Trainers, the Ultra Unlock Battle Weekend event has started and you can now encounter Team Go Rocket balloons every two hours. The Team Go Rocket Leaders Sierra, Cliff, Arlo, and the Team Go Rocket Boss Giovanni are now using different Shadow Pokemon, and below you can find the list of all new Shadow Pokemon and best counters.
The Pokemon Go Battle Weekend is a great event to battle the Team Go Rocket Leaders and Team Go Rocket Boss and rescue the Shadow Pokemon. Some of the new Shadow Pokemon can be shiny, so make sure to follow our guide to beat Sierra, Cliff, Arlo, and Giovanni and get yourself a new shiny Shadow Pokemon.
One of the three Team Go Rocket Leaders Arlo is using a different Shadow Pokemon lineup and many players want to know what Shadow Pokemon Arlo has in July 2022 and how to beat Arlo. Arlo uses Shadow Charmander as his first Pokemon and can be shiny.
Leader Arlo July 2022 Pokemon Lineup and Counters
Arlo’s #1 lineup and best counters
Shadow Charmander counters
- Mega Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
- Mega Gyarados with Waterfall and Aqua Tail
- Rhyperior with Mud-Slap and Rock Wrecker
- Garchomp with Mud SHot and Earth Power
- Incarnate Landorus with Mud Shot and Earth power
Arlo’s #2 lineup and best counters
Shadow Mawile counters
- Chandelure with Incinerate and Energy Ball
- Ho-Oh with Incinerate and Brave Bird
- Darmanitan with Incinerate and Focus Blast
- Reshiram with Fire Fang and Draco Meteor
- Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blaze Kick
Shadow Charizard counters
- Rampardos with Smack Down and Flamethrower
- Tyranitar with Smack Down and Crunch
- Rhyperior with Smack Down and Earthquake
- Terrakion with Smack Down and Close Combat
- Lycanroc with Rock Throw and Drill Run
Shadow Salamance counters
- Galarian Darmanitan with Ice Fang and Ice Punch
- Beartic with Powder Snow and Ice Punch
- Jynx with Frost Breath and Ice Punch
- Froslass with Powder Snow and Avalanche
- Walrein with Frost Breath and Icicle Spear
Arlo’s #3 lineup and best counters
Shadow Gardevoir counters
- Gengar with Lick and Sludge Bomb
- Deoxys Attack Forme with Poison Jab and Dark Puls
- Darkrai with Snarl and Sludge Bomb
- Genesect Burn/Genesect Douse with Metal Claw and Magent Bomb
- Haunter with Lick and Sludge Bomb
Shadow Steelix counters
- Excadrill with Mud Shot and Drill Run
- Buzzwole with Counter and Superpower
- Landorus Therian with Mud Shot and Superpower
- Garchomp with Mud Shot and Sand tomb
- Heatran with Fire Spin and Flamethrower
Shadow Scizor counters
- Darmanitan with Incinerate and Focus Blast
- Standard Darmanitan with Incinerate and Focus Blast
- Chandelure with Incinerate and Energy Ball
- Reshiram with Fire Fang and Draco Meteor
- Ho-Oh with Incinerate and BRave Bird
We hope our guide will come in handy when battling one of the Team Go Rocket Leaders, in our case Arlo. If you have other suggestions, please leave a comment below.