Pokemon GO Arlo counters and lineup (August 2025)

Pokemon GO Arlo counters for August 2025 will help you win the battle against this Team GO Rocket leader. His current lead is Shadow Chikorita (changed after the latest GO Rocket Taken Over event in August 2025).

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 August 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 Rock-/Dark-type with moves of both types

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

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

Skeledirge with Incinerate, Torch Song, and Shadow Ball

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

Also read: How to get Shadow Dialga in Pokemon GO?

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.

Tyranitar with Bite, Brutal Swing and Stone Edge

Tyranitar is well-round counter to Arlo's party. Both Bite and Brutal Swing do good against Slowbro and Alakazam while Stone Edge takes care of Crobat. Tyranitar overall has good stats to do decent neutral damage to others, just be mindful about its weaknesses.

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 August 2025 team lineup

Pokemon GO Arlo's team for August 2025 (Image via The Pokemon Company)

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

Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 3
Shadow Chikorita	Shadow Steelix	Shadow Alakazam
	Shadow Crobat	Shadow Scizor
	Shadow Slowbro	Shadow Alolan Muk

Also read: Should you purify Shadow Dialga in Pokemon GO?

How to beat the Pokemon GO Arlo team in Pokemon GO

You can counter Arlo's August 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 Rock-type with Rock- and Dark- 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:

Dark- or Rock-types: Effective against Slowbro, Alakazam, and Crobat

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega or Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing and Stone Edge
Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing and Megahorn
Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play and Flamethrower
Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Avalanche and Foul Play
Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker and Earthquake
Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide and Flamethrower
Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide and Earth Power

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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