Glaceon
wearing an Undersea Holiday outfit
Glaceon is available as a Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon GO as a part of the Winter Holiday Event 2024: Part One. Glaceon is a very popular pick and this is an exclusive costumed raid boss that can be shiny!
Obtainable CP Values
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.
Glaceon Raid Counters
The best counters for Glaceon are the following:
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Dusk Mane Necrozma
|
Metal Claw Steel | Sunsteel Strike Steel | 2 | 94s |
| 2. |
Mega Lucario
|
Force Palm Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 3 | 89s |
| 3. |
Mega Blaziken
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 3 | 100s |
| 4. |
Shadow Metagross
|
Bullet Punch Steel | Meteor Mash Steel | 3 | 108s |
| 5. |
Shadow Heatran
|
Fire Spin Fire | Magma Storm Fire | 2 | 114s |
| 6. |
Mega Y Charizard
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 4 | 103s |
| 7. |
Lucario
|
Force Palm Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 4 | 115s |
| 8. |
Shadow Chandelure
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 5 | 113s |
| 9. |
Metagross
|
Bullet Punch Steel | Meteor Mash Steel | 3 | 129s |
| 10. |
Mega Heracross
|
Counter Fighting | Close Combat Fighting | 4 | 119s |
| 11. |
Reshiram
|
Fire Fang Fire | Fusion Flare Fire | 4 | 120s |
| 12. |
Mega X Charizard
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 4 | 119s |
| 13. |
Heatran
|
Fire Spin Fire | Magma Storm Fire | 2 | 137s |
| 14. |
Shadow Entei
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 4 | 123s |
| 15. |
Shadow Blaziken
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 5 | 112s |
| 16. |
Ordinary Keldeo
|
Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 3 | 131s |
| 17. |
Terrakion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 4 | 121s |
| 18. |
Standard Shadow Darmanitan
|
Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 6 | 114s |
| 19. |
Mega Tyranitar
|
Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 3 | 133s |
| 20. |
Mega Diancie
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 5 | 117s |
| 21. |
Shadow Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 5 | 118s |
| 22. |
Blacephalon
|
Incinerate Fire | Mystical Fire Fire | 5 | 120s |
| 23. |
Apex Shadow Ho-Oh
|
Incinerate Fire | Sacred Fire+ Fire | 4 | 127s |
| 24. |
Shadow Typhlosion
|
Incinerate Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 5 | 123s |
| 25. |
Shadow Moltres
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 6 | 120s |
| 26. |
Shadow Infernape
|
Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 6 | 121s |
| 27. |
Dawn Wings Necrozma
|
Metal Claw Steel | Moongeist Beam Ghost | 4 | 134s |
| 28. |
Mega Houndoom
|
Fire Fang Fire | Flamethrower Fire | 4 | 133s |
| 29. |
Volcarona
|
Fire Spin Fire | Overheat Fire | 4 | 135s |
| 30. |
Primal Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Fire Blast Fire | 4 | 136s |
* marks a legacy move
Glaceon Stats and Match-ups
|
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 | ||||
Moveset
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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* marks a legacy move
Sprites
| Regular Holiday Costume Glaceon | Shiny Holiday Costume Glaceon |
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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!
