How To Beat Arlo | Pokémon Go | Guide January 2022

The leaders of Team Go Rocket are back in force in Pokémon Go. We explain how to easily overcome Arlo for the month of January 2022.

As you most certainly know, the heads of the Team Go Rocket are formidable adversaries. While minions are widely available to anyone who wants to take on them, an opponent like Arlo is much tougher and requires minimal preparation. Of the three leaders of Team Go Rocket, Arlo is not the most problematic unlike Cliff but it would be a grave mistake to underestimate him.

Discover the makeup of the Arlo team, as well as the best Pokémon to overcome them.

The Arlo team in January 2022 on Pokémon Go

Here are the Pokémon that Arlo has available. As often, the first Pokémon is fixed, but its second and third choice is random from a list of 2 to 3 Pokémon:

How to counter Arlo’s Pokémon in Pokémon Go?

Now that you know what options Arlo has in this fight, it’s time to choose your Pokémon.Since there is a significant amount of randomness in the formation of Arlo’s team, it is crucial to go with sufficiently versatile Pokémon to cover all possible scenarios.

Phase 1: Scorplane in Pokémon Go

Dark Scorplane

Weaknesses:

• Water
• Ice (double weakness)

Recommended Pokémon against Scorplane:

1. Charizard (Flame Dance / Dragon Claw)
2. Togekiss (Hidden Power / Ancient Power)
3. Artikodin (Ice Breath / Violent Wind)
4. Pingoleon (Waterfall / Hydroblast)
5. Lokhlass (Ice Breath / Surf)

Phase 2: Lokhlass / Mysdibule / Vacilys in Pokémon Go

Dark Lokhlass

Weakness :

• Combat
• Plant
• Electric
• rock

Pokémon recommended against Lokhlass:

1. Magnezone (Spark / Mirror-Shot)
2. Mackogneur (Riposte / Coup-Croix)
3. Lucario (Riposte / Fist Boost)
4. Ludicolo (Tranch’Herbe / Eco-Sphere)
5. Amonistar (Mud Shot / Rock Ball)

Dark Mysdibule

Weakness :

Pokémon recommended against Mysdibule:

1. Leviator (Waterfall / Hydroqueue)
2. Demolish (Fire Fangs / Return)
3. Charizard (Flame / Burst Fire)
4. Rhinastoc (Coud’Boue / Overpower)
5. Roitiflam (Flame / Landslide)

Obscure vacilys

Weaknesses:

• Ice
• Combat
• Insect
• Steel

Pokémon recommended against Vacilys:

1. Cizayox (Slash / Cross Wound)
2. Lucario (Riposte / Fist Boost)
3. Metagross (Pistol-Fist / Meteor Fist)
4. Florizarre (Whisk-Lianas / Végé-Attak)
5. Blizzaroi (Powder / Weather Ball)

Phase 3: Cizayox / Gardevoir / Snorlax in Pokémon Go

Cizayox

Weakness :

Pokémon recommended against Cizayox:

1. Braségali (Flame Dance / Foot Burner)
2. Arcanine (Fire Fangs / Blast)
3. Charizard (Flame Dance / Fire Burst)
4. Roitiflam (Flame / Heatwave)
5. Simiabraz (Flame Dance / Fire Burst)

Dark Gardevoir

Weaknesses:

Pokémon recommended against Snorlax:

1. Cizayox (Pistol-Fist / Slicer-Night)
2. Giratina – Original (Shadow Claw / Evil Wind)
3. Metagross (Pistol-Fist / Meteor Fist)
4. Nidoqueen (Direct Toxik / Hook Venom)
5. Ectoplasma (Shadow Claw / Shadow Fist)

Dark snorlax

Weakness :

Pokémon recommended against Snorlax:

1. Ixon (Riposte / Coup-Croix)
2. Ursaring (Riposte / Close Combat)
3. Tranchodon (Riposte / Dracogryph)
4. Mackogneur (Riposte / Coup-Croix)
5. Totemic Demeteros (Mud Shot / Overkill)

It’s not Arlo that scares you but rather the other leaders of Team Rocket? Check out our other Pokémon Go guides:

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