The Season of Heritage and the Holidays event have both officially arrived in Pokemon GO and it’s a very exciting time to be a trainer in the mobile AR game. Whether players are fans of collectibles, the PvP scene, or the PvE Battle Raid grind, there’s something special for everyone this month in the game. There are currently some very exciting seasonal Battle Raid bosses appearing in Gyms and it won’t be long before another winter icon appears to join them.
Mega Abomasnow first appeared in the game during last year’s Pokemon GO holiday event and the big snowy boss is making a comeback during the end of this month. The icy boss returns to the game at 10am local on December 23 and will stick around until 10am local on January 7. As always, that task is going to be a lot easier if players take some time to select and power up a strategic roster full of top tier counters before cashing in their Raid Passes.
Top tier players with the perfect weather boosts can likely duo Abomasnow, but the average trainer is going to want to head into the fight with at least 3-5 trainers and some very strong counters. Luckily, Abomasnow's Ice- and Grass-type pairing make it incredibly vulnerable to Fire-type attacks, so players can really capitalize on that weakness.
Trainers should review their list of top tier Fire-types and use some TMs or Elite TMs to get the ideal move sets in place for each before diving into the battles later this month. It also wouldn't hurt to burn through some Candy at this point to power these Pokemon up to a higher CP. Fire-types are often a popular counter choice for Legendary Raids, so many experienced raiders will already have close to a complete counter roster ready to go without even spending any additional resources before the fight...
Best Mega Abomasnow Counters
- Charizard (Mega Y) - Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Houndoom (Mega) - Fire Fang/Flamethrower
- Reshiram - Fire Fang/Overheat
- Charizard (Mega X) - Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Heatran - Fire Spin/Flamethrower
- Chandelure - Fire Spin/Overheat
- Darmanitan - Fire Fang/Overheat
- Entei - Fire Fang/Overheat
- Moltres - Fire Spin/Overheat
- Flareon - Fire Spin/Overheat
- Blaziken - Fire Spin/Blast Burn
- Infernape - Fire Spin/Blast Burn
As always, keep in mind that this list of counters represents the strongest possible options, but there are plenty of other Pokemon who could still get the job done. Trainers should search their Pokemon collection by using the keyword "Fire" and go with a roster that seems the strongest based on those options. The community should learn much more about exact details throughout the early days of the Season of Heritage. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
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