5 best PvP picks to farm at Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025

Modified Jan 28, 2025 14:09 GMT

Strong PvP picks to farm during Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025 — What the are ideal PvP Pokemon to farm in Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025? (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025 offers trainers some of the best contenders to use in the GO Battle League competitions. This event will start on January 29, 2025, at 10:00 AM and run until February 2, 2025, at 8:00 PM local time. Apart from the event-featured Pokemon Gyarados and Dunsparce, one has to evolve all others to optimize them in battles.

Here is a list of the top five PvP picks trainers should use during the Pokemon GO Lunar New Year event.

Note: This article contains the personal and subjective opinions of the writer. The listing is not in any order.

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Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025: Five strong PvP choices

1) Dunsparce

Dunsparce (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Trainers can easily come across a Dunsparce in the wild during Pokemon GO Lunar New Year. It has a maximum combat power (CP) of 1,909, with an Attack of 131, a Defense of 128, and a Stamina of 225.

When using Dunsparce in the GO Battle League, teach it the Fast Attack Rollout and the Charged Attacks Drill Run and Rock Slide.

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Dunsparce's PvP rating with the best moveset:

Great League: #12
Ultra League: #581
Master League: N/A
Little Jungle Cup: #80

2) Serperior

Serperior (Image via The Pokemon Company)

As soon as Pokemon GO Lunar New Year starts, Snivy makes its appearance in the wild. You can get it by capturing it with a Poke Ball. To evolve a Snivy into a Servine, feed the former 25 Candy. Then, give 100 Candies to a Servine to evolve into a Serperior.

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Serperior has a maximum CP of 2,574, with 161 Attack, 204 Defense, and 181 Stamina. Before creating a team for Serperior to be used in the GO Battle League, the creature should know Vine Whip along with Frenzy Plant and Aerial Ace.

Serperior's PvP rating with the best moveset:

Great League: #55
Ultra League: #120
Master League: #344
Little Jungle Cup: #295

3) Gyarados

Gyarados (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Not everyone will encounter wild Gyarados at Pokemon GO Lunar New Year 2025 — it's a rare find for some trainers. To maximize the performance of this Flying- and Water-type Pocket Monster, equip it with the Fast Attack Dragon Breath and the Charged Attacks Aqua Tail and Crunch.

Gyarados sports a maximum CP of 3,834 when it reaches Level 50. Additionally, it sports an Attack stat of 237, a Defense stat of 186, and a Stamina stat of 216.

Gyarados' PvP rating with the best moveset:

Great League: #213
Ultra League: #176
Master League: #36
Little Jungle Cup: #230

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4) Drapion

To acquire Drapion during the run of Pokemon GO Lunar New Year, catch Skorupi in the wild and then evolve it using 50 Candy. This Pocket Monster is particularly well-suited for PvP battles.

Drapion can have 2,773 CP in the game, with an Attack of 180, a Defense of 202, and a Stamina of 172. It is a strong choice of defense for the GO Battle League, so be sure to teach it the moves Poison Sting, Aqua Tail, and Crunch.

Drapion's PvP rating with the best moveset:

Great League: #81
Ultra League: #12
Master League: #272
Little Jungle Cup: #22

5) Dragonite

Dragonite (Image via The Pokemon Company)

In the Pokemon GO Lunar New Year event of 2025, trainers can catch a wild Dratini to get their hands on a Dragonite. A Dratini evolves into a Dragonair when fed 25 Candy. In addition, a Dragonair evolves into a Dragonite by spending 100 Candy.

A Level 50 Dragonite boasts a CP of 4,287, an Attack stat of 263, a Defense stat of 198, and a Stamina stat of 209. To use this creature in the GO Battle League, it must know the Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw, and Super Power attacks.

Dragonite's PvP rating with the best moveset:

Great League: #126
Ultra League: #139
Master League: #17
Little Jungle Cup: #70

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Edited by Ashmita Bhatt