5 best Color Cup teams in Pokemon GO Dual Destiny season

The best Color Cup teams in Pokemon GO Battle League will help you get a boost in your elo during the Dual Destiny season. The format has been running from 1 pm PT on January 7 and will be in the cycle until 1 pm PT on January 15, 2025. During this time, it will be accompanied by the Ultra League, giving players two highly competitive arenas to fight in.

While preparing the best Color Cup teams in Pokemon GO, you must keep in mind the following restrictions:

• The creatures must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Fire-, Water-, Grass-, and Electric-type critters are allowed.

This article contains suggestions for five of the best Color Cup teams in Pokemon GO Battle League.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

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Best Color Cup teams in Pokemon GO Battle League Season 21

1) Gastrodon, Qwilfish, and Charjabug

Gastrodon, Qwilfish, and Charjabug (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Gastrodon	Lead	Mud Slap	Body Slam and Earth Power
Qwilfish	Switch	Poison Sting	Aqua Tail and Ice Beam
Charjabug	Closer	Volt Switch	X-Scissor and Discharge

This is by far one of the strongest Color Cup teams for Pokemon GO Battle League's Season 21. There aren't any critters eligible in the format that can beat all three members of this lineup. This makes it a reliable and beginner-friendly team to try out.

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2) Shadow Alolan Marowak, Shadow Jumpluff, and Stunfisk

Shadow Alolan Marowak, Shadow Jumpluff, and Stunfisk (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Shadow Alolan Marowak	Lead	Fire Spin	Bone Club and Shadow Bone
Shadow Jumpluff	Switch	Fairy Wind	Energy Ball and Aerial Ace
Stunfisk	Closer	Thunder Shock	Discharge and Mud Bomb

This is an A-B-C-style team with two Shadow Pokemon. This makes it a more tricky lineup to utilize since you might have to make up for the compromised defenses with strategic switches and careful energy management.

That said, all three of these critters have been buffed in recent patches and Alolan Marowak — when piloted right — can win you games on its own.

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3) Emolga, Shadow Quagsire, and Abomasnow

Emolga, Shadow Quagsire, and Abomasnow (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Emolga	Lead	Thunder Shock	Discharge and Acrobatics
Shadow Quagsire	Switch	Mud Shot	Aqua Tail and Stone Edge
Abomasnow	Closer	Powder Snow	Icy Wind and Energy Ball

This is another A-B-C-style team with a higher skill ceiling. The team is very weak to Abomasnow leads, but with the right energy management and efficient baiting, you can flip even those matches around.

The lineup has extremely fast-charging moves and big nukes that can one-shot unaware enemies from near full health when used in the right moments.

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4) Shadow Arcanine, Dewgong, and Gastrodon

Shadow Arcanine, Dewgong, and Gastrodon (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Shadow Arcanine	Lead	Fire Fang	Wild Charge and Psychic Fangs
Dewgong	Switch	Ice Shard	Icy Wind and Drill Run
Gastrodon	Closer	Mud Slap	Body Slam and Earth Power

Despite its apparent weaknesses on paper, what makes this A-B-B style team one of the best Color Cup teams in Pokemon GO is how flexible it is.

Arcanine dishes out incredible amounts of damage but is on the frail side. However, considering most of its damage output comes from Fire Fang, feel free to keep shielding it as the bulky back line — especially with Icy Wind debuffs — can handle Charged Move pressure well.

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5) Toxapex, Cradily, and Abomasnow

Toxapex, Cradily, and Abomasnow (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Toxapex	Lead	Poison Jab	Brine and Sludge Wave
Cradily	Switch	Bullet Seed	Grass Knot and Rock Slide
Abomasnow	Closer	Powder Snow	Icy Wind and Energy Ball

This is another A-B-B style team. The lineup does extremely well against Water-types but struggles a bit when met with Steel-type creatures. While there aren't many of these in the format, you'd have to really play out those matches finely and depend on Toxapex's Water-type damage to see victory.

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If you don't have the creatures required to build these best Color Cup teams in Pokemon GO, you can check out our picks for the best leads, switches, and closers for the Color Cup to build your own squad.

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