Arlo might be a name without any particular meaning to some people, but to Pokemon Go fans, it means war is coming.
A member of Team Go Rocket, Arlo is one of the Team Go Rocket Leaders in the game, and winning over him can become quite hard. However, if you use a great team against him, you can beat him quite easily.
The Pokemon lineup for May 2022 that Arlo will use is Shadow Exeggute as his first choice, Shadow Dragonite, Shadow Salamance, or Shadow Alolan Exeggutor as the second Pokemon, while the third Pokemon will be either Shadow Scizor, Shadow Gardevoir, or Shadow Steelix.
Because we want to make it easier for you, here is our suggestion for which Pokemon you could use in a battle against Arlo.
Arlo May 2022 Counters and Lineup
Arlo counters and lineup #1
Shadow Exeggcute can be shiny
- Mega Beedrill with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
- Mega Gengar with Hex and Sludge Bomb
- Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- Burn Genesect with Fury Cutter and X-Scissor
- Yanmega with Bug Bite and Bug Buzz
Arlo counters and lineup #2
Shadow Alolan Exeggutor
- Shadow Weavile with Ice Shard and Avalanche
- Mega Beedrill with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
- Galarian Darmanitan with Ice Fang and Avalanche
- Mewtwo with Psycho Cut and Ice Beam
- Kyurem with Dragon Breath and Blizzard
Shadow Dragonite
- Mega Abomasnow with Powder ball and Weather Ball
- Galarian Standard Darmanitan with Ice Fang and Avalanche
- Mega Aerodactyl with Rock Throw and Rock Slide
- Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche
- Glaceon with Frost Breath and Avalanche
Shadow Salamance
- Mega Abomasnow with Powder Snow and Weather Ball
- Mega Aerodactyl with Rock Throw and Rock Slide
- Mamoswine with Powder Snow and Avalanche
- Glaceon with Frost Breath and Avalanche
- Weavile with Ice Shard and Avalanche
Arlo counters and lineup #3
Shadow Gardevoir
- Mega Gengar with Lick and Sludge Bomb
- Mega Beedrill with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
- Mega Venusaur with Vine Whip and Sludge Bomb
- Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
- Chandelure with Hex and Shadow Ball
- Gengar with Lick and Shadow ball
Shadow Scizor
- Mega Charizard Y with Ember and Blast Burn
- Mega Charizard X with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- Mega Houndoom with Fire Fang and Fire Blast
- Reshiram with Fire Fang and Overheat
- Darmanitan with Fire Fang and Overheat
Shadow Steelix
- Mega Y Charizard with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
- Mega Blastoise with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon
- Mega Gengar with Shadow Claw and Focus Blast
- Reshiram with Fire Fang and Overheat
- Lucario with Counter and Aura Sphere
But how to find Arlo? First, you need to have a Rocket Radar, and to collect one, you need to get 6 Mysterious Components (items that you get after defeating a Team GO Rocket Grunt).
Have you defeated Arlo? Which Pokemon have you used against him?