In his battle against Cliff, this trainer uses only one Pokémon in Pokémon GO. The result could not be closer. Watch the battle here.
What kind of battle is this? In the TheSilphRoad community on Reddit, a trainer shares his battle against the Rocket Boss “Cliff”. The Rocket bosses have been found in Pokémon GO for a few days now.
These battles against Cliff, Sierra, and Arlo are supposed to be “harder” than the normal encounters with Rocket Grunts.
But trainer Ada_Olivier_Zhao shows that it’s possible to do it alone with a strong Lucario. This video has already gathered over 3,700 upvotes on Reddit in just one day. Trainers enjoy the battle.
Many note that it was quite close at times and Lucario almost lost. See for yourself how the match went:
Defeating these new Rocket bosses is part of the new special research “A Long Shadow”
What is special about it? In this battle, it is clear that the actual damage does not come from the charged attack that Lucario uses. The important DPS comes from the fast attack. Trainer Mafklappert explains this in the comments on Reddit.
“If I understand correctly, the damage comes from the fast attack. The charged attack is mostly just there to boost the attack value and to put the Crypto-Pokémon into a ‘I’m standing here and waiting a bit’ state.
The Power-Up Punch is very weak in itself. But every time it is used, it boosts Lucario’s attack value. Therefore, a large part of the damage in this battle comes from the fast attacks.
Additionally, players comment on how close the battle was. “I really didn’t think you would defeat Snorlax. Very impressive,” writes Reddit user Milla4Prez66. The trainer responds that he didn’t think so either.
Others note that they would also like to have such a battle, but Lucario is simply too rare in the game. And on top of that, such a strong one. The Pokémon attacker in the game is level 40 with IV values of 15,14,13. In our survey, Lucario ranked in the top 10 of your favorite Pokémon.
Once you have defeated the Rocket bosses, the battle against the boss awaits. You can see how that goes here:
