If you want to quickly defeat the Rocket boss Arlo in Pokémon GO, you need appropriate counters. We at MeinMMO have taken a look at which monsters you should best use against Arlo’s team in June 2022 and what rewards await you.

Who is Arlo? Arlo is one of the Team GO Rocket bosses in Pokémon GO. You can take on him, as well as Sierra and Cliff, using a full Rocket Radar. We’ll cover the following points in this guide:

We updated this article for you on June 01, 2022. In doing so, we brought the guide up to date. Rocket Boss Arlo’s team has not changed since April 03, 2022.

Rocket Boss Arlo – Current Teams in June 2022

What monsters does Arlo use? To successfully compete against Arlo, you should have dealt with his monsters beforehand. In battle, the Rocket boss has the option of setting three Pokémon. For this, he has a choice of a total of 7 different monsters (via leekduck.com):

The best counters to defeat Arlo

Once you have found Arlo, you can start your battle against his team. But before that, you should think carefully about which Pokémon you want to use at all. We have summarized the best counters against the respective monsters with the help of the Pokébattler overview (via pokebattler.com).

Defeat Owei – Best counters against the 1st Pokémon

In the first round, Arlo only has one Pokémon at his disposal: Owei. So you will definitely encounter the Plant and Psycho type monster. Owei is especially weak against Beetle-type attacks, but also against Flying, Unlight, Fire, Poison, Spirit and Ice attacks.

Set to the following mega evolutions alternatively:

• Mega Bibor with Beetle Bite and Cross Scissors
• Mega gengar with burden and mud bomb
• Mega dog monemon with tirade and cruncher
• Mega Garados with bite and crunch

Defeat Brutalanda, ALoLa Kokowei and Dragoran – Best counters against 2nd Pokémon.

In second position, Arlo can choose from Brutalanda, ALoLa-Kokowei and Dragoran monsters. So which monster you hit remains random. Use the following counters for these Pokémon:

How to defeat Brutalanda: The Dragon and Flying Pokémon Brutalanda is the latest evolution of Kindwurm. Due to its type, it is especially sensitive to Ice attacks, as well as those of the Rock, Dragon, and Fairy types.

Alternatively, fall back on your mega-developments:

• Mega Garados with Dragon Rod and Wet Tail
• Mega Glurak X with fire breath and dragon claw
• Mega Glurak Y with fire breath and dragon claw
• Mega Aerodactyl with stone throw and stone hail

How to defeat ALoLa Kokowei: ALoLa Kokowei is a plant and dragon Pokémon. Due to its type, it is especially weak against ice attacks. Alternatively, you can also rely on attacks of the type Flight, Poison, Beetle, Dragon or Fairy.

To defeat ALoLa Kokowei, you can also rely on the following mega evolutions:

• Mega Rexblisar with Powder Snow and Meteorologist
• Mega Bibor with poison blow and mud bomb

How to defeat Dragoran: Dragoran, the last evolution of Dratini, is a 1st generation Pokémon and belongs to the type Dragon and Flight. In battle, it is best to use ice attacks, because it is particularly sensitive to them. Alternatively, you can also use rock, dragon and fairy attackers.

The following mega evolutions are suitable against Dragoran:

• Mega Steelos with Dragon Rod and Ram Boss
• Mega rexblisar with powder snow and meteorologist
• Mega Garados with Dragon Rod and Wet Tail

Defeat Guardevoir, Stahlos and Scherox – Best counters against 3rd Pokémon.

For the last Pokémon, Arlo can once again choose from three different monsters: Guardevoir, Stahlos or Scherox. Again, it is random which Pokémon you will fight.

How to defeat Guardevoir: Guardevoir is one of the last two evolutions of Trasla. It is from the 3rd generation and belongs to the Psycho and Fairy types. For this reason, it is weak against Poison, Spirit and Steel attacks.

The following monsters are suitable as Mega Evolutions against Guardevoir:

• Mega Gengar with Dark Claw and Mud Bomb
• Mega Bibor with Poison Blow and Mud Bomb

How to defeat Stahlos: The 2nd generation Steel and Ground Pokémon is the evolution of Onix. It has a weakness against Battle, Fire, Water and Ground type attacks.

For the mega evolutions, you can count on the following counters:

• Mega Garados with Cascade and Wet Tail
• Mega Glurak X with Fire Whirl and Dragon Claw
• Mega Glurak Y with Fire Whirl and Dragon Claw
• Mega Dogemon with Fire Fang and Crusher

How to defeat Scherox: The Beetle and Steel Pokémon Scherox is the evolution of Sichlor and is from the 2nd generation. It has a special weakness against attacks of the Fire type.

Also uses the following mega evolutions against Scherox:

• Mega Glurak Y with Embers and Dragon Claw
• Mega Glurak X with glow and dragon claw
• Mega Dogemon with Fire Fang and Return

How to find Arlo

In order for you to fight Arlo, you will first need a complete Rocket Radar. This consists of the 6 mysterious parts you get when fighting each Rocket bully. Once you have collected all 6 pieces, then you can assemble and activate the radar. It will help you find Arlo.

Once you have activated it, the Rocket Radar will be displayed on the right side of the game. You can recognize it by the red R. If you click on the radar, a map will open. On it you can see your surroundings and at which stops a Rocket boss is located. These are also marked with a red R.

If you don’t have a Rocket boss near you at the moment, you can also wait for a balloon. The bosses spawn up to 4 times a day in a black balloon, similar to the Team GO Rocket bullies. The prerequisite for this is that you have activated your Rocket radar.

Can you find Arlo specifically? No, a targeted search for Arlo is unfortunately not possible. The radar only shows you at which stops a Rocket boss is located, but not which boss it is.

But if you have found Arlo, he will stay at this stop for the whole day. Also with the balloons it is a coincidence which boss you get.

Is the fight against Arlo worth it?

This is why you should fight Arlo: Periodically in Pokémon GO, you will receive certain special research that will allow you to face the big Team GO Rocket boss, Giovanni. To complete the task, you must have faced Arlo, Sierra, and Cliff respectively and defeated these three Rocket bosses.

As a reward, you will receive a black super Rocket radar that you can use to track Giovanni. If you don’t have a corresponding task at the moment, it’s still worth going up against Arlo. You can do this with a complete Rocket Radar, which you can assemble from the mysterious parts of the bullies.

With this, you can each take on one of the three Rocket bosses, Arlo, Sierra, and Cliff, and look forward to cool rewards. Giovanni, however, cannot be tracked down with this radar.

These are the rewards after a fight against Arlo

Which Crypto Pokémon does Arlo: The current Pokémon is Crypto-Owei. You will receive this Pokémon in your reward after defeating Arlo, and you will have the opportunity to catch it. With a little luck, you will even meet an iridescent specimen.

Other rewards: However, the encounter with Crypto-Owei does not remain the only reward after a fight with Arlo. You will receive various items, just like in other Rocket fights. Also, before the fight, make sure you have a free space in your egg storage, because you can enjoy a 12-km egg in the reward for the Rocket bosses.

You can obtain these eggs exclusively through Arlo, Sierra, Cliff and Giovanni. Also, they often contain interesting and rare monsters. For this reason, they are worth hatching. We have summarized which monsters can currently be found in the 12-km eggs for you here.

Which counters do you prefer to use against Arlo? Feel free to post your opinion here on MyMMO in the comments and share your thoughts with other trainers on this topic.