⚡ Mega Eelektross Guide: How to Use Eelevate's Snowball Effect in M-B

How to use Mega Eelektross's new Eelevate ability for snowball wins in Pokémon Champions Regulation M-B. Stats, item, moves, partners, and the Fake Out + KO timing that unlocks the +1 highest-stat boost on every kill.

Mega Eelektross is one of the eleven Champions-exclusive Mega forms added in Reg M-B and carries the format's most interesting new ability: Eelevate. The setup is Levitate plus a stack of Beast Boost on every kill. The skill ceiling is high — every turn matters for setting up the first KO — but when it works, Mega Eelektross transitions from a 145-Attack Electric-type into a Speed-tier-breaking sweeper. This guide breaks down exactly how to use it.

Eelevate, in detail

Mega Eelektross's signature ability has two halves. The immunity layer is identical to Levitate.

• Immune to all Ground-type moves. Earthquake from your partner does zero damage to Mega Eelektross — you can spam EQ from Garchomp without partner penalty.
• Immune to Spikes, Toxic Spikes, and Sticky Web on entry. Mega Eelektross can switch in repeatedly without HP loss.

The snowball half triggers only on direct KOs from Mega Eelektross's own attacks.

• When Mega Eelektross knocks out an opposing Pokémon with an attack, its highest stat increases by 1 stage at the end of the turn.
• Mega Eelektross's stats: 85/145/80/135/90/80. Highest stat is Atk at 145. The +1 boost always lands on Attack unless a previous stat boost has shifted that ranking.
• Damage shared with a partner doesn't trigger. Status / hazard / weather KOs don't trigger. The KO must be a direct attack from Mega Eelektross.
• Switching Mega Eelektross out CLEARS the accumulated stat boosts (standard Pokémon rules). So the snowball is single-stay only — keep it in until the match ends or its HP is critical.

Standard Mega Eelektross build

• Item: Eelektrossite (Mega Stone). Required to activate Eelevate; cannot run any other item.
• Nature: Adamant. The mixed-attacker option is Lonely (Atk-up, Def-down) for the rare special-coverage move, but Adamant is the standard.
• EVs / SP: 32 Atk / 32 Spe / 1 SpD.
• Moves: Wild Charge / Flamethrower or Fire Punch / Drain Punch / Protect. Coil and Knock Off are alternates worth considering.

How to play the snowball

Mega Eelektross's win condition is the first KO. Every turn until that KO lands is setup. Three reliable patterns:

• Fake Out + KO turn one. Lead with Incineroar Fake Out on the threat that could outpower Mega Eelektross (typically a fast attacker like Sneasler or Mega Raichu Y). Mega Eelektross clicks Wild Charge into the slower partner. After-turn-one, Mega Eelektross is +1 Attack.
• Protect into safe KO. If the opposing lead is something like Garchomp (faster, hits hard), Protect with Mega Eelektross turn one while the partner clears the threat. Turn two, Mega Eelektross KOs the slower remaining mon and gets the +1.
• Tailwind + first KO. Whimsicott Prankster Tailwind doubles Mega Eelektross's Speed to 160 effective, putting it above Mega Raichu Y. Mega Eelektross 2-shots most threats from there, and the +1 from the first KO makes every subsequent target a 1-shot.

Strongest matchups

Mega Eelektross is the best answer in M-B to two specific threat classes.

• Rain teams. Pelipper's Drizzle helps Mega Eelektross's STAB Thunder (now 100% accuracy in rain). Wild Charge becomes a one-shot on Pelipper through Drizzle's HP, and Eelektross then snowballs on the rest of the team.
• Sand teams. Tyranitar dies to Drain Punch + Stone Edge negation. Excadrill loses to Wild Charge after Tailwind. Eelevate immunity ignores the Sand Stream hazard.
• Hazard-stack teams. Spikes / Sticky Web teams (Glimmora, Forretress) lose their primary pressure when Mega Eelektross switches in for free.

Weakest matchups

• Mega Mawile. Steel/Fairy walls Wild Charge and resists Drain Punch. Mega Eelektross needs Flamethrower / Fire Punch to break Mawile, and the Mega slot conflict means the player picks one or the other.
• Sinistcha + Snowball Disruption. Sinistcha's Strength Sap drops Mega Eelektross's Attack, eating into the +1 snowball gains. Hospitality Sinistcha also restores the partner's HP, undoing chip damage.
• Trick Room. Mega Eelektross's 80 Speed is bottom-tier in Trick Room — opposing slow attackers (Conkeldurr, Mega Scolipede) outspeed and hit twice before the +1 snowball can land.

Skill ceiling and skill floor

Most Mega forms in Champions hit their ceiling on turn one — Mega Garchomp is roughly the same Pokémon whether it's been in the match for 3 turns or 7. Mega Eelektross is the opposite. Turn-one Mega Eelektross is a 145-Attack threat with one immunity. Turn-five Mega Eelektross (after 4 KOs) is +4 Attack with 580 effective Attack stat — a number that no defensive Pokémon in the format survives.

That makes Mega Eelektross a real spike pick: high win rate when piloted well, low win rate against players who deny the first KO by switching defensively. Build the team to set up the first KO reliably (Fake Out, redirection from Amoonguss or Clefable, Tailwind) and the rest plays itself.

If you want broader context on the other 15 new Mega forms, see the All 16 New Mega Evolutions guide. For the new abilities including Eelevate's full mechanics page, see the M-B new abilities deep dive.