How to beat Arlo in Pokemon GO (January 2023)

Modified Jan 03, 2023 13:59 GMT

Arlo is one one of the strongest Team Go Rocket bosses. (image via Niantic)

Arlo is one of the three Team Go Rocket leaders you will encounter in Pokemon GO. It is not particularly easy to take him down, but knowing what you are going to go up against and preparing accordingly can help.

Arlo will be hiding in a Pokestop that he has taken over. He can be found by collecting six Mysterious Components by defeating Go Rocket Grunts and building a Rocket Radar.

To keep things interesting, Arlo and the other bosses, Cliff and Sierra, always keep changing their lineups, consisting of strong shadow versions of Pokemon.

Taking high CP pocket monsters with a type advantage is always advisable when going to fight the Team Go Rocket bosses. This guide will take you through Arlo’s current lineup and how to best set your team up to face him in battle.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer’s opinions.

Battle with Arlo takes place through 3 phases in Pokemon GO

Arlo’s lineup in Niantic’s mobile game keeps changing, but the Steel/Fairy type Mawile always starts off battles for him, and it will lead the line in January 2023 as well.

Once it is defeated, Arlo will send out one of three Pokemon - Charizard, Salamence, and Staraptor. After you knock out his second creature, he will send out either Dragonite, Granbull, or Scizor.

Best team to defeat Arlo in January 2023

Having a team that consists of strong Fire, Ice, and Rock types with moves that correspond to their typing will give you the best advantage possible.

With this lineup, there is an odd chance that your team will be unable to defeat his Granbull, whose moves will only do neutral damage to your team. In this case, you will have to take up a rematch against him using a Steel type instead of Rock, and combine that with a Fairy in your Ice type’s place. But this will put you at a disadvantage with Charizard.

The following sections will provide a list of Pokemon and their movesets that will give you the best chance against each of Arlo’s picks. You can decide what works best depending on which monsters the team boss uses against you.