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The best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO will help you gain favorable results as the classic format returns to the Season 20 GBL cycle. This time, it will last from 1 pm PT on November 19 until 1 pm PT on November 26, 2024, and will be accompanied by the open Master League.
You can use any creature at or under 1,500 CP as long as it doesn't have Dark, Steel, or Fairy as one of its typing in your best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO.
This article highlights some of the best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO to help you get started with this fan-favorite format of the GBL.
Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions. Attacks marked with * are Legacy Moves and require an Elite TM.
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Best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO Battle League Season 20
1) Primeape, Clodsire, and Lickilicky
Primeape with Rage Fist debuted during the November Community Day and players can use this creature as their lead. While the creature hits hard, it is not very good at receiving them. To protect its healthbar from taking the brunt of the blows, you have Clodsire and Lickilicky — two of the bulkiest creatures in the format.
The combination of superior damage output and damage absorption makes this one of the best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO. Pivot Primeape well and it will win you many battles.
2) Shadow Feraligatr, Jumpluff, and Aurorus
Shadow Feraligatr has been a dominant meta force ever since it got access to Shadow Claw. The Fairy Wind buff in GBL Season 20 balance changes has boosted Jumpluff's viability greatly. Between the two of them, they cover most of the meta challenges.
Aurorus rounds up this lineup and takes it to the level of one of the best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO. It has the right balance of offense and defenses, making it a crucial part of this squad.
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3) Arctibax, Shadow Marowak, and Shadow Gallade
Arctibax has arguably one of the best movesets of the middle-stage pseudo-legendaries in Pokemon GO. Both it and Shadow Marowak exert incredible Fast Move pressure, meaning you have a strong advantage when shields are up.
What makes this one of the best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO is its power when shields are down. Shadow Gallade has lightning-fast pacing with Psycho Cut and Leaf Blade+Close Combat, which, when combined with its sky-high Attack means opponents will have hard time.
4) Toxapex, Dubwool, and Abomasnow
This Pokemon GO team composition depends on Toxapex and Dubwool to chip down opponents while not consuming shields. Considering both these critters are extremely bulky, you should manage this easily.
STAB Brine from Toxapex and Body Slam from Dubwool are also guaranteed to get the opponent low so that Abomasnow, up shields, can sweep in the end game.
Abomasnow hits really hard but is not good at taking hits. However, the combination of Powder Snow and Weather Ball allows it to clean up chipped-down opponents with ease.
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5) Quagsire, Frosslass, and Charizard
After Quagsire got access to Aqua Tail, it has really good opening matchups against most opposing leads unless faced with a Grass-type attacker. In this case, you can switch to Frosslass. This critter has decent matchups across the Pokemon GO Great League meta.
Charizard is one of the best closers in Niantic's mobile game. The combination of Wing Attack and Blast Burn can be incredibly oppressive when the enemy is out of shields, which is likely to happen often.
6) Unova Stunfisk, Alolan Marowak, and Cofagrigus
Unova Stunfisk barely gets play, as it is outclassed by its Galarian variant. However, in best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO like this it can have a lot of impact. The Ground and Electric-type has many favorable leading matchups and decent bulk to withstand incoming attacks.
The backline of this team consists of two Ghost-types. While the absence of Dark-type critters makes it easier for them to thrive, you should be careful what you align Alolan Marowak against as it is not the most defensively built Pocket Monster. Season 17's buffs to Fire Spin will also come in handy when using this team.
As a closer, Cofagrigus deals a lot of damage with STAB Shadow Claw and can nuke enemies without shields with Shadow Ball.
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7) Aurorus, Oranguru, and Cresselia
This is one of the best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO, as its primary weaknesses are Steel and Dark-type Pocket Monsters. As long as it doesn't meet a Fighting-type in the lead, Aurorus performs very well. In case it does, you have two excellent answers to FIghting-type Pokemon.
Oranguru is a bulky, safe Switch option, with only Bug-types to worry about when it comes to super-effective damage. Use your shields on Oranguru and Aurorus as needed since Cresselia can hold its ground in the endgame even if it is down shields. You can also use Shadow Cresselia and this will still remain one of the best Retro Cup teams for Pokemon GO.
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