That doesn’t mean Arlo is an easy fight. He’s still a powerful opponent to go against, and for new or unprepared Pokemon GO trainers, it’ll be tough to win. That said, countering the Team GO Rocket member is as straightforward as last month. Arlo is guaranteed to start off with Venonat as his first Pokemon, with the second round between Crobat, Ursaring, or Manectric, and the third round between Vileplume, Magnezone, or Scizor.
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Round 1 - Venonat
As before, Arlo’s first Pokemon is the dual Bug and Poison-type Venonat. This Pokemon has a natural weakness to Rock, Fire, Psychic, and Flying-type moves, but resists damage from Bug, Grass, Fairy, Fighting, and Poison-type moves.
A few good counters to take it down quick include:
Mewtwo - Confusion & Psychic Rampardos - Zen Headbutt & Tock Slide Moltres - Wing Attack & Sky Attack Entei - Fire Spin & Overheat Honchkrow - Peck & Sky Attack
Round 2 - Crobat, Ursaring, Manectric
This is always when Arlo decides to switch things up. Luckily, in the case of Crobat, trainers already know it’s a dual Flying and Poison-type Pokemon. The best counters are Ice, Psychic, Electric, and Rock-type moves. It resists damage from Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Ground, Poison, and Bug-type moves. Crobat is the best second-round choice to have, as it shares similar counters with Venonat:
Weavile - Snarl & Avalanche Rampardos - Zen Headbutt & Tock Slide Mewtwo - Confusion & Psychic Gardevoir - Confusion & Psychic Mamoswine - Powder Snow & Avalanche
Of course, Arlo could throw a curveball at Pokemon GO players by using Ursaring. As a Normal-type Pokemon, Ursaring is weak only to Fighting-type moves but only resists Ghost-type moves. Most Pokemon wouldn’t have an advantage one way or the other, though some good counters to topple the bear Pokemon include:
Machamp - Counter & Dynamic Punch Rayquaza - Dragon Tail & Hurricane Pangoro - Low Kick & Close Combat Blaziken - Counter & Brave Bird Thundurus (Therian) - Thunder Shock & Focus Blast
The last of Arlo’s picks could end up being the pure Electric-type Pokemon, Manectric. This pokemon is pretty durable as it’s only vulnerable to Ground-type moves and resists Flying, Steel, and Electric-type moves. Keeping a Ground-type Pokemon or Pokemon with Ground-type moves is the key move here. Some counters include:
Landorus (Therian) - Mud Shot & Earthquake Blaziken - Counter & Blast Burn Groudon - Mud Shot & Earthquake Garchomp - Dragon Tail & Earth Power Staraptor - Quick Attack & Return
Round 3 - Vileplume, Magnezone, or Scizor
Arlo’s previous line-up for round 3 is the same this time around, starting off with Vileplume, the Grass and Poison-type Pokemon. Vileplume is weak to Flying, Ice, Psychic, and Fire-type moves, and resists Electric, Fairy, Water, Fighting, and Grass-type moves. As usual, Arlo tends to have a heavy disadvantage against Fire-type Pokemon and Pokemon with Fire-type moves. Some counters include:
Chandelure - Fire Spin & Overheat Blaziken - Fire Spin & Overheat Alakazam - Confusion & Psychic Tornadus (Therian) - Gust & Hurricane Glaceon - Frost Breath & Avalanche
Magnezone is another Pokemon Arlo might decide to throw out. A dual Electric and Steel-type Pokemon, Magnezone is weak to Ground, Fighting, and Fire-type moves. Its resistances are an entirely different monster - specifically, it resists Bug, Rock, Fairy, Grass, Normal, Ice, Psychic, Dragon, Electric, Flying, Steel, and Poison-type moves.
For the unprepared, Magnezone is an incredible opponent to have, though keep in mind that Arlo and Fire-types don’t mix well. Additionally, Ground-type moves also perform incredibly well against Magnezone. Some choices to counter it include:
Landorus (Therian) - Mud Shot & Earthquake Krookodile - Mud-Slap & Earthquake Groudon - Mud Shot & Earthquake Blaziken - Fire Spin & Overheat Rhydon - Mud-Slap & Earthquake
If Arlo decides to bring Scizor out, Pokemon GO trainers should absolutely prepare for trouble. As a Bug and Steel-type Pokemon, its only weakness is Fire-type moves. Its resistances are as overwhelming as Magnezone, resisting damage from Bug, Steel, Fairy, Grass, Normal, Poison, Dragon, Ice, and Psychic-type moves.
Scizor is unequivocally known for being a tough round 3 pick and can overwhelm a team in seconds. Once again, Fire-type moves are the key to victory, with some good choices including:
Reshiram - Fire Fang & Overheat Moltres - Fire Spin & Fire Blast Chandelure - Fire Spin & Overheat Flareon - Fire Spin & Overheat Infernape - Fire Spin & Blast Burn
Pokemon GO is available on Android and iOS.
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