After waiting for years, Mega Absol is finally back in Pokémon GO from February 15 to February 22, 2024.
Due to its pure Dark typing, its best counters are strong Fighting types along with Fairy and Bug types.
It is quite possible to duo Mega Absol in Cloudy weather when both your Fighting and Fairy types are boosted. It also helps that Mega Absol is pretty squishy in the first place (stats below!). In all other cases, around 3-5 trainers with strong and high level Fighting type Pokémon can take down Mega Absol with relative ease, no matter what the weather in the game is like.
This write-up will serve as a comprehensive guide to successfully beating Mega Absol with the best counters, its catch CP range, and the stats.
Mega Absol Counters
Let’s check out the top raid counters for Mega Absol:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Terrakion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 254s | 11 |
| 2. |
Blaziken (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 258s | 12 |
| 3. |
Rayquaza (Mega)
|
Dragon Tail Dragon |
Dragon Ascent |
259s | 11 |
| 4. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Charm Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 262s | 14 |
| 5. |
Machamp (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 269s | 15 |
| 6. |
Keldeo
|
Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 269s | 13 |
| 7. |
Hariyama (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 274s | 15 |
| 8. |
Pheromosa
|
Bug Bite Bug | Bug Buzz Bug | 295s | 24 |
| 9. |
Lucario
|
Counter Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 286s | 16 |
| 10. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 307s | 26 |
| 11. |
Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 297s | 13 |
| 12. |
Enamorus (Incarnate)
|
Fairy Wind Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 298s | 16 |
| 13. |
Pinsir (Mega)
|
Bug Bite Bug | X-Scissor Bug | 303s | 17 |
| 14. |
Toxicroak (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 306s | 20 |
| 15. |
Gardevoir (Shadow)
|
Charm Fairy | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 308s | 21 |
| 16. |
Blaziken (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 309s | 19 |
| 17. |
Beedrill (Mega)
|
Bug Bite Bug | X-Scissor Bug | 319s | 23 |
| 18. |
Volcarona
|
Bug Bite Bug | Bug Buzz Bug | 313s | 16 |
| 19. |
Lopunny (Mega)
|
Double Kick Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 314s | 15 |
| 20. |
Granbull (Shadow)
|
Charm Fairy | Play Rough Fairy | 318s | 20 |
| 21. |
Machamp
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 316s | 7 |
| 22. |
Xurkitree
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 320s | 21 |
| 23. |
Sirfetch'd (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Close Combat Fighting | 323s | 20 |
| 24. |
Scizor (Mega)
|
Fury Cutter Bug | X-Scissor Bug | 323s | 15 |
| 25. |
Cobalion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 331s | 11 |
| 26. |
Hariyama
|
Counter Fighting |
Dynamic Punch Fighting | 326s | 15 |
| 27. |
Hawlucha
|
Low Kick Fighting | Flying Press Fighting | 328s | 19 |
| 28. |
Pinsir (Shadow)
|
Bug Bite Bug | X-Scissor Bug |
336s | 25 |
| 29. |
Xerneas
|
Geomancy Fairy | Moonblast Fairy | 331s | 12 |
| 30. |
Scizor (Shadow)
|
Fury Cutter Bug |
X-Scissor Bug |
333s | 22 |
| 31. |
Virizion
|
Counter Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 333s | 12 |
| 32. |
Buzzwole
|
Double Kick Fighting | Superpower Fighting | 332s | 13 |
| 33. |
Togekiss
|
Charm Fairy | Aura Sphere Fighting | 332s | 14 |
| 34. |
Alakazam (Shadow)
|
Counter Fighting | Dazzling Gleam Fairy | 373s | 39 |
How to get Mega Absol in Pokémon GO
You cannot catch Absol in its mega-evolved form from the raid. The mega raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Absol.
Absol can be caught with the following CP values:
- 1370- 1443 CP at level 20, no weather boost
- 1712- 1805 CP at level 25 with Fog weather boost
To get Mega Absol you will need to gather 200 Mega Energy for Mega Absol to evolve your Absol. Once you have evolved an Absol it only costs 50 Mega Energy to evolve again in the future, but each new Absol evolved will cost 200 Mega Energy.
Mega Absol Stats
Absol (Mega)
Dark
|
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| Max CP at lvl 40 3301 | Max CP at lvl 50 3732 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 314 | DEF 130 | HP 163 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Bug Fairy Fighting | Ghost Psychic | ||||
Mega Absol Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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Mega Absol may not be bulky but its DPS is monstrous. With a crazy 314 ATK stat, Mega Absol is going to hit hard even when its moves are resisted. All of its moves are hard-hitting ones and as such, dodging is recommended.
All the best, trainers!
