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Cliff Counters

Leader

“My strength comes from my loyalty to Team GO Rocket.”

Team GO Rocket Leader. Shields the first two charged attacks: modelled as one shield on slot 1 and one on slot 2, as Pokebattler does. One Pokemon is picked at random from each slot; tap one for its own counters and movesets. ★ = can be caught afterwards (Cubone).

Best against the whole line-up

Each slot's leaders re-fought against all three slots on the moveset that won their slot; power is the mean over the slots. Level 45, 15/15/15, no Megas.

Best counters for all of Cliff
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeBy slot
1
Shadow Gyarados
waterWaterfall
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
3.771
67%8.2 s
0.9 charged
Slot 1 7.3Slot 2 1.2Slot 3 2.8
2
Lunala
psychicConfusion
psychicFuture SightpsychicPsychic
3.611
68%10.1 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 6.6Slot 2 2.1Slot 3 2.2
3
Shaymin (Sky)
grassMagical Leaf
grassSolar BeamgrassGrass Knot
3.572
67%9.8 s
1.0 charged
Slot 1 8.2Slot 2 1.3Slot 3 1.3
4
Gyarados
waterWaterfall
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
3.536
71%9.5 s
1.0 charged
Slot 1 7.1Slot 2 1.4Slot 3 2.1
5
Kyogre
waterWaterfall
waterOrigin PulsewaterSurf
3.288
86%8.9 s
0.9 charged
Slot 1 5.4Slot 2 1.2Slot 3 3.2
6
Gourgeist (Super)
grassRazor Leaf
grassSeed BombghostPoltergeist
3.160
47%10.5 s
1.0 charged
Slot 1 7.6Slot 2 0.7Slot 3 1.1
7
Ho-Oh
fireIncinerate
grassSolar BeamflyingBrave Bird
3.153
68%11.1 s
1.4 charged
Slot 1 6.5Slot 2 0.9Slot 3 2.1
8
Decidueye
grassRazor Leaf
grassFrenzy PlantgrassEnergy Ball
3.064
44%9.6 s
0.6 charged
Slot 1 7.5Slot 2 0.8Slot 3 0.9
9
Gourgeist (Large)
grassRazor Leaf
grassSeed BombghostPoltergeist
3.054
46%10.4 s
1.0 charged
Slot 1 7.4Slot 2 0.7Slot 3 1.1
10
Togekiss
fairyCharm
fairyDazzling GleampsychicPsyshock
2.928
64%11.7 s
1.8 charged
Slot 1 6.6Slot 2 0.8Slot 3 1.3
11
Gourgeist (Average)
grassRazor Leaf
grassSeed BombghostPoltergeist
2.865
43%10.2 s
0.9 charged
Slot 1 6.9Slot 2 0.7Slot 3 1.0
12
Yanmega
bugBug Bite
bugBug BuzzflyingAerial Ace
2.800
51%10.6 s
1.1 charged
Slot 1 6.5Slot 2 0.7Slot 3 1.2
13
Leavanny
grassRazor Leaf
grassLeaf StormgrassLeaf Blade
2.756
50%9.1 s
0.6 charged
Slot 1 6.6Slot 2 0.9Slot 3 0.8
14
Yveltal
darkSucker Punch
flyingHurricaneflyingOblivion Wing
2.724
76%11.3 s
1.6 charged
Slot 1 4.9Slot 2 2.2Slot 3 1.1
15
Latios
dragonDragon Breath
fightingAura SpheredragonDragon Claw
2.661
75%10.0 s
1.9 charged
Slot 1 3.7Slot 2 1.0Slot 3 3.3

Slot 1 counters

You 1 shield, Rocket 1. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 1 counters for Cliff
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Shaymin (Sky)
grassMagical Leaf
grassSolar BeamgrassGrass Knot
8.167
100%7.4 s
0.2 charged
2
Gourgeist (Super)
grassRazor Leaf
grassSeed BombghostPoltergeist
7.619
100%8.0 s
0.5 charged
3
Decidueye
grassRazor Leaf
grassFrenzy PlantgrassEnergy Ball
7.521
100%7.0 s
0.2 charged
4
Gourgeist (Large)
grassRazor Leaf
grassSeed BombghostPoltergeist
7.397
100%8.0 s
0.5 charged
5
Shadow Gyarados
waterWaterfall
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
7.274
100%6.0 s
0.0 charged
6
Gyarados
waterWaterfall
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
7.132
100%7.4 s
0.2 charged
7
Gourgeist (Average)
grassRazor Leaf
grassSeed BombghostPoltergeist
6.928
100%8.0 s
0.5 charged
8
Togekiss
fairyCharm
fairyDazzling GleampsychicPsyshock
6.604
100%10.7 s
1.7 charged
9
Leavanny
grassRazor Leaf
grassLeaf StormgrassLeaf Blade
6.581
100%7.0 s
0.2 charged
10
Yanmega
bugBug Bite
bugBug BuzzflyingAerial Ace
6.526
100%9.8 s
0.7 charged
11
Ho-Oh
fireIncinerate
grassSolar BeamflyingBrave Bird
6.452
100%9.3 s
0.7 charged
12
Articuno
iceFrost Breath
iceBlizzardiceIce Beam
6.369
100%9.3 s
0.5 charged

Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.

