Pokemon GO: The best counters for Arlo in November 2021

Team GO Rocket's Leaders often change their battle teams and Arlo is no exception (Image via Niantic)
Team GO Rocket's Leaders often change their battle teams and Arlo is no exception (Image via Niantic)

One third of Giovanni's team of top Team GO Rocket Leaders in Pokemon GO, Arlo is prone to shuffling his team in-line with his compatriots Cliff and Sierra.

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November has introduced a Pokemon GO Diwali event, and the Team GO Rocket Leaders have once again changed up their parties of battle-ready Shadow Pokemon.

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Arlo has returned to a team makeup he has used in the past. There are a total of seven Pokemon he can use in his battle lineup, with one guaranteed and the others being randomly selected from a list of options. Taking on Arlo's first Pokemon will be simple enough, but the rest of his potential team can take a little planning.


Pokemon GO: Countering Arlo's Shadow Pokemon this November

Arlo's first Pokemon has remained the same, but his second and third options are based on chance (Image via Niantic)
Arlo's first Pokemon has remained the same, but his second and third options are based on chance (Image via Niantic)

At the outset of battle with Arlo, Pokemon GO trainers will be faced with Shadow Venonat. This Pokemon has largely remained Arlo's starting Pokemon, and it still has the same weaknesses to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-type moves and Pokemon. With an incredibly small health total made worse by being a Shadow Pokemon, Shadow Venonat won't be able to take much damage before toppling.

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For the second slot in his team, Arlo will select shadow versions of either Manectric (51% chance), Ursaring (28%), or Crobat (21%). These Pokemon have much more diverse weaknesses and will take coordination depending on which Pokemon ends up being chosen. For his third battle team slot, Arlo will select a shadow version of either Scizor (61% chance), Magnezone (20%), or Vileplume (19%). Fortunately, all of Arlo's third slot Pokemon are weak to Fire-type moves and Pokemon in Pokemon GO, which allows trainers to use Fire-types to counter the third slot in and of itself regardless of which Pokemon is chosen.

Some of the top Pokemon that can counter Arlo's team in Pokemon GO can be found below:

Venonat Counters

  • Charizard
  • Pidgeot
  • Houndoom
  • Mewtwo
  • Reshiram
  • Alakazam
  • Chandelure
  • Darmanitan
  • Azelf
  • Rampardos

Manectric Counters

  • Garchomp
  • Groudon
  • Rhyperior
  • Landorus
  • Excadrill
  • Krookodile
  • Mamoswine
  • Donphan
  • Golem
  • Golurk

Ursaring Counters

  • Lucario
  • Conkledurr
  • Machamp
  • Breloom
  • Blaziken
  • Heracross
  • Hariyama
  • Sirfetch'd
  • Emboar
  • Toxicroak

Crobat Counters

  • Manectric
  • Ampharos
  • Mewtwo
  • Abomasnow
  • Zekrom
  • Rampardos
  • Thundurus
  • Rhyperior
  • Hoopa
  • Metagross

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Scizor Counters

  • Charizard
  • Houndoom
  • Reshiram
  • Moltres
  • Darmanitan
  • Blaziken
  • Heatran
  • Chandelure
  • Entei
  • Emboar

Magnezone Counters

  • Garchomp
  • Excadrill
  • Groudon
  • Landorus
  • Charizard
  • Rhyperior
  • Golurk
  • Krookodile
  • Reshiram
  • Hippowdon

Vileplume Counters

  • Charizard
  • Houndoom
  • Mewtwo
  • Pidgeot
  • Reshiram
  • Abomasnow
  • Ho-Oh
  • Moltres
  • Heatran
  • Victini

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Edited by Siddharth Satish
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