Prepare your team for the Fossil Cup
The Fossil Cup is back in Pokémon GO PvP until August 16. The Fossil Cup operates as the Great League (1500 max CP) with a range of additional restrictions. That means that your usual Great League team might not apply.
The Pokémon GO Fossil Cup only allows Warer, Rock and Steel-type Pokémon. All members of your team must have at least one of these types.
So, what are some of the best Pokémon you can use to rack up victories in the Pokémon GO Fossil Cup?
What is the best team for the Pokémon GO Fossil Cup?
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 the best team for the Pokémon GO Fossil Cup is Poliwrath, Registeel and Ferrothorn.
This team gives you a good range of type coverage, with these Pokémon having a range of moves in a range of categories. Additionally, none of these Pokémon need XL candy in order to reach the top end of the 1500 CP limit.
Pokémon GO Fossil Cup: Solid Pokémon to use
If you want to try something a bit different, here are some of the other Pokémon that can fare very well in the Fossil Cup:
 | Kartana | Razor Leaf, Leaf Blade, Night Slash |
 | Quagsire (Shadow) | Mud Shot, Mud Bomb, Stone Edge |
 | Ludicolo | Razor Leaf, Ice Beam, Leaf Storm |
 | Lanturn | Spark, Surf, Thunderbolt |
 | Jellicent | Hex, Surf, Shadow Ball |
 | Registeel (Shadow) | Lock On, Focus Blast, Zap Cannon |
 | Swampert (Shadow) | Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, Earthquake |
 | Escavalier | Counter, Drill Run, Aerial Ace |
| Swampert | Mud Shot, Hydro Cannon, Earthquake |
 | Lucario | Force Palm, Thunder Punch, Shadow Ball |
 | Pelipper | Wing Attack, Weather Ball (Water), Hurricane |
 | Gastrodon | Mud Slap, Body Slam, Earth Power |
| Quagsire | Mud Shot, Mud Bomb, Stone Edge |
 | Whiscash (Shadow) | Mud Shot, Mud Bomb, Scald |
 | Magnezone | Volt Switch, Wild Charge, Mirror Shot |
For Kartana, which is a fantastic Pokémon to use in this PvP Cup, you will only be able to find one below 1500 CP if you trade the Kartana you got either of the two times Kartana was avaliable through Research, and get IVs lower than 10/10/10.
Be warned that while several Shadow Pokémon are all very useful in the Fossil Cup, 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 Fossil Cup. Good luck out there Trainers!
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