Pokémon GOhas switched focus to The Ultra League & Spring Cup: Great League Edition this week for its GO Battle League and selecting the best teams is vital to claim the best rewards.Pokémon GOis currently changing the two different cups available for trainers to participate in every week as they face off against each other in PvP. Both offer the chance to claim some great rewards, but only if you win battles.
The Ultra League makes it latest return to competitive battles, and you’re able to select any Pokémon, as long as its CP is under 2,500. The Spring Cup: Great League matches the normal stipulations of The Great League, in only allowing Pokémon under 1,500 CP. However, in addition, you can only select Water-, Grass- or Fairy-type Pokémon. These rules make selection for the cups harder, so it is vital to select thebest teams.
Best Pokémon Team For The Ultra League & Spring Cup: Great League Edition
Grumpig Lapras And Dusknoir Set To Dominate
Themeta often quickly changes for The Ultra Leagueand it has in recent months, with a host of new Pokémon viable options to use inPokémon GO. While it is hard to pick the best team, a fantastic line-up to use currently isGrumpig, Lapras and Dusknoir.Grumpig is a great example of a Pokémon suddenly becoming one of the best options in a cup due to buffs changing the strengths of its attacks (for good or bad). The Psychic-type can now use Psywave and Dynamic Punch, which perform fantastically against the other meta options.
Lapras is a great partner for Grumpig, with the Water- and Ice-type Pokémon now listed as the third-best individual option byPvPoke.com. It has always been a popular option due to its bulk, meaning it can take a lot of damage, but it now has a move set to match. Rounding out the team is Dusknoir. It is the strongest pure Ghost-type available, which gives it a lot of resistance to other Pokémon that are strong against Grumpig and Lapras.
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While on the surface the Spring Cup limits you greatly in the Pokémon you’re able to select, the ability to use dual-type Pokémon widens the options. As long as the Pokémon has either Water-, Grass- or Fairy- as one of its two types, it is eligible for the cup. Due to this, one of the best possible teams isGalarian Weezing, Ferrothorn and Lapras, who sit as the best three individual options according toPvPoke.com. As a dual Poison- and Fairy-type, Galarian Weezing is weak to only a handful of Pokémon that can be selected for the cup, and dominates any Grass-type opponents..
For any of the competitions in the GO Battle League, you need to select three Pokémon, including which one you will start the battle with.
While not weak to Water- attacks, Galarian Weezing isn’t strong against them either, so Ferrothorn as a Grass- and Steel-type is the perfect ally. It also resists attacks from all the three primary types that can be selected for the Spring Cup. Rounding out the team is Lapras, who is strong in its own right, but can also be given Psywave — a Psychic-type attack capable of taking down Galarian Weezing if it is selected by the opposition team.
Best Alternate Teams To Use During Ultra League & Spring Cup: Great League Edition
Lots Of Viable Options To Use
Thankfully, for the Ultra League inPokémon GOthere are a host of other Pokémon that you may switch to if you want to mix it up or try something different out in battle.Flying- and Steel-type Corviknighthas quickly become a meta optionfor Ultra League, due to its resistances and lack of weaknesses. Combining this with the always strong pairing ofFeraligatr and Primeapewill cover a huge number of possible opposition teams, and will let you head into battle with a huge attacking threat.
Using dual types for the Spring Cup: Great League Edition is essential to have any chance of victory.
For the Spring Cup: Great League there are alternatives which are largely set up to tackle the above meta Pokémon.Pelipper,as a Water- and Flying- type Pokémon, is a very versatile option, and works well when partnered with a strong Rock- and Grass-typeCradily, as well as Steel- and Fairy-typeKlefki.There are a lot of great options to use for both the Ultra League Cup and Spring Cup: Great League Edition inPokémon GO, but selecting the best teams greatly increases your chances of winning more regularly.
Pokémon GO
Created by Niantic, Pokémon GO is an augmented reality RPG where players can wander around catching Pokémon as they pass by various landmarks in real life. Players can engage in a traditional Pokémon experience via battles with other trainers, catching Pokémon to breed new ones, and even trade them with other trainers they come across.
