How to solo defeat Mega Absol in Pokemon GO Mega Raids

Trainers would be happy to know that it is possible to solo defeat Mega Absol in Pokemon GO Mega raids. It will appear as part of the Raid Day event from 2 - 5 pm local time on March 22, 2025.

During this time, you can solo defeat Mega Absol using the right counters and strategy. This article will serve as a guide on taking down Mega Absol on your own.

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How to solo defeat Mega Absol in Pokemon GO

Mega Absol in the anime (Image via TPC)

It is important to note Mega Absol's elemental typing and stats before challenging it in battle. The critter is a Dark-type Pocket Monster. This means it is weak to Fairy, Fighting, and Bug-type attacks. It also resists Psychic, Ghost, and Dark-type attacks.

Mega Absol in Pokemon GO has Base 314 Attack and 130 Defense. As a Mega Raid boss, it has 9,000 HP to its name, bringing its Raid Boss CP to 37,583. You get 300 seconds to take down this critter.

Mega Absol can use Psycho Cut and Snarl as its Fast Attacks, while its Charged Attack options are Dark Pulse, Mega Horn, Payback, and Thunder. Since Fairy and Fighting-type Pocket Monsters resist most of these moves while dealing STAB super-effective damage, they are the best counters. Additionally, since this is a Mega Raid, you must only use top-tier maxed-out counters for the best results.

Here is the best team to solo defeat Mega Absol in Pokemon GO:

• Terrakion with Double Kick and Sacred Sword
• Mega Blaziken with Counter and Focus Blast
• Shadow Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
• Keldeo with Low Kick and Sacred Sword
• Mega Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam
• Shadow Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch

If you don't have all of these critters on your team, you can swap them out with the following Pocket Monsters:

• Lucario with Counter and Aura Sphere
• Conkeldurr with Counter and Dynamic Punch
• Mega Diancie with Rock Throw and Dazzling Gleam
• Mega Lopunny with Double Kick and Focus Blast
• Mega Pinsir with Bug Bite and X-Scissor
• Shadow Gardevoir with Charm and Dazzling Gleam

A couple more things to keep in mind while challenging Mega Absol in Pokemon GO on your own is that the bet counters aren't always enough to win. Although the above-mentioned critters can all take down the raid boss in under 300 seconds, you must still try to dodge incoming Charged Attacks so that your team doesn't faint too frequently, thereby wasting time.

Lastly, have a stock of Max Revives as they will help you save time by not having to separately revive and heal members of your team.

In other news, the details of the Pokemon GO Fest 2025 have been announced.

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