Glaceon
Glaceon is a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon Go and is a part of the Pokémon Go Holidays Event: Part 1, running from December 16 – December 23, 2021. Glaceon is a very popular pick and this raid boss can be shiny! Glaceon will also be wearing a special holiday costume during this event.
It can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1706 – 1786 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 2133 – 2233 CP at Level 25 with Snow weather boost
Being a pure Ice type, its weaknesses include the Fighting, Fire, Rock and Steel types.
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Glaceon Raid Counters
Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.
The best counters for Glaceon are the following:
| Supreme Counters | ||
|---|---|---|
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn* Fire |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn* Fire |
| Great Counters | ||
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Fire Fang Fire | Flamethrower Fire |
Lopunny (Mega)
|
Low Kick Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting |
Metagross
|
Bullet Punch Steel | Meteor Mash Steel |
Darmanitan
|
Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire |
Reshiram
|
Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire |
Lucario
|
Counter Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting |
Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting |
Machamp
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting |
Chandelure
|
Incinerate Fire | Overheat Fire |
Blaziken
|
Counter Fighting | Blast Burn Fire |
Terrakion
|
Smack Down Rock | Sacred Sword Fighting |
*denotes a legacy move
For more budget options, Rhyperior, Flareon and Emboar can all be useful.
Stats and Max CP
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Glaceon
Ice
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| Max CP at Level 40 3126 | Max CP at Level 50 3535 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 238 | DEF 205 | HP 163 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Fighting Fire Rock Steel | Dragon Grass Ground | ||||
Raid Boss Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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*Note: You need Elite Charged TMs to teach Glaceon its exclusive legacy moves: Last Resort and/or Water Pulse.
Frost Breath deals higher DPS but generates energy slower than Ice Shard.
Avalanche hits like, well, an avalanche. Ice Beam is a little behind in DPS.
Icy Wind is a 3-bar charged move that hits often, especially when paired with Ice Shard.
Conclusion
With common counters, melting through Glaceon shouldn’t be too much of a challenge for the high level trainer with the correct counters and movesets. Lower level trainers may wish to group together in a duo or trio to ensure a win.
All the best, trainers!
