How To Beat Giovanni In Pokmon GO (November 2024)

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Giovanni returns once again for November 2024 to cause trainers lots of problems in Pokémon GO with yet another Legendary Pokémon at his disposal. The Team GO Rocket boss remains the hardest AI opponent in Pokémon GO with high CP Pokémon, as well as some of the toughest in the game to challenge all players, regardless of experience. All of his Pokémon are also the Shadow variation, further increasing their strength and difficulty.

To be able to face Giovanni, you need to have first defeated a host of Team GO Rocket members. You will need to defeat six Rocket grunts, followed by the three GO Rocket Leaders Cliff, Sierra and Arlo to earn the super rocket radar. This will open up the possibility of Giovanni appearing on your Pokémon GO map. He can be found by spinning PokéStops and in Rocket Balloons. There will be decoys, but eventually you will encounter him and start one of the toughest battles in the game.

Team Rocket Boss Giovanni Lineup & Counters (November 2024)

A Change In Line Up For November

Thankfully, with the right line-up that counters Giovanni's team, you can easily defeat him this month and pick up a wide range of rewards. The full lineup for Giovanni's team can be seen below.

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Giovanni's Pokémon and Types

Weaknesses

Counters

1	Persian (Shadow) - Normal	Fighting	Machamp Lucario Blaziken Hariyama
2	Rhyperior (Shadow) Ground and Rock	Grass Water Fighting Ground Ice Steel	Swampert Kyogre Venusaur Kingler
2	Nidoking (Shadow) Poison and Ground	Ground Ice Psychic Water	Swampert Kyogre Mamoswine Mewtwo
2	Kingdra (Shadow) - Water and Dragon	Dragon Fairy	Garchomp Rayquaza Dragonite Salamence
3	Heatran (Shadow) - Fire and Steel	Ground, Fighting Water	Swampert Kyogre Machamp Lucario

Giovanni's team has received an overhaul since October, with three new additions to his team. He will still select three Pokémon out of five, with his first and final selections always remaining the same. As he has done since his introduction to Pokémon GO, Giovanni leads with his compatriot from the TV show: Normal- type Persian. For November, this is now followed by either, Poison- and Ground- type Nidoking, Ground- and Rock- type Rhyperior or Water- and Dragon- type Kingdra. For this month, he has reverted to using Legendary Fire and Steel- type Heatran as his final Pokémon in battle.

Dynamax Drilbur and Bulbasaur appearing in Pokemon GO Max Mondays battles

Pokémon GO Max Mondays Schedule For November 2024

Max Mondays are a new weekly mini-event for Pokémon GO fans to enjoy, with November's lineup including Dynamax Drilbur, Charmander, and Bulbasaur.

Thankfully, three of his five Pokémon all have the same type weaknesses, making this battle much easier than some other months. With Giovanni always starting with Persian, you should start with a Fighting- type that is super effective against it. Either Machamp or Lucario can make quick work of the Generation One Pokémon. They can quickly burn through the boss's shields while also being super-effective against his final combatant.

The key to winning the battle is using Water-type Pokémon, that are super-effective against three of his five options.

Three of Giovanni's potential Pokémon are weak to Water- type attacks. Nidoking, Heatran and Rhyperpior, who is double weak to Water- type moves. Swampert and Kyogre remain the most powerful options, but any other high CP Water- types will do the job. For a third choice, you can either double up with Water Pokémon, or choose a type that is super effective against Giovanni's wild card, Kingdra, which is only weak to Fairy- or fellow Dragon- types. Togekiss, is one of the strongest Fairy- types and can dominate Kingdra if it is selected.

Rewards For Beating Rocket Leader Giovanni (November 2024)

A Legendary Offering From The Boss

The biggest reward for beating Giovanni is the opportunity to catch the final Pokémon he has used in battle. For this month, it is the Legendary Shadow Heatran. It has a unique typing, with a lot of pure power that makes it worthwhile to catch. You will get the opportunity to do so straight after the battle and using Golden Berries will increase the likelihood of being successful.

There are further items that are rewarded for you each time you can defeat Giovanni this month. You will receive three items out of five at random from Revives, Max Revives, Hyper Potion, Potions, or an Unova Stone. Finally, you will receive 5,000 Stardust, which can be used to power up any of the Pokémon that you have caught, which is vital if you are looking to take down the new Gigantamax Battles this month. Giovanni remains the hardest opponent in Pokémon GO, but his team this month can be countered as long as you use Pokémon that have an advantage against his.