Team GO Rocket has returned for June 2025 inPokémon GOwith Boss Giovanni offering a host of new problems for trainers this month. As part of the recentPokémon GOCrown Clash Taken Over event, all the team Rocket members you can encounter have updated their line-up’s. These line-ups will stay the same for the start of June 2025, and are expected to remain this way as the current in-game season comes to an end.
Boss Giovanni remainsthe strongest AI opponentthat you can face inPokémon GO, with five high CP Pokémon with dangerous stats. To face Giovanni, you first need to defeat Grunts, as well as theGO Rocket Leaders Sierra, Arlo and Cliff. Once you have done this, the only way you will be able to overcome Giovanni is by being aware of his line-up and knowing the best team to counter it.
Team Rocket Boss Giovanni Lineup & Counters (June 2025)
Fighting And Ground Types Key
Compared tohis line-up last month Giovannihas only made one change for June 2025. Despite the new in-game Team GO Rocket-based event, he will always use the same first four Pokémon as before. This means every time you challenge himhe will still start with his trusted ally,Normal-type Pokémon Persian.His second wave of Pokémon also remains the same. It will be chosen at random out ofPoison- and Ground-type Nidoking, Normal-type Kangaskhan or Rock- and Ground-type Rhyperior.
However, the big change for June 2025 ishis final Pokémon will now always beLegendary Dragon- and Steel-type Dialga.Dialga is one of the strongest Pokémon for theMaster League Cup in PvP matches.
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Fighting, Ground
Despite his change in final Pokémon, you may use similar counters to previous months against Giovanni this month. You want to select a team that between them is super-effective against all of his five potential Pokémon. Fighting-types are key to this battle, and you should lead with one every time, as it will be super-effective against Giovanni’s opener Persian. There are a host of strong Fighting-type attackers inPokémon GO, buttwo of the best areMachamp and Lucario.
It is possible that Giovanni’s team could be made up of three Pokémon that are all weak to Fighting-type attacks. Out of his five possible Pokémon, only Nidoking is not weak against them.
You can alsouse a second Fighting-type Pokémon in your team,as Kangaskhan, Rhyperior and Dialga are also weak against their attacks. However, for a final Pokémon, a Ground-type is a great option. It is super-effective against the only one of Giovanni’s Pokémon that isn’t weak to Fighting-type attacks, Nidoking, but also has an advantage against Dialga. Using this makeup of Pokémon types mean that all three are super-effective against Giovanni’s final Pokémon, making it much easier to defeat. The best option for a Ground-type isLegendary Gen 3 Pokémon Groudon.
Rewards For Beating Rocket Leader Giovanni (June 2025)
An Encounter With Shadow Dialga Awaits
The biggest reward for beating GO Rocket Leader Giovanni is theopportunity to catch one of his rare Shadow Pokémon.It will always be his final Pokémon, which is nowDialga.The Legendary Pokémon rarely appears in Raids, so this is a chance to catch it, if you are looking to add a powerful attacker to your Pokédex.
Beating Giovanni will also progress the latest Team GO Rocket Special Research Crown Clash: Taken Over, which will grant you further in-game rewards.
On top of the encounter with Dialga, you will also receive further rewards, including5,000 Stardust,which you can use to increase the CP of any of the Pokémon that you have already caught. You will also receive a selection of random items which change with each battle out of4x Revives, 4x Max Revives, 4x Hyper Potions, 4x Max Potions, or an Unova Stone.GO Rocket Boss Giovanni’s line-up is tough to beat, but has multiple weaknesses which you can take advantage to defeat him in June 2025 inPokémon GO.
Pokémon GO
Created by Niantic, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality RPG where players can wander around catching Pokémon as they pass by various landmarks in real life. Players can engage in a traditional Pokémon experience via battles with other trainers, catching Pokémon to breed new ones, and even trade them with other trainers they come across.
