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Hello Trainers! Welcome again! We are here with yet another meta guide. Phew! we have done quite a few this month but hey, no complaints! It is always great to have a Pokémon making its debut in our game. We are now at the end of second month of current Pokémon GO season: Precious Paths and at the start of a new event: Into the Depths. This event marks the Pokémon GO debut of the Ore Pokémon: Glimmet and its evolution and (still) Ore Pokémon: Glimmora. Does Glimmora rock the meta? Let’s find out!
Glimmora: Stats, Profile and Typing
Glimmora
RockPoison
| Max CP | 3700 |
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| ATK | 246 |
| DEF | 177 |
| HP | 195 |
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| Resists |       |
| Fast Attacks |
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| Charge Attacks |
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Glimmora is a RockPoison type Pokémon introduced in Gen 9 with the release of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet games. It has decent bulk and a hefty 246 attack stat, taking its max CP to 3700. Its dual typing offers a useful 6 different resistances, including double resistance to Poison while also negating the Fighting weakness for Rock types, but at the cost of adding a weakness to Psychic and double weakness to Ground. It has got a pretty solid Rock moveset but lacks a Poison type Fast Attack.
Glimmora in Pokémon GO PvE
Raids
As a Rock raid attacker, Glimmora has the moveset and the stats to shine. Rock Throw is a pretty standard Rock Fast Attack and Meteor Beam is one the best Rock Charged Attacks in the game. Using our DPS Comparer Tool, let us compare Glimmora’s performance with Top 5 Rock Raid Attackers:
As we can see, Glimmora as a Rock raid attacker is pretty solid. In terms of DPS, Glimmora is just less than a point away from Mega Aerodactyl, which is currently #5 on the top Rock raid attackers list. But as Poison type raid attacker, the lack of a Poison Fast Attack really hampers its performance. Again, let us compare Glimmora’s performance with Top 5 Poison Raid Attackers:
Glimmora’s numbers are no-where close to top Poison raid attackers in the game. Sadly, the poison in Glimmora lacks venom!
Glimmora in Pokémon GO PvP
Ideal Moveset: Smack Down 
+ Power Gem & Meteor Beam
In PvP, Glimmora, unfortunately, is bad, period. Lack of decent coverage or spam/bait moves, average bulk, not the best PvP typing—pick any reason! Glimmora just struggles to make any impact in PvP.
Great League
In Great League, Glimmora’s performance in 1v1 shield scenario is poor. The only few wins it has include Talonflame, Chargabug and Fearow. The loss column is heavily populated with the likes of Gastrodon, Empoleon, Furret, Bastiodon and even types like Corvikinght and Altaria. In zero shield scenario, its performance improves slightly. There are some new wins like Furret, Wigglytuff and Altaria, but that’s about it. The improvement is strongest in 2v2 shield scenario where there are even more wins like Sealeo, Ludicolo and even Feraligatr! But whatever be the shield scenario, the win column is always heavily outnumbered by the loss column.
Glimmora’s pre-evolution, Glimmet, can also be powered up to 1500CP without any XL investment. However, Glimmet’s performance is very similar to Glimmora.
Glimmora’s ideal IV spread for Great League is: 0/15/15, 1498 CP, Level 17.
Ultra League
In Ultra League, the story for Glimmora is almost exactly the same. 1v1: Very few wins—Talonflame, Togekiss, Ninetales (Alolan) and very high losses—Tinkaton, Virizion, Clefable and Bellibolt to name a few. Improvement in zero and 2v2 shield scenarios but still not enough to make any worthwhile impact with only some additional expected wins against Ice and types.
Glimmora’s ideal IV spread for Ultra League is: 0/14/14, 2499 CP, Level 28.5.
Master League
With a max CP of just 3700, Glimmora was always going to struggle in Master League. But to Glimmora’s credit, the consistency in its performance across the three leagues is laudable. Let us go again! 1v1 and a grand total of 3 in the wins column: Ho-Oh, Tapu Bulu and Lugia (barely). 2v2 and the number of wins increase with some solid additions including the likes Reshiram, Black and White Kyurems, Primarina and Xerneas. Well, I take my words back, there is a little potential for Glimmora to be a spice pick in Master League, especially in 2v2 scenarios.
Glimmora’s ideal IV spread for Master League is: 15/15/15, 3700 CP, Level 50.
What the Future Holds!
Well, the PvP section was a bit of a dud! And there is no way I end my analysis on a sombre note! So let’s talk about the future and brighten up the mood!
Spoiler Alert: Legends: Z-A spoilers ahead!
With the release of Mega Dimension DLC for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Glimmora got a Mega Evolution. When Mega Glimmora gets released in Pokémon GO, it will be the best Rock raid attacker in the game. Yes! It will be above Mega Diancie. Now, that is a future worth preparing for.
Mega Glimmora
RockPoison
Also, in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, upon Gilmmet’s evolution into Glimmora, it learns a move called Mortal Spin, which is a Poison type attack (Roserade, Whirlipede, Scolipede and Overqwil also learn this move). If Mortal Spin is added to Pokémon GO as a Poison Fast Attack and has good stats, not only can Glimmora and eventually Mega Glimmora, double up as a Poison raid attacker, but Glimmora can potentially have some play in PvP as well.
Parting Words
Straight up, Glimmora can be your new Rock raid buddy. Rock Throw into Meteor Beam dishes DPS that’s this close to Mega Aerodactyl. Poison raids? Nah, no Fast Attack kills the vibe—it’s outclassed hard. PvP tells a familiar tale: struggles in 1v1 across Great/Ultra/Master, but perks up in 2v2 shields with fun wins like Feraligatr, Reshiram, or Kyurems. Spicy Master League pick if you’re feeling wild.
Verdict: PvE (A-Tier), PvP (D-Tier), Future (S-Tier)
Tell us Trainers! Which new Mega are you most excited about? Which unreleased Pokémon are you most looking forward to? Do you like the current method of releasing new Pokémon—One Pokémon line at a time, that too with some caveat or as it was in the past when new Pokémon were released in waves of 10-12 different Pokémon at the same time, in the wild!
And as always, stay safe!
