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The best Master League teams for Pokemon GO can give you an advantage in the most advanced format of GBL during the Dual Destiny season. With several powerful legendary Pocket Monsters to choose from, you might be confused about which critters go together and which ones do not.
This article suggests ten top-meta Master League teams for you to try during Pokemon GO Dual Destiny season.
Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions. Attacks marked with a * are Legacy Moves and might require Elite TMs. Moves marked with ^ cannot be acquired outside of events or special mechanics.
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Best Master League teams in Pokemon GO Battle League Season 21
1) Ho-Oh, Zygarde (Complete Forme), and Tapu Bulu
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Ho-Oh is one of the best neutral leads you can send out in the Master League right now. It has solid coverage with Fire and Flying-type attacks. The one creature it does not want to go up against is Origin Forme Palkia and the two creatures at the back do an excellent covering for this weakness.
Zygarde remains a busted pick even in Season 21 of GO Battle League. In fact, it can now run an alternative moveset with Bulldoze and Outrage. Tapu Bulu is a fantastic way to counter both Palkia and Zygarde — two most favorite picks in the Master League.
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2) Zamazenta, Shadow Rhyperior, Incarnate Forme Enamorus
Zamazenta is the latest rising star of the Master League, thanks to the buff to Ice Fang's energy generation. STAB Close Combat hits extremely hard, meaning it can one-shot Dialga Origin after eight Ice Fangs when both sides start with 0 energy.
Shadow Rhyperior and Enamorus form a solid backline, taking care of the Fairies and the Fliers that Zamazents is not so comfortable dealing with. You can even run Grass Knot on your Enamorus to knock out unsuspecting Rhyperiors on the other side of the battlefield.
3) Origin Forme Dialga, Therian Forme Landorus, and Origin Forme Palkia
This Pokemon GO Master League combines the two Origin Forme Sinnoh legendaries with Therian Landorus for a classic team. These creatures synergize well together and have massive damage output.
In type-negative matchups, Landorus' ability to quickly debuff opponents' Attack helps out the backline a lot. Generally, try to save one shield for Origin Palkia in the endgame and watch it sweep through opponents.
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4) Yveltal, Dusk Mane Necrozma, and Shadow Gyarados
Yveltal has emerged as a top meta threat in Pokemon GO's Master League with the Season 20 balance updates. Its best Fast Attack is now Sucker Punch, which now deals the same amount of damage and generates the same amount of energy as pre-nerf Counter. This allows the Pokemon Y mascot to exert incredible offensive pressure, especially when equipped with Oblivion Wing.
Dusk Mane Necrozma helps Yveltal's Fairy-type weakness, while Dragon Breath Gyarados counters the Rock and Fire-types that the remaining members are threatened by.
5) Dawn Wings Necrozma, Origin Forme Palkia, and Solgaleo
The Dusk Mane Necrozma and Origin Palkia core is one of the strongest ones in the Pokemon GO Master League meta thanks to the sheer amount of damage they can put out. Nearly nothing in the meta survives a Moongeist Beam or a Spacial Rend—comfortably anyway. There is no creature that beats both of them in a 1v1 tie.
Solgaleo is the answer to the Fairies that neither Palkia nor Dusk Mane are fond of. It also has promising prospects against neutral threats like Mewtwo.
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6) Rhyperior, Zygarde (Complete Forme), and Xerneas
With Mud-Slap doing more damage and generating extra energy, Rhyperior is now the best free-to-play pick for the Master League of Pokemon GO. It can keep up with the top-shelf Legendaries, knocking down enemy Yveltal, Origin Dialga, and even Palkia in shielded scenarios.
To back up the might of Rhyperior you have a tried and tested Dragon-Fairy core with Complete Forme Zygarde and Xerneas. While the Gen VI legendaries are less talked about in the present meta, they still present a significant threat to whatever they might face. Tapu Bulu is the only creature who beats all members of this lineup.
7) Tapu Lele, Therian Forme Landorus, and Origin Forme Dialga
Tapu Lele is another Pocket Monster that has been buffed in the Pokemon GO Battle League season 20 balance changes. Its Fast Attack Astonish now deals a lot more damage, while generating a respectable amount of energy. As a Psychic and Fairy-type, it can defeat nearly all Dragons and Dark-type critters.
With this Master League team, you should lead Therian Landorus—who is still good despite the Mud Shot rework, and try to generate a shield advantage with Origin Forme Dialga.
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8) Kyogre, Excadrill, and Metagross
Kyogre is a very alignment-dependent Pocket Monster in Pokemon GO's Master League. It is a very feast-or-famine pick as it is rendered useless against most Dragons, but can hold its own against other species.
To balance out Kyogre's weaknesses, Excadrill and Metagross' Steel sub-typing can be highly effective—especially against Dragons.
9) Groudon, Kyurem, and Zacian (Hero)
Groudon, being a pure Ground-type creature, has a really strong matchup against most of the popular leads in Pokemon GO's Master League since there are only a few Water or Ground-types. It can deal a fair amount of damage with Precipice Blades or bait-out shields to give you an advantage early on in a game.
If you are met with an Ice Beam Mewtwo or a Mamoswine with Groudon, you can switch to Kyurem, which only takes neutral damage from Ice-type attacks. In return, it can threaten the opponents with consistent chip damage and debuffs.
Zacian is one of the best closers in the format, thanks to its Fairy-typing. It double resists all Dragon-type attacks, which are abundant in the format. With Snarl, it reaches Close Combats very quickly, thereby cleaning up the endgame in no time.
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10) Dragonite, Shadow Mewtwo, and Shadow Ho-Oh
Dragonite is one of the few non-legendary picks that can shine in Pokemon GO's open Master League. Thanks to its Superpower coverage, it can perform well against Dialga, a creature you will often run into.
Shadow Mewtwo and Shadow Ho-Oh are reliable hard-hitters with solid matchups into a majority of the meta. This team has a lot of neutral matches in the format, which is good because of the lowered defenses.
Pokemon GO Master League Season 21 schedule
The open Master League will be available over the following periods during the Pokemon GO Dual Destiny season:
- December 17 - December 15, 2024
- December 24 - December 31, 2024
- January 14 - January 21, 2025
- January 21 - January 28, 2025
- February 11 - February 18, 2025
- February 18 - February 25, 2025
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