How To Beat Arlo In Pokémon GO (January 2025)

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The month of January 2025 sees the return of Arlo in , one of the leaders of Team Rocket that you can beat for rare rewards. Using the same team from the event from previous months, Arlo has familiar Pokémon you may know how to defeat already. However, new counters can make this battle even easier, allowing you to pave your way to Giovanni faster.

Before challenging Arlo, you must collect Mysterious Components to build the Rocket Radar by defeating six different Team Rocket Grunts. For example, beating the Ke Ke Ke Ke Grunt in will give you one of the parts you need. Unfortunately, you only have a 33% chance of running into Arlo, as the Radar could also lead you to Sierra or Cliff, other leaders of Team Rocket.

Arlo's Pokémon are Shadow Pokémon, which are stronger variants than normal pocket monsters you may be used to battling. These Pokémon are organized into three waves, with the first wave always having the same Pokémon every time. However, the second and third waves have one of three possible Pokémon, making it hard to determine what team you should use against Arlo.

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Below is a table outlining which Pokémon Arlo may use during the battle, along with the Pokémon who are the best counters to bring against each possible opponent:

Wave

Pokémon

Type

Weaknesses

Best Counters

1

(Shadow) Beldum

Steel/Psychic

Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground

2

(Shadow) Hypno

Psychic

Bug, Dark, Ghost

2

(Shadow) Charizard

Fire/Flying

Rock, Electric, Water

2

(Shadow) Gyarados

Water/Flying

Rock, Electric

3

(Shadow) Scizor

Steel/Bug

Fire

3

(Shadow) Snorlax

Normal

Fighting

3

(Shadow) Metagross

Steel/Psychic

Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground

One of the best teams you can put together to challenge Arlo is:

Chandelure is one of the strongest Pokémon you can use against Arlo's Shadow Beldum, Scizor, Metagross, and Hypno due to its Ghost and Fire typings. The