7 best Little Holiday Cup teams for Pokemon GO Dual Destiny

The best Little Holiday Cup teams for Pokemon GO will help you climb the ranked ladder in the third week of the Dual Destiny update of the GBL. This is a recurring annual format that will run from 1 pm PST on December 17 until 1 pm PT on December 24, 2024, and will be accompanied by the open Master League.

You can only use Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Ice-, Flying-, and Ghost-type creatures that are at or under 500 CP in your best Little Holiday Cup teams for Pokemon GO.

This article highlights some of the best Little Holiday Cup teams for Pokemon GO, their recommended movesets, and their strengths and weaknesses.

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 Little Holiday Cup teams for Pokemon GO Battle League Season 21

1) Shadow Alolan Marowak, MIltank, and Shadow Alolan Vulpix

Shadow Alolan Marowak, MIltank, and Shadow Alolan Vulpix (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Shadow Alolan Marowak	Lead	Fire Spin	Bone Club and Shadow Bone*
Miltank	Switch	Rollout	Body Slam and Ice Beam
Shadow Alolan Vulpix	Closer	Powder Snow	Weather Ball (Ice) and Dark Pulse

Defensive typing

• This team resists 10 of 18 types and is weak to 8 of 18 types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Normal, and Poison.
• Overall, they are weak to Dark, Ground, Rock, and Water.

Offensive typing

• This team can hit 13 of 18 types super effectively.
• Overall, it is most effective against Bug, Dragon, Electric, Flying, Grass, Ground, Poison, and Psychic-type Pocket Monsters.

Potential threats

• Pikachu Libre
• Bibarel
• Elekid
• Alolan Marowak
• Fletchling

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2) Shadow Alolan Sandslash, Joltik, and Stunfisk

Shadow Alolan Sandslash, Joltik, and Stunfisk (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Shadow Alolan Sandslash	Lead	Powder Snow	Ice Punch and Drill Run
Joltik	Switch	Sucker Punch	Cross Poison and Discharge
Stunfisk	Closer	Thunder Shock	Discharge and Mud Bomb

Defensive typing

• This team resists 13 of 18 types and is weak to 7 of 18 types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Steel.
• Overall, they are weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, and Water.

Offensive typing

• This team can hit 13 of 18 types super effectively.
• Overall, it is most effective against Flying, Poison, Psychic, Rock, and Water-type Pocket Monsters.

Potential threats

• Dunsparce
• Miltank
• Amaura
• Alolan Marowak
• Litleo

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3) Lurantis, Pikachu (Libre), Chinchou

Lurantis, Pikachu (Libre), Chinchou (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Lurantis	Lead	Fury Cutter	Leaf Blade and Superpower
Pikachu (Libre)	Switch	Thunder Shock	Flying Press and Thunder Punch
Chinchou	Closer	Bubble	Thunderbolt and Bubble Beam

Defensive typing

• This team resists 8 of 18 types and is weak to 7 of 18 types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Electric, Flying, Steel, and Water.
• Overall, they are weak to Bug, Ground, and Poison.

Offensive typing

• This team can hit 11 of 18 types super effectively.
• Overall, it is most effective against Dark, Ice, Normal, Rock, and Water-type Pocket Monsters.

Potential threats

• Joltik
• Cottonee
• Arctibax
• Frigibax
• Ursaring

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4) Amaura, Eevee, and Charjabug

Amaura, Eevee, and Charjabug (Image via TPC)

Defensive typing

• This team resists 9 of 18 types and is weak to 7 of 18 types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Electric, Flying, Ghost, Ice, Normal, and Poison.
• Overall, they are weak to Fighting, Fire, Ground, Rock, Steel, and Water.

Offensive typing

• This team can hit 14 of 18 types super effectively.
• Overall, it is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Flying, Grass, and Psychic-type Pocket Monsters.

Potential threats

• Vigoroth
• Lurantis
• Swinub
• Fomantis
• Grovyle

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5) Shadow Litwick, Greedent, and Shadow Alolan Sandslash

Shadow Litwick, Greedent, and Shadow Alolan Sandslash (Image via TPC)

Defensive typing

• This team resists 13 of 18 types and is weak to 7 of 18 types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Steel-types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Dark, Fighting, Fire, Ground, Rock, and Water-types.

Offensive typing

• This team can hit 14 of 18 types super effectively.
• Overall, it is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Flying, Grass, and Psychic-type Pocket Monsters.

Potential threats

• Litwick
• Obstagoon
• Dubwool
• Talonflame
• Alolan Marowak

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6) Eevee, Ducklett, and Skeledirge

Eevee, Ducklett, and Skeledirge (Image via TPC)

Defensive typing

• This team resists 12 of 18 types and is weak to 7 of 18 types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, and Steel-types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Dark, Electric, and Rock-types.

Offensive typing

• This team can hit 13 of 18 types super effectively.
• Overall, it is most effective against Bug, Fighting, Grass, Ice, and Psychic-type Pocket Monsters.

Potential threats

• Pikachu (Libre)
• Alolan Golem
• Cradily
• Amaura
• Ducklett

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7) Pikachu (Libre), Shadow Alolan Ninetales, and Amaura

Pikachu (Libre), Shadow Alolan Ninetales, and Amaura (Image via TPC)

Defensive typing

• This team resists 9 of 18 types and is weak to 8 of 18 types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Flying, Ice, and Normal-types.
• Overall, this team is strong against Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Rock, Steel, and Water-types.

Offensive typing

• This team can hit 14 of 18 types super effectively.
• Overall, it is most effective against Dragon, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Normal, and Rock-type Pocket Monsters.

Potential threats

• Budew
• Victreebel
• Oddish
• Gloom
• Leavanny

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