Slot 2 counters

You 1 shield, Rocket 1. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 2 counters for Cliff
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
steelDouble Iron BashfightingSuperpower
2.350
67%12.2 s
2.8 charged
2
Yveltal
darkSucker Punch
flyingHurricaneflyingOblivion Wing
2.182
83%13.9 s
2.1 charged
3
Lunala
psychicConfusion
psychicFuture SightpsychicPsychic
2.109
50%11.1 s
1.2 charged
4
Kingambit
steelMetal Sound
darkDark PulsedarkFoul Play
2.095
83%13.7 s
2.9 charged
5
Solgaleo
fireFire Spin
grassSolar BeampsychicPsychic Fangs
1.982
54%12.5 s
2.4 charged
6
Metagross
steelBullet Punch
steelMeteor MashsteelFlash Cannon
1.917
54%10.6 s
1.3 charged
7
Meloetta (Aria)
psychicConfusion
psychicPsyshockfairyDazzling Gleam
1.864
88%13.9 s
2.3 charged
8
Galarian Moltres
darkSucker Punch
flyingBrave BirdflyingFly
1.847
88%14.4 s
2.1 charged
9
Shadow Ursaluna
normalScratch
groundHigh HorsepowericeIce Punch
1.825
83%12.3 s
2.3 charged
10
Ursaluna
normalScratch
iceIce PunchgrassTrailblaze
1.815
92%14.9 s
3.3 charged
11
Shadow Metagross
steelBullet Punch
steelMeteor MashsteelFlash Cannon
1.774
54%9.4 s
0.9 charged
12
Tyranitar
darkBite
darkBrutal SwingrockStone Edge
1.772
75%13.7 s
2.9 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Snorlax
  1. 1Kingambit Low Kick / Focus Blast, Dark Pulse2.7486%
  2. 2Shadow Tyranitar Dragon Breath / Stone Edge, Brutal Swing2.5995%
  3. 3Necrozma (Dusk Mane) Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike, Iron Head2.2767%
vs Shadow Golurk
  1. 1Yveltal Sucker Punch / Dark Pulse, Hurricane2.88100%
  2. 2Arboliva Razor Leaf / Energy Ball, Trailblaze2.16100%
  3. 3Obstagoon Lick / Night Slash, Obstruct1.9750%
vs Shadow Galarian Weezing
  1. 1Lunala Confusion / Future Sight, Psychic4.2390%
  2. 2Melmetal Thunder Shock / Double Iron Bash, Flash Cannon4.04100%
  3. 3Solgaleo Fire Spin / Iron Head, Psychic Fangs3.46100%

Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.

Slot 3 counters

You 0 shields, Rocket 0. Averaged over every Pokemon this slot can hold and every moveset it can roll.

Slot 3 counters for Cliff
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeAgainst
1
Shadow Palkia
dragonDragon Breath
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
3.462
75%6.2 s
1.2 charged
2
Palkia (Origin)
dragonDragon Breath
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
3.418
58%7.3 s
1.5 charged
3
Palkia
dragonDragon Breath
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
3.301
50%7.3 s
1.5 charged
4
Latios
dragonDragon Breath
fightingAura SpheredragonDragon Claw
3.277
92%5.9 s
1.0 charged
5
Kyogre
waterWaterfall
waterOrigin PulsewaterSurf
3.249
71%6.5 s
0.7 charged
6
Keldeo
fightingLow Kick
fightingClose CombatwaterAqua Jet
3.099
67%5.9 s
1.2 charged
7
Volcanion
waterWater Gun
waterHydro PumpwaterScald
2.974
63%7.3 s
0.7 charged
8
Milotic
dragonDragon Tail
waterAqua TailiceBlizzard
2.857
38%7.6 s
1.8 charged
9
Xerneas
fairyGeomancy
fightingClose CombatfairyMoonblast
2.810
92%6.5 s
1.1 charged
10
Shadow Gyarados
waterWaterfall
waterHydro PumpwaterAqua Tail
2.810
58%6.1 s
0.8 charged
11
Reshiram
dragonDragon Breath
dragonDraco MeteorfireFusion Flare
2.803
75%7.1 s
1.0 charged
12
Zygarde (Complete)
darkBite
groundEarthquakegroundBulldoze
2.802
71%9.9 s
1.6 charged

Best for each Pokemon this slot can roll

vs Shadow Tyranitar
  1. 1Melmetal Thunder Shock / Superpower, Dynamic Punch3.95100%
  2. 2Keldeo Low Kick / Close Combat, Secret Sword3.45100%
  3. 3Cobalion Double Kick / Close Combat, Sacred Sword3.21100%
vs Shadow Camerupt
  1. 1Palkia (Origin) Dragon Breath / Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail7.98100%
  2. 2Palkia Dragon Breath / Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail7.90100%
  3. 3Shadow Palkia Dragon Breath / Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail7.43100%
vs Shadow Gallade
  1. 1Lunala Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball, Moonblast2.6094%
  2. 2Giratina (Altered) Dragon Breath / Shadow Force, Shadow Sneak2.40100%
  3. 3Metagross Shadow Claw / Meteor Mash, Flash Cannon2.2475%

Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.