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Giovanni is back inPokemon GOwith powerful Shadow Pokemon this April 2025. Although his Shadow Pokemon remains the same as the previous month, you must thoroughly prepare to defeat Giovanni. Since Giovanni is the Team GO Rocket Main Boss, he possesses some of the most powerful Shadow Pokemon in the game.
Defeating Giovanni inPokemon GOcomes after you successfully track him. You mustfirst get a Rocket Radarby defeating several Grunts and the leaders, Sierra, Arlo, and Cliff. Once you win against them, you can construct aRocket Radar that leads to Giovanni. But winning against him requires extensive meta-knowledge and powerful counters. That said, this guide details how to beat Giovanni in April 2025 with powerful Shadow Pokemon counters.
Pokemon GO - All Giovanni Shadow Pokemon (April 2025)
Giovanni possesses a total of 5 Shadow Pokemon for a 3-round battle. HisPokemon GOShadow Pokemonline-up comprises an individual representative in the first and last rounds. It is the second round that is unpredictable; Giovanni can select any representative among the 3 Shadow Pokemon choices he has. You must study all the Shadow Pokemon typing to strategize the best Giovanni counter team.
1st Round
2nd Round
3rd Round
Shadow Palkia
Pokemon GO: Best Giovanni Counter Team (April 2025)
The bestPokemon GOGiovanni counter team includesMachamp, Swampert, and Xerneas/Togekiss. Since Giovanni always starts with the Normal-type Persian, you can use Machamp to exploit the monster’s Fighting-type weakness. You can use Machamp continuously if Giovanni selects Machamp for the second round.
If the second round starts with Nidoking, you can select Swampert to exploit its Ground and Water-type weaknesses. Since Kingdra is weak againstFairy-type moves inPokemon GO, you can use Togekiss to defeat the monster. Togekiss can also fight in the last round as Palkia’s Dragon-typing is weak to Fairy-type moves. If you have a Xerneas, you can use it against Kingdra and Palkia.
While this Giovanni counter team is powerful, you can also use other Pokemon to beat Giovanni’s April 2025 Shadow Pokemon line-up.
Pokemon GO Giovanni - All Shadow Pokemon Counters (April 2025)
Giovanni’s Shadow Pokemon roster inPokemon GOcomprises 5 Pokemon. Each has distinct typing with specific type-weaknesses and resistances. Here are all theShadow Pokemon that Giovanni possessesand the best counters against them in April 2025.
Roar of Time (Dragon) (Legacy)
