6 best PvP picks to farm at Pokemon GO Young & Wise

Modified Dec 07, 2024 19:10 GMT

Hunting PvP Pokemon during Pokemon GO Young & Wise — Togetic and Hakamo-o (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon GO Young & Wise is a must-attend event for trainers who want to farm the best picks for PvP battles. It will begin on December 10, 2024, at 10:00 am, and end on December 14, 2024, at 8:00 pm local time. During this time frame, you will get the opportunity to hatch 2 KM eggs and battle several 1-star, 3-star, 5-star, and Mega Raid Bosses. We all know that most 5-star and Mega encounters are powerhouses best suited for both PvE and PvP combat.

However, other featured Pokemon can also become powerful critters for the GO Battle League competition. Here are the names of the six finest PvP choices worth farming during Pokemon GO Young & Wise.

Hakamo-o, Togetic, and four other PvP Pokemon worth hunting at Pokemon GO Young & Wise

1) Togetic

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Togetic is a Psychic- and Fairy-type pocket monster with a maximum combat power of 1,931 CP. It can be farmed by evolving a Togepi using 25 Candy. In this event, Togepi will be available to hatch from 2 KM Pokemon Eggs.

PvP moveset to teach Togetic: Fairy Wind, Aerial Ace, and Dazzling Gleam

Rank and Useful in: Great League (#61) and Fantasy Cup (#46)

Shiny availability: Yes

2) Scrafty

You can evolve a Scraggy into a Scrafty using 50 Pokemon Candy. One-star raids of Pokemon GO Young & Wise will offer encounters with Scraggy. Thus, the more you beat this raid creature, the more encounters and Candies you can get.

Finding estimated CP of Togepi Evolutions with our tool. (Image via Sportskeeda)

Counters to Scarggy raids: Gardevoir, Mega Rayquaza, Incarnate Forme Enamorus, Xerneas, Mega Lucario, Xurkitree, and Tapu Lele

PvP moveset to teach Scrafty: Counter, Foul Play, and Thunder Punch

Rank and Useful in: Great League (#184)

Shiny availability: Yes

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3) Hakamo-o

Hakamo-o (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Jangmo-o is another pocket monster who will take over one-star raids at the start of the Pokemon GO Young & Wise event. During such raids, you can defeat this Dragon-type monster, catch plenty of these critters, and collect 25 Jangmo-o Candy. This exact amount of Candy consumption can trigger the evolution of Jangmo-o into Hakamo-o.

Counters to Jangmo-o raids: Mega Rayquaza, Mega Gardevoir, Garchomp, Salamence, Origin Forme Dialga and Palkia

PvP moveset to teach Hakamo-o: Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw, and Brick Break

Rank and Useful in: Great League (#57) and Fantasy Cup (#66)

Shiny availability: Yes

4) Togekiss

Togekiss (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Togekiss is the final evolution form of Togepi in the game. While Togetic is a great pick for the Great League and Fantasy Cup, you can evolve Togetic into Togekiss to use in other GO Battle League battle formats as well.

Using 100 Candy and a Sinnoh Stone on Togetic evolves it into Togekiss. This is how you get your hands on this Psychic- and Flying-type pocket monster in Pokemon GO Young & Wise.

PvP moveset to teach Togekiss: Charm, Ancient Power, and Aura Sphere

Rank and Useful in: Master League (#86) and Fantasy Cup (#86)

Shiny availability: Yes

5) Trevenant

Trevenant (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Phantump will appear in one-star raids during the Pokemon GO Young & Wise event. Trevenant evolves from Phantump upon consuming 200 Candies. However, if you receive a Phantump from your friend, you can evolve it into Trevenant without giving any Candies.

Counters to Phantump raids: Mega Rayquaza, Mega Blaziken, Charizard, Mega Tyranitar, Shadow Heatran, and Dawn Wings Necrozma

PvP moveset to teach Trevenant: Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw, and Brick Break

Rank and Useful in: Ultra League (#77)

Shiny availability: Yes

6) Oranguru

Oranguru (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Oranguru, a 3-star raid boss, will be available to join as soon as the Pokemon GO Young & Wise event goes live. It is a Normal-type Pokemon with a maximum CP of 2770 and can become a good PvP pick when leveled up to improve its performance.

Counters to Oranguru raids: Mega Tyranitar, Mega Houndoom, Shadow Weavile, Hydreigon, Mega Gyarados, and Darkrai

PvP moveset to teach Oranguru: Confusion, Brutal Swing, and Trialblaze

Rank and Useful in: Ultra League (#83)

Shiny availability: Yes

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Edited by Arundhoti Palit