Pokemon GO is the ARPG that defined the genre and built a huge fan base over the past six years. The game combines a unique and imaginative gameplay loop with the legendary pokemon series to create a world that players just want to explore. Not everywhere is safe in Pokemon GOhowever, as the nefarious Team GO Rocket is always on the prowl.
Arlo is one of the youngest leaders of Team GO Rocket, and in August 2022, players will be able to challenge his squad of mostly Fairy, Steel, and Fire-type Pokemon. Like any Team GO Rocket leader, beating Arlo won’t be easy, and players will need to bring just the right Pokemon to defeat his team.
Arlo’s first Pokemon
Like the rest of the Team GO Rocket leaders, Arlo always starts a battle with the same starting Pokemon. Arlo’s opening pick in August 2022 is charmanderthe first generation Fire-type starter that shouldn’t be that much of a challenge.
As a pure Fire type, Charmander is: weak for soil, rock, and Water; it is also resistant to Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, and Steel.
Charmander Counters
- Rampardos – Smack Down/Rockslide
- Rhyperior – Mud-Slap/Rock Wrecker
- Omastar – Rock Throw/Rock Slide
- Golem – Rock Throw/Rock Blast
- Tyranitar – Smack Down/Stone Edge
Arlo’s second Pokemon
Arlo made very minor changes to his Pokemon squad in August 2022, swapping the positions of Charizard and Scizor in the lineup. At least this change has made things easier for players, as both Charizard and Salamence share Charmander’s weakness with Rock. Unfortunately, Mawile is resistant to Rock types, meaning players will still gamble by bringing one.
Salamence Counters
Salamence is a Dragon/Flying type Pokemon and is therefore weak for ice, dragon, fairy, and Stone. It is resistant to fighting, fire, grass, insects, and Water and is completely immune to ground attacks.
- Golem – Rock Throw/Rock Blast
- Tyranitar – Smack Down/Stone Edge
- Mamoswine – Powder Snow/Avalanche
- Regice – Lock/Blizzard
- Togekiss – Charm/Dazzling Gleam
Mawile counters
Mawile is a steel/fairy type and is therefore: weak for Fire and Ground. Like Salamence and Scizor, it also comes with a huge list of resistors. Mawile is resistant to Dragon, Bug, Dark, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Stone.
- Reshiram – Fire Fang/Overheating
- Darmanitan – Fire Fang/Overheating
- Charizard – Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Ho-Oh – Burning/Earthquake
- Blaziken – Fire Spin/Blast Burn
Charizard Counters
The ever popular Pokemon Charizard is a Fire/Flying type, weak for Electric, Rock, and Water. It is resistant to insects, grass, fairies, fighting, fire, soil, and Steel.
- Rampardos – Smack Down/Rock Slide
- Tyranitar – Smack Down/Stone Edge
- Terrakion – Smack Down/Rock Slide
- Swampert – Mud Shot/Hydro Cannon
- Omastar – Rock Throw/Rock Slide
Arlo’s Third Pokemon
With Scizor joining Gardevoir and Steelix as Arlo’s potential third Pokemon, players will find that their options have changed a bit in August 2022.
Both Steelix and Scizor are weak against fire, while Gardevoir has no special resistance to it. This makes Fire-type Pokemon the safest choice to defeat Arlo’s third Pokemon.
scissor counters
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Scizor is a Bug/Steel type and is therefore extreme weak for fire, but only for Fire. It is also resistant to grass, poison, insect, dragon, fairy, ice, normal, paranormal, and Steel.
- Heatran – Fireturn/Flamethrower
- Darmanitan – Fire Fang/Overheating
- Charizard – Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Blaziken – Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Ho-Oh – Burning/Earthquake
Gardevoir Counters
Gardevoir is a Fairy/Psychic type Pokemon and is therefore weak for poison, steel, and Spirit. It is resistant to fighting and psychic and immune to dragon.
- Metagross – Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash
- Gengar – Shadowclaw/Sludge Bomb
- Chandelier – Hex/Shadow Ball
- Dialga – Metal claw/iron head
- Zarude – Vine Whip/Power Whip
Steelix counters
Steelix is a Ground/Steel type Pokemon and is therefore weak for fighting, fire, ground, and Water. It is Resistant to Normal, Rock, Steel, Dragon, Flying, Insect, Psychic, and Fairy and immune to poison and Electric.
- Zacian (Hero) – Snarl/Close Combat
- Excadrill – Mud Shot/Drill Run
- Groudon – Mud shot/earthquake
- Blaziken – Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Darmanitan – Fire Fang/Overheating
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