5 best Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition teams for Pokemon GO Season of Timeless Travels

Pokemon GO’s Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition format is returning to the GO Battle League on Saturday, January 13, 2024, at 1 pm PT. You will not be able to use Pocket Monsters that have a Combat Power (CP) higher than 1,500 in it. Besides this, only Steel-, Dragon-, and Fairy-type Pokemon are allowed in this format of the GO Battle League.

This article will mention the best teams you can use in this cycle of the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO.

(Note: The teams mentioned in this article only reflect the writer’s point of view. Moves marked with ‘*’ are Legacy moves and you will need an Elite TM to teach these moves to your creatures.)

Top Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition teams in Pokemon GO Battle League

1) Shadow Flygon, Galarian Weezing, and Registeel

Best way to play with this team in this Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO is as follows:

Shadow Flygon in the Lead
Galarian Weezing as the Safe Swap
Registeel as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Shadow Flygon	Mud Shot	Dragon Claw, Scorching Sands
Galarian Weezing	Fairy Wind	Play Rough, Brutal Swing
Registeel	Lock On	Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*

Defensive Typing

This team is overall strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Flying, Fairy, Grass, Rock, Poison, and Normal elemental typings.
This team is weak to Ground and Ice elemental typings.

Offensive typing

This team has the potential to be Super Effective against 14 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Rock, Normal, Dragon, Fighting, Dark, Electric, Fire, Ice, and Water elemental typings.

2) Registeel, Azumarill, and Shadow Flygon

The best way to play with this team in the upcoming iteration of Pokemon GO's Fantasy Cup is:

Registeel in the Lead
Azumarill as the Safe Swap
Shadow Flygon as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Registeel	Lock On	Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*
Azumarill	Bubble	Ice Beam, Play Rough
Shadow Flygon	Mud Shot	Dragon Claw, Scorching Sands

Defensive typing

This team is overall strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Poison, Normal, Flying, Water, Steel, Rock, and Psychic elemental typings.
This team is weak to Ground-type moves.

Offensive typing

This team has the potential to be Super Effective against 14 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Normal, and Rock elemental typings.

3) Dragonite, Melmetal, and Registeel

Team 3 for the in the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The best way to play with this team is:

Dragonite in the Lead
Melmetal as the Safe Swap
Registeel as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Dragonite	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw, Superpower
Melmetal	Thunder Shock	Superpower, Rock Slide
Registeel	Lock On	Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*

Defensive typing

This team is strong against Grass, Fairy, Bug, Dragon, Poison, Normal, Ground, Rock, Steel, Water, and Psychic elemental typings.
This team is weak against Fighting and Fire elemental typings.

Offensive typing

This team can do Super Effective damage against 10 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Fire, Ice, Normal, Rock, and Water elemental typings.

4) Tapu Fini, Lucario, and Escavalier

The ideal way to play this team in Pokemon GO's Fantasy Cup is:

Tapu Fini in the Lead
Lucario as the Safe Swap
Escavalier as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Tapu Fini	Water Gun	Surf, Moonblast
Lucario	Counter	Blaze Kick, Shadow Ball
Escavalier	Counter	Drill Run, Megahorn

Defensive typing

This team is strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel, and Water elemental typings.
This team is weak against Electric, Fire, and Ground elemental typings.

Offensive typing

This team is Super Effective against 15 of 18 elemental typings.
It is best against Dark, Electric, Fire, Ground, Ice, Rock, and Steel elemental typings.

5) Registeel, Galarian Weezing, and Clefable

Here's how to best use this party in upcoming iteration of the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO:

Registeel in the Lead
Galarian Weezing as the Safe Swap
Clefable as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Registeel	Lock On	Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*
Galarian Weezing	Fairy Wind	Play Rough, Brutal Swing
Clefable	Fairy Wind	Moonblast, Meteor Mash

Defensive typing

This team is strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, and Rock.
This team is weak against Fire, Ground, and Steel.

Offensive typing

This team is Super Effective against 12 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Ice, Normal, and Rock elemental typings

These are some of the best teams you can use in this Fantasy Cup: Great League edition in Pokemon GO. If you have any suggestions, feel free to mention them in the comments below.

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