Facing difficulty to beat Arlo in Pokemon Go? Read our Pokemon Go Arlo guide that will give you some of the best counters to win the battle.
Arlo and his Team GO Rocket mates have come to Alola to celebrate the Pokemon GO Season of Alola. Each season brings a fresh chance to combat Team GO Rocket members and liberate their Shadow Pokemon. Arlo appears to be bugging PokeStops from Team GO Rocket’s hot air balloon.
Arlo’s Pokemon squad hasn’t changed with the new Season of Alola, but that doesn’t mean you couldn’t benefit from a refresher on how to defeat him. If you win the fight, you’ll be able to catch one of their Shadow Pokemon, which you may either ‘purify’ for a CP increase or leave as a Shadow with better attack stats if you’re competitive or want to master Raid battles. Read our Pokemon Go Arlo guide that will help you to beat Arlo with some best counters.
Pokemon Go Arlo
Bagon will be Arlo’s first Pokemon to deploy. He might employ Blastoise, Charizard, or Steelix in the second phase. He’ll bring Dragonite, Salamence, and Scizor in the last phase. We’ll show you how to counter each pokemon’s attacks so you can easily win this battle.
Pokemon Go Arlo guide: Best counters for Bagon
Shadow Bagon will always be Arlo’s first Pokémon. Fortunately, Bagon is a rather easy opponent to defeat. Ice, dragon, and fairy-type Pokemon are all vulnerable to it. You can use:
- Palkia – dragon tail and draco meteor
- Garchomp – dragon tail and outrage
- Dragonite – dragon breath and dragon claw
- Dialga – dragon breath and draco meteor
Pokemon Go Arlo guide: Best counters for Blastoise
Blastoise is a Pokemon of the Water-type. It is therefore vulnerable to Electric and Grass-type attacks. Here are some Pokemon that are the best counters for Blastoise:
- Zekrom – Charge Beam and Wild Charge
- Tangrowth – Vine Whip and Power Whip
Pokemon Go Arlo guide: Best counters for Charizard
Charizard is a Fire and Flying-type Pokemon, making it vulnerable to Electric, Rock, and Water-type Pokemon. Consider the following counter Pokemon and moves:
- Zekrom – charge beam and wild charge
- Omastar – rock throw and rock slide
- Kyogre – waterfall and hydro pump
Pokemon Go Arlo guide: Best counters for Steelix
Steelix will be Arlo’s last Phase 2’s last Pokemon to employ. Steelix is a Pokemon of the Ground and Steel types, which means it is vulnerable to moves of the Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water types. Here are some counter-pokemon to think about:
- Heatran – fire spin and fire blast
- Entei – fire fang and overheat
- Excadrill – mud shot and rock slide
- Swampert – Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
Phase 3: Best counters for Dragonite
Arlo will begin the last phase by employing Dragonite. Dragonite is a Dragon and Flying-type Pokemon, therefore Ice-type attacks are its main weakness, though it is also vulnerable to Dragon, Fairy, and Rock-type attacks. Here are the Dragonite counters:
- Weavile – ice shard and avalanche
- Palkia – dragon breath and draco meteor
- Sylveon – charm and psyshock
- Dialga – dragon breath and draco meteor
Phase 3: Best counters for Scizor
Scizor will be used by Arlo. Scizor is a Bug and Steel-type Pokemon, hence its primary vulnerability is against Fire-type attacks. The following are best counters for Scizor:
- Standard Darmanitan – Fire fang and overheat
- Reshiram – Fire fang and overheat
- Moltres – Fire spin and overheat or fire blast
- Charizard – Fire Spin and Blast Burn
Phase 3: Best counters for Salamence
Salamence is a Pokémon of the dragon and flying types. It suffers from the same flaws as Dragonite.
- Dialga – dragon breath and draco meteor
- Weavile – ice shard and avalanche
- Palkia – dragon breath and draco meteor
- Sylveon – charm and psyshock
Rewards
You’ll get some fantastic goodies if you defeat Arlo or any other Team Go Rocket Leader. You will always receive 1,000 Stardust as well as a random pair of the following items:
- A 12km egg
- Unova Stone – 1
- Max Potion – 1
- Sinnoh Stone – 1
- Revive – 1
- Max Revive – 1
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