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How to Beat Giovanni in Pokemon GO (November 2023)

Bring the big boss to heel with these Pokemon

Have you ever wanted to defeat the embodiment of greed and evil? Here’s how to beat Giovanni in Pokemon GO for November 2023.

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How to Beat Giovanni in Pokemon GO (November 2023)

If you’ve made it all the way to Giovanni, congrats. You’re a trainer the Rockets should have known better than to mess with. But Giovanni is a different threat altogether, and his team for November is quite tough. Fortunately, with the right Pokemon, we can bring him to heel.

Giovanni has a certain set of Pokemon. You can expect to fight from this pool:

  • Persian (Shadow)
  • Nidoking (Shadow), Kingler (Shadow), or Garchomp (Shadow)
  • Regigigas (Shadow)

Knowing this, here’s the best breakdown for who to bring against Giovanni.

To Defeat Persian

Persian is a Normal-Type Pokemon with weaknesses to Fighting.

Thus, fantastic options are:

  • Terrakion with Double Kick, Sacred Sword, Rock Slide
  • Tyranitar with Smack Down, Crunch, Stone Edge
  • Lucario with Counter, Power-Up Punch, Shadow Ball
  • Machamp with Counter, Close Combat, Stone Edge

Any Fighting-Type Pokemon with enough bulk and strength will be able to burst Persian down eventually.

To Defeat Nidoking

Nidoking is a Poison- and Ground-type Pokemon weak to Ground, Ice, Psychic, and Water Pokemon.

Thus, fantastic options are:

  • Rhyperior with Mud Slap, Rock Wrecker, Surf
  • Kyogre with Waterfall, Surf, Blizzard
  • Swampert with Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, Earthquake
  • Mamoswine with Powder Snow, Avalanche, Ancient Power

To Defeat Garchomp

Garchomp is a Dragon- and Ground-Type Pokemon. It’s doubly weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice-Type moves.

Thus, fantastic options are:

  • Togekiss with Charm, Ancient Power, Flamethrower
  • Sylveon with Charm, Moonblast, Psyshock
  • Dialga with Dragon Breath, Iron Head, Draco Meteor
  • Palkia with Dragon Breath, Aqua Tail, Draco Meteor
  • Gyarados with Dragon Breath, Aqua Tail, Crunch

To Defeat Kingler

Kingler is a Water-type Pokemon weaknesses to Electric and Grass Pokemon.

Thus, fantastic options are:

  • Kartana with Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade, Night Slash
  • Raikou with Volt Switch, Wild Charge, Shadow Ball
  • Torterra with Razor Leaf, Frenzy Plant, Stone Edge
  • Ampharos with Volt Switch, Brutal Swing, Thunder Punch

To Defeat Regigigas

The final battle is against Regigigas, and it’s quite challenging. But you’ve made it this far, and you can absolutely trounce this glorified continent-tugging pack mule. Regigigas is a pure Normal-Type Pokemon, and it’s weak to Fighting Pokemon.

Thus, fantastic options are:

  • Terrakion with Double Kick, Sacred Sword, Rock Slide
  • Tyranitar with Smack Down, Crunch, Stone Edge
  • Lucario with Counter, Power-Up Punch, Shadow Ball
  • Machamp with Counter, Cross Chop, Rock Slide

Many of the same Pokemon that are excellent against Persian, so it’s a good idea to bring a Pokemon that can tackle both Persian and Regigigas. This will hedge your bets against Team GO Rocket’s big boss.


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A Staff Writer at Prima Games since 2022, Daphne Fama spends an inordinate amount playing games of all stripes but has a soft spot for horror, FPS, and RPGs. When she’s not gaming, she’s an author and member of the Horror Writers Association with a debut novel coming out in 2025. In a previous life, she was an attorney but found she preferred fiction to contracts and forms