Get your team ready for the Pokémon GO Color Cup: Great League Edition.
The Color Cup is back in Pokémon GO PvP until January 21. The Color Cup is back in the Great League Edition, meaning that Pokémon cannot be higher than 1500 CP with additional restrictions on top. That means that your usual Great League team will not apply.
The Pokémon GO Color Cup is focused on Grass, Electric, Water and Fire-type Pokémon. Only Pokémon that have any of those three types are eligible. As per normal Great League rules, these Pokémon must be 1500 CP or below.
So, what are some of the best Pokémon you can use to rack up victories in the Pokémon GO Color Cup: Great League Edition.
What is the best team for the Pokémon GO Color Cup: Great League Edition?
It's hard to always say there is a one size fits all best team for any single Pokémon GO PvP Cup or League. After all, Pokémon GO PvP is all about counters, specific movesets and thinking outside the box to get one up on your opponent. So bear that in mind.
However, statistically one of the best teams for the Pokémon GO Color Cup: Great League Edition is Toxapex, Gastrodon and Shadow Jumpluff.
This team gives you a good range of type coverage, with these Pokémon having a range of moves in a range of categories. In addition, none of these Pokémon need XL candy in order to reach the top end of the 1500 CP limit. That means that you don't need spend a lot of resources for what is a temporary cup.
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Pokémon GO Color Cup: Great League Edition: Good Pokémon to use
If you want to try something a bit different, here are all of the best Pokémon that fare very well in the Color Cup: Great League Edition:
 Toxapex Poison Jab, Brine, Sludge Wave |  Shadow Alolan Marowak Fire Spin, Shadow Bone, Bone Club | Alolan Marowak Fire Spin, Shadow Bone, Bone Club |  Qwilfish Poison Sting, Aqua Tail, Ice Beam |  Shadow Jumpluff Fairy Wind, Aerial Ace, Energy Ball |  Shadow Abomasnow Powder Snow, Weather Ball (Ice), Energy Ball |  Gastrodon Mud Slap, Body Slam, Earth Power | Jumpluff Fairy Wind, Aerial Ace, Energy Ball | Abomasnow Powder Snow, Icy Wind, Energy Ball |  Shadow Zapdos Thunder Shock, Drill Peck, Thunderbolt |  Shadow Quagsire Mud Shot, Aqua Tail, Stone Edge |  Emolga Thunder Shock, Acrobatics, Discharge | Zapdos Thunder Shock, Drill Peck, Thunder |  Turtonator Incinerate, Dragon Pulse, Overheat |  Charjabug Volt Switch, X-Scissor, Discharge |
Color Cup: Great League Edition meta overview
There are a lot of easily accessible Pokémon that are very good to use in the Colour Cup: Great League edition. Toxapex evolves from Mareanie, which is a common spawn. Shadow Quagsire is easy to get from Team GO Rocket Grunts and Shellos spawns worldwide, letting you get Gastrodon easily.
Be warned that while several Shadow Pokémon are all very useful in the Color Cup: Great League Edition, Shadow Pokémon are more expensive to power up, and much harder to get optimised IV values for. For a temporary PvP Cup, it might not be worth the investment.
However, using any of those Pokémon will stand you in good stead for your battles in the Color Cup: Great League Edition. Good luck out there Trainers!
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