After the opening of Pokémon Go’s Great League in late August, players have to make some decisions on what teams they want to build and compete with. Players will need to pick from their top available Pokémon and combine their best strengths. Let’s go over the top Pokémon that are able to compete at just under 1500 CP.

Top Competing Pokémon for Great League

Azumarill (XL)

This Water/Fairy-type Pokémon is an incredible fighter with its diverse nature.

  • Strong Against - Dragon, Dark, and FightingWeak Against - Electric and PsychicBest Moves - Bubble, Ice Beam, and Hydro PumpAlternative Water-Type Pokémon - Swampert and Jellicent

Altaria

This Flying/Dragon type is one of the most powerful Dragon types available for this fight.

  • Strong Against - Fighting, Bug, Fire, Water, Ground, and GrassWeak Against - Ice, Rock, Dragon, and FairyBest Moves - Dragon Breath, Sky Attack, and Dragon PulseAlternative Dragon-Type Pokémon- Zweilous and Reshiram

Deoxys (Defense)

This pure Psychic type has some Fighting-type attacks, making it better able to deal damage to multiple types of Pokémon.

  • Strong Against - Fighting and PsychicWeak Against - Bug, Ghost, and DarkBest Moves - Counter, Psycho Boost, and ThunderboltAlternative Psychic-Type Pokémon - Medicham and Cresselia

Galarian Stunfisk

This Ground/Steel type works particularly well against Fairy types.

  • Strong Against - Normal, Flying, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy, Rock, Electric, and PoisonWeak Against - Fighting, Ground, Fire, and WaterBest Moves - Mudshot, Rockslide, and EarthquakeAlternative Ground-Type Pokémon - Whiscash and Swampert

Registeel

This Legendary Steel type has an incredible defense, as well as a lot of resistances, and it can easily be used as a shield for weaker Pokémon.

  • Strong Against - Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy, and PoisonWeak Against - Fighting, Ground, and FireBest Moves - Lock-On, Focus Blast, and Flash CannonAlternative Steel-Type Pokémon - Bastiodon and Skarmory

Umbreon

Its high defense and decent stamina are what put this Dark type near the top of the list of contestants.

  • Strong Against - Ghost, Dark, and PsychicWeak Against - Fighting, Bug, and FairyBest Moves - Snarl, Foul Play, and Last ResortAlternative Dark Pokémon - Cofagrigus and Zweilous

Venusaur

This pure Grass type, Venusaur makes a great contestant against Pokémon like Azumarill and Swampert.

  • Strong Against - Fighting, Water, Electric, Fairy, and GrassWeak Against - Flying, Fire, Psychic, and IceBest Moves - Vine Whip, Frenzy Plant, and Sludge BombAlternative Grass-Type Pokémon - Meganium and Chesnaught

Wigglytuff

The pure Fairy type is the ultimate choice of Pokémon against Dragon types.

  • Strong Against - Bug, Dark, Ghost, and DragonWeak Against - Poison and SteelBest Moves - Charm, Ice Beam, and Play RoughAlternative Fairy Type Pokémon - Aloan Ninetails and Azumarill

Top Team Builds for Great League

As with any League battle, players will want to include a good mixture of Pokémon on their team to make it as strong as possible. Usually, a good team consists of many different types that counter one another. We’ll relay the best options of teams based on the top competing Pokémon listed in the previous section.

  • Azumarill, Galarian Stunfisk, and AltariaDeoxys, Umbreon, and WigglytuffVenusaur, Registeel, and Aloan Ninetails

A grouping that has resistance to different types will be able to handle whatever type of Pokémon is thrown at them in battle. This diversity is the way to win, as long as you’re also using high-HP Pokémon that output heavy damage.

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