5 best Evolution Cup Great League edition teams for Pokemon GO Season of Timeless Travels

To succeed in any format of Pokemon GO Battle League, you need strong, meta-relevant Pocket Monsters, and these Evolution Cup Great League edition teams can help. The special format kicks off at 1 pm PT on February 9, 2024, and ends at 1 pm on February 16, 2024.

Any Pocket Monster that has evolved once and can evolve again can be included in your Evolution Cup Great League edition team in Pokemon GO, as long as they are 1,500 CP or less. This article contains five strong team suggestions.

Note: Some parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer's opinions. Attacks marked with * are Legacy Moves and require an Elite TM.

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Top Evolution Cup Great League edition teams for Pokemon GO Season 17

1) Hakamo-O, Metang, and Haunter

Hakomo-O, Metang, and Haunter (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Hakamo-O	Lead	Dragon Tail	Dragon Claw and Brick Break
Metang	Switch	Metal Claw	Gyro Ball and Psyshock
Haunter	Closer	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball and Ice Punch

This lineup is strong against most Evolution Cup Great League edition teams in Pokemon GO. This includes matchups against Hakamo-o, Nidorino, Dragonair, Haunter, Arctibax, Togetic, and Sealio.

Its biggest threats are from Crocalor, Ursaring, Vigoroth, Zweilous, Marshtomp, Primeape, Chansey, and even uncommon picks such as Gothorita, Galarian Linoone, and Fletchinder.

Overall, the team has excellent coverage, resisting 16 elemental types and being able to hit 14 for super-effective damage. This team is most effective against Rock-, Grass-, and Fighting-type Pocket Monsters.

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2) Sealeo, Shadow Dusclops, and Shadow Golbat

Sealeo, Shadow Dusclops, and Shadow Golbat (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Sealeo	Lead	Powder Snow	Body Slam and Aurora Beam
Shadow Dusclops	Switch	Hex	Ice Punch and Poltergeist
Shadow Golbat	Closer	Wing Attack	Poison Fang and Ominous Wind*

This Evolution Cup Great League edition team's strongest matchups are against Hakamo-o, Nidorino, Nidorina, Dragonair, Marshtomp, Chansey, and more.

Its biggest threats are from Haunter, Magneton, Crocalor, Alolan Graveler, Luxio, and even uncommon picks such as Shelgon, Lairon, and Ursaring.

Overall, the team resists nine elemental types and can hit nine for super-effective damage. This team is most effective against Fairy-, Fighting-, Grass-, and Bug-type Pocket Monsters.

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3) Crocalor, Charjabug, and Marshtomp

Crocalor, Charjabug, and Marshtomp (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Crocalor	Lead	Incinerate	Crunch and Disarming Voice
Charjabug	Switch	Volt Switch*	X-Scissor and Discharge
Marshtomp	Closer	Mud Shot	Mud Bomb and Surf

This Evolution Cup Great League edition team, consisting of two Starters in Pokemon GO, is strong against Golbat, Charjabug, Sealeo, Haunter, Chansey, Metang, and more.

Its most significant threats are Zweilous, Dragonair, Dusclops, Fraxure, Arctibax, Vigoroth, Machoke, and even uncommon picks such as Datrix, Staravia, Dewott, and Kantonian Graveler.

Overall, the team resists 10 elemental types and hits 16 for super-effective damage. This team works well against Steel-, Dark-, and Poison-type Pocket Monsters.

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4) Alolan Graveller, Vigoroth, and Golbat

Alolan Graveller, Vigoroth, and Golbat (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Alolan Graveller	Lead	Volt Switch	Rock Blast and Stone Edge
Vigoroth	Switch	Counter	Body Slam and Rock Slide
Golbat	Closer	Wing Attack	Poison Fang and Shadow Ball

This Evolution Cup Great League edition team does well against Golbat, Charjabug, Haunter, Sealeo, Togetic, Chanse, Nidorina, Nidorino, and several others.

Dragonair, Dusclops, Hakamo-o, Zweilous, Marshtomp, Primeape, Arctibax, and even uncommon picks like Grotle, Gloom, Ivysaur, and Lairon are among the biggest threats to this team.

Overall, the team resists 11 elemental types and hits 14 for super-effective damage. It works best against Flying-, Bug-, and Grass-type Pocket Monsters.

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5) Charjabug, Togetic, and Primeape

Charjabug, Togetic, and Primeape (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Charjabug	Lead	Volt Switch*	X-Scissor and Discharge
Togetic	Switch	Fairy Wind	Ancient Power and Aerial Ace
Primeape	Closer	Counter	Ice Punch and Close Combat

The final Evolution Cup Great League edition team has strong matchups against Hakamo-o, Zweilous, Dragonair, Primeape, Marshtomp, Sealeo, Chansey, and several others.

Dusclops, Nidorino, Nidorina, Vigoroth, Haunter, Piloswine, are common adversaries this team doesn't do that well against. Some uncommon picks that do well on this team are Gothorita, Gurdurr, Fletchinder, Lairon, Combusken, Galarian Mr. Mime, and Boldore.

Overall, the team resists nine elemental types and hits 14 for super-effective damage. It is most effective against Bug-, Dark-, and Grass-type Pocket Monsters.

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