7 best Fantasy Cup teams for Pokemon GO Dual Destiny

You must use the best Fantasy Cup teams for Pokemon GO to find success in this limited-time format of the GO Battle League Dual Destiny Season. It will be available from 1 pm PT on November 3 until 1 pm PT on November 17, 2024. This format allows you to use any creature that is at 1,500 CP or less, as long as they have Dragon, Steel, or Fairy as one of their elemental types.

For trainers unsure about the creatures they should use in these battles, this article highlights the best Fantasy Cup teams for Pokemon GO in the Dual Destiny Season.

(Note: The teams mentioned in this article only reflect the writer’s point of view. Moves marked with ‘*’ are Legacy moves and you will need an Elite TM to teach these moves to your creatures.)

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Best Fantasy Cup teams for Pokemon GO Battle League Season 21

1) Shadow Alolan Dugtrio, Whimsicott, and Azumarill

Shadow Alolan Dugtrio, Whimsicott, and Azumarill (Image via TPC)

The best order to play this Fantasy Cup team in Pokemon GO is as follows:

Shadow Alolan Dugtrio in the Lead
Whimsicott as the Safe Swap
Azumarillas the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Shadow Alolan Dugtrio	Mud Slap	Mud Bomb, Iron Head
Whimsicott	Fairy Wind	Seed Bomb, Moonblast
Azumarill	Bubble	Hydro Pump, Play Rough

Defensive Typing

This team is overall strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, and Water elemental typings.
This team is weak to the Fire elemental typing.

Offensive typing

This team has the potential to be Super Effective against 12 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Dark, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Ground, Ice, and Rock elemental typings.

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2) Dragapult, Alolan Sandslash, and Turtonator

Dragapult, Alolan Sandslash, and Turtonator (Image via TPC)

The most optimal order to utilize this team in the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO Dual Destiny edition is as follows:

Dragapult in the Lead
Alolan Sandslash as the Safe Swap
Turtonator as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Dragapult	Astonish	Breaking Swipe, Shadow Ball
Alolan Sandslash	Powder Snow	Ice Punch, Drill Run
Turtonator	Incinerate	Overheat, Dragon Pulse

Defensive Typing

This team is overall strong against Bug, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Steel, and Water elemental typings.
This team is weak to Dark, Dragon, Ghost, Ground, and Rock elemental typings.

Offensive typing

This team has the potential to be Super Effective against 13 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Bug, Dragon, Electric, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Poison, and Psychic elemental typings.

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3) Shadow Flygon, Galarian Weezing, and Registeel

Shadow Flygon, Galarian Weezing, and Registeel (Image via TPC)

The best way to play with this team in this Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO is as follows:

Shadow Flygon in the Lead
Galarian Weezing as the Safe Swap
Registeel as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Shadow Flygon	Mud Shot	Dragon Claw, Scorching Sands
Galarian Weezing	Fairy Wind	Play Rough, Brutal Swing
Registeel	Lock On	Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*

Defensive Typing

This team is overall strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Flying, Fairy, Grass, Rock, Poison, and Normal elemental typings.
This team is weak to Ground and Ice elemental typings.

Offensive typing

This team has the potential to be Super Effective against 14 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Rock, Normal, Dragon, Fighting, Dark, Electric, Fire, Ice, and Water elemental typings.

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4) Registeel, Azumarill, and Shadow Flygon

Registeel, Azumarill, and Shadow Flygon (Image via TPC)

The best way to play with this team in the upcoming iteration of Pokemon GO's Fantasy Cup is:

Registeel in the Lead
Azumarill as the Safe Swap
Shadow Flygon as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Registeel	Lock On	Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*
Azumarill	Bubble	Ice Beam, Play Rough
Shadow Flygon	Mud Shot	Dragon Claw, Scorching Sands

Defensive typing

This team is overall strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Poison, Normal, Flying, Water, Steel, Rock, and Psychic elemental typings.
This team is weak to Ground-type moves.

Offensive typing

This team has the potential to be Super Effective against 14 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Normal, and Rock elemental typings..

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5) Dragonite, Melmetal, and Registeel

Dragonite, Melmetal, and Registeel (Image via TPC)

The best way to play with this Pokemon Fantasy Cup team during the Dual Destiny season is:

Dragonite in the Lead
Melmetal as the Safe Swap
Registeel as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Dragonite	Dragon Breath	Dragon Claw, Superpower
Melmetal	Thunder Shock	Superpower, Rock Slide
Registeel	Lock On	Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*

Defensive typing

This team is strong against Grass, Fairy, Bug, Dragon, Poison, Normal, Ground, Rock, Steel, Water, and Psychic elemental typings.
This team is weak against Fighting and Fire elemental typings.

Offensive typing

This team can do Super Effective damage against 10 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Fire, Ice, Normal, Rock, and Water elemental typings.

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6) Tapu Fini, Lucario, and Escavalier

Tapu Fini, Lucario, and Escavalier (Image via TPC)

The ideal way to play this team in Pokemon GO's Fantasy Cup is:

Tapu Fini in the Lead
Lucario as the Safe Swap
Escavalier as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Tapu Fini	Water Gun	Surf, Moonblast
Lucario	Counter	Blaze Kick, Shadow Ball
Escavalier	Counter	Drill Run, Megahorn

Defensive typing

This team is strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel, and Water elemental typings.
This team is weak against Electric, Fire, and Ground elemental typings.

Offensive typing

This team is Super Effective against 15 of 18 elemental typings.
It is best against Dark, Electric, Fire, Ground, Ice, Rock, and Steel elemental typings.

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7) Registeel, Galarian Weezing, and Clefable

Registeel, Galarian Weezing, and Clefable (Image via TPC)

Here's how to best use this party in the upcoming iteration of the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO:

Registeel in the Lead
Galarian Weezing as the Safe Swap
Clefable as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves
Registeel	Lock On	Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*
Galarian Weezing	Fairy Wind	Play Rough, Brutal Swing
Clefable	Fairy Wind	Moonblast, Meteor Mash

Defensive typing

This team is strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, and Rock.
This team is weak against Fire, Ground, and Steel.

Offensive typing

This team is Super Effective against 12 of 18 elemental typings.
It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Ice, Normal, and Rock elemental typings

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Edited by Soumyadyuti Ghosh