How to beat Arlo in Pokémon GO (January 2025)

The month of January 2025 sees the return of Arlo in Pokemon GOone of the Team Rocket leaders who you can defeat to get rare rewards. Using the same team as Galarian Expedition: Assumed event from previous months, Arlo has familiar Pokémon that you should already know how to defeat. However, new counters can make this battle even easier, allowing you to fight your way to Giovanni more quickly.

Before challenging Arlo, you must collect mysterious components to build the Rocket Radar defeating six different Team Rocket Grunts. For example, beating Ke Ke Ke Ke Grunt in Pokemon GO will give you one of the parts you need. Unfortunately, you only have a 33% chance of finding Arlo, as the Radar can also lead you to Sierra or Cliff, other Team Rocket leaders.

Arlo Lineup and Counters (January 2025)

Study different types to find the best accountants

Arlo's Pokémon are Shadow Pokémon, which are stronger variants of the normal pocket monsters you're used to fighting. These Pokémon are organized into three waves, with the first wave always having the same Pokémon. However, the second and third waves have one of three possible Pokémonmaking it difficult to determine which team you should use against Arlo.

Below is a table that outlines which Pokémon Arlo can use during battle, along with the Pokémon that are the best counters to face each possible opponent:

One of the best teams you can form to challenge Arlo is:

• Chandelier
• Lucario
• Electivire

Chandelure is one of the strongest Pokémon you can use against Arlo's Shadow Beldum, Scizor, Metagross, and Hypno due to its Ghost and Fire typings. Chandelure's super-effective attacks can make quick work of her opponentsespecially if you use a Shadow variant of Chandelure. Likewise, Electivire is the perfect counter to Shadow Gyarados, as its Electric-type moves target both Gyarados' weaknesses.

Lucario is the member of your team who could eliminate Shadow Snorlax if they appear in the final wave. However, Lucario's Steel-type defensive affinity makes it capable of lasting against other enemies should Snorlax not appear at the end of the battle. Feel free to experiment with different teams, especially if you have higher-powered Pokémon that can still target vulnerabilities specific to Arlo's team.

Rewards for defeating Arlo (January 2025)

Get several different items in various packages

Once you manage to defeat each wave of Arlo's Pokémon, you receive 1,000 Stardust as a reward​​​​​. You will also have the chance to capture Shadow Beldum from Arlo for yourselfwith a small chance that this encounter will feature a Shiny Pokémon in Pokemon GO. There's only a 1 in 64 chance that Arlo's Beldum will be shiny, so don't get your hopes up too quickly.

Defeating one of Team Rocket's strong leaders will give you another reward – two separate item packs that you earn for your victory​​​​​. These packs feature a collection of rare resources such as Max Revives or Hyper Potions. However, each of these packs is determined randomly, giving you no way of knowing what rewards you will receive once Arlo is defeated.

Possible item pack rewards you can get include:

• 1x Unova Stone
• 4x revive
• 2x Maximum Revives
• 4x Hyper Potions
• 2x maximum potions
• 1x 12km Strange Egg

Hatching eggs into Pokemon GO can lead to some powerful Pokémon, making this the most coveted reward for defeating Arlo. That said, the other rewards from this battle are also worth receiving, giving you the tools to succeed in future encounters.

Each item pack is given to you along with the Stardust the moment your encounter with Shadow Beldum ends. Managing to beat Arlo in Pokemon GO In January 2025, you will take a step towards challenging Giovanni and achieving even better gains.