras or Sharpedo |
| 3rd Pokémon | Houndoom or Tentacruel or Nidoqueen |
You can find our counter guide for Rocket Boss Sierra here.
Arlo uses Crypto Pidgey as the first Pokémon that you can catch after the battle. Here we show you his complete setup:
| When? | Pokémon |
| 1st Pokémon | Pidgey |
| 2nd Pokémon | Dragonite or Salamence or Exeggutor |
| 3rd Pokémon | Scizor or Steelix or Gardevoir |
You can find our counter guide for Rocket Boss Arlo here.
Giovanni has changed his legendary Pokémon and now fights with Crypto Latias. After the battle, you have the chance to catch it.
| When? | Pokémon |
| 1st Pokémon | Snorlax |
| 2nd Pokémon | Rhydon or Chatot or Gyarados |
| 3rd Pokémon | Latias |
In our counter guide against Giovanni, we show you how to best defeat the Rocket leader.
How do you like the new Crypto lineup with the grunts, bosses, and the great leader Giovanni? Do you think it’s good that Niantic regularly changes the teams, and are you satisfied with the current selection, or would you prefer other Pokémon to catch?
Let us know your opinion here in the comments on MeinMMO.
