Pokemon GO Arlo counters and lineup (June 2025)

Pokemon GO Arlo counters for June 2025 will help you win the battle against this Team GO Rocket leader as his team is reset for the Crown Clash Taken Over event. His current lead is Shadow Horsea, which also got its shiny release during this event.

Arlo's Crown Clash team is extremely versatile, and its components don't share weaknesses across the board. Therefore, the best way to approach the battle is with neutral attackers. A Fire-Water-Electric team can help you get good results as long as you cover for potential weaknesses.

The best teams to counter Arlo's June 2025 team will have the following types of Pokemon:

One Fire-/Ghost-type with moves of both types
One Water-/Ground-type with moves of both types
One Electric-type with Electric moves

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Best team and strategy to counter Arlo in Pokemon GO (June 2025)

Sportskeeda Gaming's picks for the best team to defeat Arlo in Pokemon GO are as follows:

Magnezone with Volt Switch and Wild Charge

Lead with Magnezone to make quick work of Horsea. Try to get Arlo to consume both his shields by using Mirror Shot. DO NOT use Wild Charge as you don't want your Defense to be rebuffed. Volt Switch damage will be enough to get rid of Horsea.

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If Arlo sends out Slowbro or Crobat, stick with Magnezone and use Wild Charge only once shields are down to deal massive damage. If he sends out Steelix, switch into Swampert.

Mega Swampert with Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, and Earthquake

You can take down Steelx with a couple of Hydro Cannons. Swampert will also be pretty effective against Arlo's backline, dealing heavy neutral damage to the squishy Scizor and Alakazam and hitting Alolan Muk super-effectively with Mud Shot and Earthquake.

Skeledirge with Incinerate, Torch Song, and Shadow Ball

With Fire and Ghost-type moves at its disposal, it can deal with all creatures available to Arlo in June 2025, especially after you get one Torch Song off. It is most effective against Slowbro, Scizor, and Alakazam.

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Each of these counters should be powered up to at least level 30 to counter Arlo's team, which will have absurdly high combat powers.

Pokemon GO Arlo June 2025 team lineup

Arlo's team in Pokemon GO for June 2025 consists of the following critters:

Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3
Shadow Horsea	Shadow Steeliz	Shadow Alakazam
	Shadow Crobat	Shadow Scizor
	Shadow Slowbro	Shadow Alolan Muk

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How to beat the Pokemon GO Arlo team in Pokemon GO

You can counter Arlo's June 2025 team in Pokemon GO using one Fire-/Ghost-type with moves of both types, one Water-/Ground-type with moves of both types, and one Electric-type with Electric moves.

This way, you will be prepared for any combination of teams that Arlo sends out.

Pokemon GO Arlo Counters

If you don't have the exact counters for the best team, try to form a team with some of the following creatures:

Electric-types: Effective against Horsea, Slowbro, Crobat, Scizor, Alakazam, and Alolan Muk

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move(s)
Shadow Magnezone	Volt Switch	Wild Charge and Mirror Shot
Shadow/Regular Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge and Shadow Ball
Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge and Power Whip
Zekrom	Charge Beam	Fusion Bolt
Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge and Ice Punch
Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt

Fire- and Ghost-types: Effective against Steelix, Slowbro, Crobat, Scizor, Alakazam

Pokemon	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Skeledirge	Incinerate	Torch Song and Shadow Ball
Hisuian Typhlosion	Incinerate	Blast Burn and Shadow Ball
Shadow or regular Alolan Marowak	Fire Spin	Shadow Bone and Fire Blast
Shadow or regular Chandelure	Hex	Flame Charge and Shadow Ball

Water- and Ground-types: Effective against Steelix, Slowbro, Crobat, Scizor, Alakazam, and Alolan Muk

Pokemon	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Mega or Shadow or regular Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon and Earthquake
Shadow or regular Quagsire	Mud Shot	Aqua Tail and Mud Shot
Gastrodon	Mud Slap	Water Pulse and Earth Power
Seismitoad	Mud Shot	Muddy Water and Earth Power
Whiscash	Mud Shot	Scald and Mud Bomb

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