OurPokemon Go: How-to Beat Team Rocket Guidewill walk you through some quick tips & tricks on what you’ll need to know to defeat these evil doers! These battles are a lot harder than you think, so be prepared with some high CP Pokemon and don’t forget to bring some Potions.
How-to Find Team Rocket
To find yourself a battle against the infamous Team Rocket, you will need to find a PokeStop that appears to be dark blue. Not only is the color slightly different, it also wiggles erratically. You can see these from pretty far away, so head on over to that PokeStop and when you get close enough, you’ll see it turn dark gray and a Team Rocket member will be standing next to it.
Learn Which Pokemon You’ll Fight
Before you enter a battle with a Team Rocket member, they will say something that gives you a clue at what lineup they are going to have. Here’s a list of which message translates into which type of Pokemon:
How-to Beat Team Rocket
The key is to pick the best type Pokemon that goes against the types listed above. Pokemon Go will pick whichever team you have at the top of your Party list. So, if you have a team saved as Great League, then it will pick that team and make the battle very difficult for you! You will want to remove any Great League teams you have picked so you can battle with higher CP Pokemon. Team Rocket will have Pokemon that are 3,000+ CP depending on how high of a level you are.
Snorlax Counters
Snorlax is a beast in this mode, so if you’re looking to counter it you’ll want to bring some of the following Pokemon (Credit toPokebattler):
It looks like the standard fight type Pokemon against Snorlax aren’t working well.
Catch the Pokemon
Once you defeat the Team Rocket member you will be given the opportunity to catch a Shadow Pokemon. You are given a certain amount of Premiere Balls just like after a Raid battle based on how well you did in the fight. If you throw them a Golden Razz Berry and they shouldn’t be too hard to catch!
Purify the Shadow Pokemon
Once you catch the Pokemon, you can then choose to Purify them. This is a requirement of theA Troubling Situation Field Research, you’ll need to purify three of them. This costs you some Stardust and Candy to do.
