How to solo defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO 5-star raids

Trainers would be happy to know that it is possible to solo defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO 5-star raids. The Bug- and Steel-type Pocket Monster will take over Gyms between 10 am local time on December 3, 2024, and 10 am local time on December 12, 2024. Thanks to its 256% weakness to Fire-type attacks and the availability of strong creatures of this type, you can take down the raid boss on your own.

This article will tell you about the counters you need and conditions that must be fulfilled to defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO 5-star raids.

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Best counters and strategy to solo defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO

Mega Charizard Y and Mega Blaziken are the best counters to solo defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

The best counters to solo defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO 5-star raids are Mega Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn and Mega Charizard Y with Fire Spin and Blast Burn. These Pocket Monsters, when powered up to level 40, can take down the raid boss without weather boost.

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Before looking at other counters that can take down Chill Drive Genesect on their own, here are the raid boss' stats and attributes:

• Type: Bug and Steel
• Combat Power: 47,836
• Attack: 252
• Defense: 199
• Stamina: 15,000 HP
• Fast Attacks: Fury Cutter and Metal Claw
• Charged Attacks: Hyper Beam, Magnet Bomb, and X-Scissor
• Weaknesses: Fire

No creature apart from Mega Charizard Y and Mega Blaziken can solo defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO 5-star raids without Sunny/Clear weather. When such conditions are active, the following counters will be effective in achieving this feat:

Level 30 onwards

• Shadow Heatran with Fire Spin and Magma Storm
• Shadow Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
• Shadow Chandelure with Fire Spin and Overheat

Level 35 onwards

• Mega Charizard X with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
• Reshiram with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare
• Shadow Darmanitan with Fire Fang and Overheat

Level 40 onwards

• Shadow Moltres with Fire Spin and Overheat
• Blacephalon with Incinerate and Mystical Fire
• Shadow Infernape with Fire Spin and Blast Burn

Level 45 onwards

• Shadow Charizard with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
• Shadow Entei with Fire Spin and Overheat
• Shadow Typhlosion with Incinerate and Blast Burn
• Shadow Ho-Oh with Incinerate and Sacred Fire

Level 50 (Fully powered up)

• Mega Houndoom with Fire Fang and Flamethrower
• Blaziken with Fire Spin and Blast Burn
• Shadow Magmortar with Fire Spin and Fire Blast

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Genesect in the anime (Image via TPC)

Remember, when you seek to solo defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO, you should try to do so using the best creatures available to you mentioned here. Genesect is a formidable raid boss, and going in with sub-par counters will only lead to wasted resources.

Pre-build your battle party and utilize Max Revives and the "Revive All" feature to save time. Make sure that you are connected to a stable network to minimize glitches while you try to solo defeat Chill Drive Genesect in Pokemon GO.

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