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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny
  • Variations

Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B+
Great League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 2.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
25.90 kg Weight
0.80 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,535
Level 40: 3,126
Level 25: 2,233 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,786 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,340 (Research Tasks)
ATK 238
DEF 205
STA 163

Pokemon Family

25 Candy
Randomly Chosen Evolution
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25 Candy
Walk 10km, Evolve in Nighttime
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Tamao"
25 Candy
Mossy Lure
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25 Candy
Glacial Lure
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25 Candy
Earn 70 consecutive hearts while buddied
Once Per Account: Evolve With The Nickname "Kira"

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Frost Breath
Avalanche
A
B-
Frost Breath
Ice Beam
B
C
Ice Shard
Avalanche
A-
B
Ice Shard
Ice Beam
B
C
Frost Breath
Last Resort*
X
B-
Ice Shard
Last Resort*
X
B
Frost Breath
Water Pulse*
X
A-
Ice Shard
Water Pulse*
X
A
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Frost Breath and Avalanche are among the best Ice moves.
  • Ice Shard is pretty close to Frost Breath on offense.
  • Ice Beam is a good move, but is strictly inferior to Avalanche.
  • Icy Wind is just bad.
  • Last Resort isn't meant for attacking gyms or raids. 
  • Water Pulse doesn't have any use for Glaceon offensively. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Ice Shard hits harder than Frost Breath on defense, but they are close.
  • Water Pulse is the most favorable move for defense due to its useful coverage against Glaceon's weaknesses. 
  • Avalanche is a powerful 2-bar move that’s strictly superior to Ice Beam.
  • Icy Wind is 3-bar move, but it’s weak and very easy to dodge.
  • Last Resort as a 2-bar move offers some neutral coverage, but is easily dodged. 

PVE Overview

Glaceon is one of the three welcomed Gen 4 additions to the Ice-type family. Despite Glaceon learning the best possible Ice-type moveset, Mamoswine still wins by having better stats. That said, it's still a great Pokemon. Like all Eeveelutions, Glaceon benefits from Eevee being common, especially in places where Swinub are rare.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Ice Shard
Icy Wind
Water Pulse*
A
Ice Shard
Icy Wind
Last Resort*
A-

PvP Moveset Explanation

Ice Shard + Icy Wind and Avalanche or Last Resort* or Water Pulse*

Glaceon has similar issues to Leafeon, which is the lack of adequate coverage among its movesets. Ice Shard deals slightly less damage than Frost Breath, but returns more energy.

Icy Wind is recommended for its debuff utility on the opponent, in addition to its lesser energy cost and STAB damage. Avalanche can be chosen for much stronger damage, but doesn't provide any extra coverage. Last Resort and Water Pulse can only be obtained from Community Day events or Elite TMs, but are somewhat poor moves for coverage. The latter is more favorable due to its coverage against Fire and Rock Pokemon, as well as not being resisted by common Steel Pokemon. Ice Beam falls behind other moves in terms of performance. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 0 / 5

Glaceon is rather underwhelming in Great League, which is rather unfortunate. A stat distribution focusing on offense results in poor bulk, and a mono-Ice typing offers no significant resistances at all. The amount of abuse that Glaceon suffers from, in addition to no significant extra coverage (Last Resort is not the most impressive move), makes it difficult to justify its use. 

Ultra League: 2.5 / 5

A higher CP cap in Ultra League gives Glaceon more room to utilize its large ATK stat, which is especially important in Ultra League as more Dragon-type contestants are common. Wins against Dialga, and Lugia are good, but Glaceon doesn't have enough enough to deal with Giratina when shields are in play. Due to a lack of bulk and a vulnerable mono-Ice typing, Glaceon still sees more losses than wins against common meta picks, which might be a signal to leave Glaceon out. 

Master League: 3 / 5

Master League is dominated by Pokemon with legendary stats and titles, but unfortunately Glaceon isn't one of them. While it does have an easy time beating Groudon, the rest of its wins against popular meta picks are mostly narrow wins, with a longer list of losses in comparison. Generally speaking Premier Cup suits Glaceon better, though its struggles against popular Pokemon like Machamp and Metagross should be noted. Perhaps let Glaceon beat Dragon-types in raids instead. 

Fast Moves

12
Ice Shard
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.20
0.30
10.00
10.00
12.50
10
Frost Breath
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.30
8.89
11.11
13.89

Charge Moves

90
Avalanche
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
0.40
0.00
 1.80
33.33
41.67
 60.00
60
Icy Wind
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
0.80
0.00
 1.82
18.18
22.73
 33.06
90
Ice Beam
More Info

Ice

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.30
1.50
0.00
 1.80
27.27
34.09
 49.09

Elite Charge Moves

90
Last Resort
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.90
0.15
0.00
 1.80
31.03
38.79
 55.86
70
Water Pulse
More Info

Water

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.20
0.70
0.00
 1.40
21.88
27.34
 30.63

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 50
Stardust 75,000

Other

Female Ratio 12.5 %
Male Ratio 87.5 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Ice Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013844
2001.57991
2002120138
2002.5161185
4003202233
4003.5243280
4004284327
4004.5325374
6005366421
6005.5407468
6006448516
6006.5489563
8007530610
8007.5571657
8008612704
8008.5653752
10009694799
10009.5735846
100010776893
100010.5815938
130011854983
130011.58931027
1300129311072
130012.59701116
16001310091161
160013.510481206
16001410871250
160014.511251295
19001511641340
190015.512031384
19001612421429
190016.512811474
22001713191518
220017.513581563
22001813971608
220018.514361652
25001914751697
250019.515131742
25002015521786
250020.515911831
30002116301876
300021.516691920
30002217071965
300022.517462010
35002317852054
350023.518242099
35002418632144
350024.519022188
40002519402233
400025.519792278
40002620182322
400026.520572367
45002720962412
450027.521352457
45002821732501
450028.522122546
50002922512591
500029.522902635
50003023292680
500030.523482702
60003123682725
600031.523872747
60003224062769
600032.524262792
70003324452814
700033.524652836
70003424842859
700034.525032881
80003525232903
800035.525422926
80003625622948
800036.525812970
90003726002993
900037.526203015
90003826393037
900038.526593060
100003926783082
1000039.526973104
100004027173126
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