Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Mega Abomasnow. This is the only Pokemon in the game that is Ice and Grass, and can mega evolve. Therefore, even if it isn’t great in its individual types, its unique typing can allow for uses in niche cases. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

NOTE: The guides for the Mega Finale might be out of date, as there are plenty of raids, and not enough time to draw them all.

Course Schedule

This raid is part of the Mega Finale, with this raid taking place on September 5th from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

As mentioned above, Ice and Grass combined is very unique. However, this does result in a double weakness to Fire, with no way to defend against it.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	—
Resist (0.6x)	Ground Water Grass Electric
Neutral	Normal Ghost Psychic Ice Dragon Dark Fairy
Super Effective (1.6x)	Fighting Flying Poison Rock Bug Steel
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	Fire

Mega Abomasnow’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Blizzard
• Icy Wind
• Energy Ball
• Outrage
• Weather Ball
• Return

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Mega Abomasnow. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Shadow Reshiram A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fusion Flare

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Fang	Fusion Flare	100%
Fire Fang	Overheat	89%
Fire Fang	Stone Edge	67%
Dragon Breath	Fusion Flare	66%
Fire Fang	Draco Meteor	63%
Dragon Breath	Overheat	61%

Mega Blaziken A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Blast Burn	100%
Ember	Blast Burn	95%
Fire Spin	Blaze Kick	93%
Fire Spin	Overheat	91%
Counter	Blast Burn	87%
Fire Spin	Aura Sphere	86%

Mega Charizard Y A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Fire Spin	Blast Burn	100%
Ember	Blast Burn	94%
Fire Spin	Overheat	90%
Wing Attack	Blast Burn	89%
Fire Spin	Flamethrower	87%
Fire Spin	Fire Blast	84%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Blizzard	—	🛡	—
Outrage	⚔	—	—
Weather Ball	—	🛡	—
Icy Wind	—	🛡	—
Energy Ball	🛡🛡	🛡	🛡🛡

Blacephalon A

Best Moveset: Incinerate / Mind Blown

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Heatran A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Magma Storm

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Blaziken

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Shadow Chandelure A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Overheat

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Darmanitan A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Overheat

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Reshiram A

Best Moveset: Fire Fang / Fusion Flare

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Delphox A

Best Moveset: Fire Spin / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Emboar A

Best Moveset: Ember / Blast Burn

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

1

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Mega Abomasnow. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Shadow EnteiMega Charizard XShadow MoltresShadow CharizardShadow InfernapeMega Mewtwo XHeatranShadow TyphlosionMega HoundoomVolcaronaMega Mewtwo YCinderaceShadow Ho-OhShadow MagmortarShadow ArcanineZacian - Crowned SwordBlazikenChandelureMega Lucario

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Sunny/Clear

Shadow Blaziken (0.6)Shadow Delphox (0.6)Reshiram (0.6)

Overall, Mega Abomasnow is an easy raid. That double weakness is incredibly crippling, and with no way to defend against it, Mega Abomasnow is in trouble when strong fire types come its way, maybe even being able to solo the raid. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Speaking of, we have rolled out a new system that will give a discount to our subscriptions, and I have been graciously granted a code! So, for those lucky readers who make it all the way down here, the code is GEEKBEAK20. This code not only supports the owner of Pokebattler, but also me! And, to be honest, in real life, the presidigious Professor Geekbeak is a broke college student, so I would really appreciate the support. Thank you! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!