Striker Arthur nodded in the winner in the 90th minute from close range after skipper Matt Taylor had flicked on Troy Brown's long throw in.
Arthur has now scored three goals from the bench in Cheltenham's five game unbeaten start to the season and First Team Coach Shaun North said:
"It took a little while to come, but we kept knocking at the door and our reward came in the end.
"We've not done a lot of work on long throws, but maybe we should because Koby timed his run to perfection."
Hartlepool thought they had done enough to earn a draw thanks to a superb save from keeper Scott Flinders with seven minutes left.
Flinders beat the odds to acrobatically dive backwards and push substitute John Marquis's point blank header onto the bar with his his finger tips.
Cheltenham dominated the game and before the break Flinders was forced to beat away a stinging shot from Craig Braham-Barrett after the wing-back darted into the box from the left.
And Cheltenham should have found the net twice in the space of one minute.
Striker Terry Gornell fluffed a chance in the 55th minute and blasted his shot over the bar from ten yards before player-coach Steve Elliott headed straight at Flinders with the goal begging.
Millwall loanee striker Marquis almost had an immediate impact on his debut in the 65th minute.
Marquis raced into the box from the right, but his angled shot hit the foot of the post with Flinders beaten.
Disappointed Pool boss Colin Cooper groaned:
"With all due respect, it's the smallest player on the pitch who heads in the winner. It feels like we've been kicked where it hurts."
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