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Battles against Team Rocket Leaders have changed in July 2024 forPokémon GO, including the team lineup for Arlo, one of the executives you can beat for great rewards. Arlo’s new team forces you to learn new counters against the three waves of strong Shadow Pokémon the Leader might use. Although there are some consistencies, you’ll have to form an adaptable strategy to have the best chance at victory.
To even fight Arlo, you need todefeat at least six Team Rocket Grunts, such as theKe Ke Ke Ke team inPokémon GO. Doing this should help youcollect enough Mysterious Parts to build a Rocket Radar, an item that helps you find a Leader of the criminal team. Arlo can be one of the leaders detected by this device for you to target and challenge in battle.
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Arlo’s Team In Pokémon GO (July 2024)
Check Out This Leader’s Updated Lineup
With no events related to Team Rocket updating some of the Leader fights,the Pokémon on Arlo’s team remain the same this month. Those who rememberArlo’s lineup in June 2024will remember how each of the waves is divided and which Pokémon can be used. This should give you a good idea about which counters will still work, but some changes may cause certain Pokémon to be more effective than others.
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Ice, Dragon, Fairy, Rock
Mamoswine, Mewtwo, Baxcalibur, Glalie, Gardevoir, Kyurem
Every Pokémon Arlo uses is a Shadow variant of a normal pocket monster, meaning you have a chance to catch it once it has been defeated in battle. You can choose to purify a Shadow Pokémon when caught or keep its power in the same, dark form.
During the first wave, Arlo willalways use Shadow Cacneato start the fight. This Pokémon is weaker than the rest, but don’t underestimate this companion to the Team Rocket leader by trying to use a team member who doesn’t directly counter the prickly creature. The second and third wavesrandomly pick a Pokemon from a poolof three different choices each, making it difficult to predict what counter you’ll need.
How To Counter Arlo In Pokémon GO (July 2024)
Assemble A Team With The Right Types
The best Pokémon to counter all of Arlo’s options isTyranitar, theDark/Rock-typebeast whose attacks can be super-effective against more than half of the Team Rocket Leader’s options. Tyranitar’s Rock-type moves counter Salamence, Dragonite, and Charizard by exploring their Flying-type affiliation. Similarly, the Dark-type moves Tyranitar wields can take down Golurk and Hypno from the second wave with ease.
Another strategy for taking on Arlo is tobring a Charizard, especially one with aMega Evolution inPokémon GO. The strong Fire-type attacks from a Charizard can easily take down Arlo’s Scizor in the third wave, should that Pokémon appear. Even if it doesn’t, Charizard is still a fantastic choice to combat the starting Cacnea or Hypno since those two creatures won’t have as many options to fight back against the iconic starter evolution.
The final Pokémon you should bring to the Arlo fight isMamoswinedue to the Ice typing of this snowy mammoth. Dragonite, Salamence, and Cacnea all share a weakness to Mamoswine’s Ice-type moves, but the sheer bulk of this Pokemon is where it shines. Unless they are super effective, very few attacks can tear through Mamoswine’s defenses, despite the power of some moves withinPokémon GO.
Make surenot to use Mamoswine against Scizor or Charizard, as the Steel or Fire-type attacks from either of these Pokémon are among those with a powerful enough offense to take the mammoth down quickly.
Other Fire or Ice-types work very effectively against Arlo, as do many Ghost-type Pokémon, who can also counter some of the members on the Leader’s roster. Gengar, Weavile, and Chandelure are solid choices as alternative picks to bring into the battle if you have them in your collection.Legendary Pokémon are always a good choiceto use as well, due to their power level typically being much higher than regular Pokémon.
Rewards For Defeating Arlo In Pokémon Go (July 2024)
Claim Free Items For Your Victory
Defeating any Team Rocket Leader will grant you a variety of rewards, but taking down Arlo in July 2024 will help you earn1,000 Stardust and two item bundlesas your main prize. Each item bundle has a chance to give you a collection of several rare items. Some might be Revives, Max Revives, Hyper Potions, Max Motions, or a Unova Stone that can evolve a Pokemon from the 5th Generation of games.
Stardust inPokémon GOcan be used to power up your Pokémon in preparation for taking down some of Team Rocket’s other Leaders. This reward is always guaranteed for beating Arlo, but you also have an opportunity to receive the rare 12km Strange Egg from this fight if you have an Egg inventory slot open. This will hatch an incredibly rare or powerful Pokémon, which you can strengthen with the Stardust you gained.
The Strange Egg replaces one of the item bundles offered as a reward, though you have more options to gain something from Arlo’s fight. Team Rocket Leaders use a team of Shadow Pokémon that you may try and catch once they’ve been defeated. There is a 1 in 64 chance of one of those Shadow Pokémon being a rare Shiny variant you can catch for an even rarer addition to your collection.
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Continue beating Team Rocket Grunts or use your Rocket Radar again to track down Sierra or Cliff for more battles. Those who manage to beat Arlo and his July 2024 lineup with the right counters can take one more step to challenge Giovanni, the toughest opponent within thePokémon GOcriminal organization.
