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The Pokemon GO Spring Cup returns to the Might and Mastery Season of GO Battle League on April 8, 2025, at 1 pm PT. It will be available for two weeks, ending on April 22, 2024. This format allows any critter that has Water, Grass, or Fairy as at least one of its elemental typings, as long as it is 1,500 CP or less. Additionally, Jumpluff, Roserade, and Toxapex are banned from the format.
Alongside this, the title's Ultra League will be in play in this Spring Cup's first week, and the Master League will be available in the second.
If you are looking for the best picks for the Pokemon GO Spring Cup, this article contains suggestions for the best leads, switches, and closers.
Note: Attacks marked with * are Legacy Moves and require an Elite TM.
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Best leads for Pokemon GO Spring Cup
1) Galarian Weezing or Shadow Galarian Weezing
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Average stats
- Attack: 118.3
- Defense: 138
- Stamina: 115
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 0/14/14
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Fairy Wind
- Charged Attacks: Sludge and Overheat
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2) Tentacruel or Shadow Tentacruel
Average stats
- Attack: 110
- Defense: 139.8
- Stamina: 132
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 1/15/15
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Poison Jab
- Charged Attacks: Acid Spray and Sludge Wave
3) Shadow Abomasnow or Abomasnow
Average stats
- Attack: 117.8
- Defense: 111.3
- Stamina: 143
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 0/15/15
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Powder Snow
- Charged Attacks: Weather Ball (Ice) and Energy Ball
Honorable mentions
- Araquanid: Bug Bite + Bubble Beam and Bug Buzz
- Hisuian Electrode: Thunder Shock + Wild Charge and Swift
- Qwilfish: Poison Sting + Aqua Tail and Ice Beam
- Leavanny: Shadow Claw* + Leaf Blade and X-Scissor
- Shadow Mawile: Fire Fang + Power-Up Punch and Play Rough
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Best safe switches for Pokemon GO Spring Cup
1) Galarian Weezing or Shadow Galarian Weezing
Average stats
- Attack: 118.3
- Defense: 138
- Stamina: 115
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 0/14/14
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Fairy Wind
- Charged Attacks: Sludge and Overheat
Also read: Pokemon GO Max Moves: Everything you need to know
2) Lapras
Average stats
- Attack: 104.6
- Defense: 113.9
- Stamina: 179
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 0/10/14
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Psywave
- Charged Attacks: Ice Beam* and Sparkling Aria
2) Tentacruel or Shadow Tentacruel
Average stats
- Attack: 110
- Defense: 139.8
- Stamina: 132
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 1/15/15
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Poison Jab
- Charged Attacks: Acid Spray and Sludge Wave
Honorable mentions
- Klefki: Astonish + Foul Play and Play Rough
- Araquanid: Bug Bite + Bubble Beam and Bug Buzz
- Empoleon: Metal Claw + Hydro Cannon* and Drill Peck
- Cradily: Bullet Seed + Rock Tomb and Grass Knot
- Leavanny: Shadow Claw* + Leaf Blade and X-Scissor
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Best closers for Pokemon GO Spring Cup
1) Galarian Weezing or Shadow Galarian Weezing
Average stats
- Attack: 118.3
- Defense: 138
- Stamina: 115
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 0/14/14
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Fairy Wind
- Charged Attacks: Sludge and Overheat
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2) Shadow Ferrothorn or Ferrothorn
Average stats
- Attack: 107.3*1.2
- Defense: 155*0.8
- Stamina: 125
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 0/13/13
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Bullet Seed
- Charged Attacks: Power Whip and Flash Cannon
3) Venusaur or Shadow Venusaur
Average stats
- Attack: 122.4
- Defense: 121.8
- Stamina: 122
Best IVs and Candy XL requirement
- 0/14/11
- Candy XL is not required
Recommended moves
- Fast Attack: Vine Whip
- Charged Attacks: Sludge Bomb and Frenzy Plant*
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Honorable mentions
- Shadow Weepinbell: Bullet Seed + Power Whip and Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Amoonguss: Astonish + Sludge Bomb and Foul Play
- Shadow Empoleon: Metal Claw + Hydro Cannon* and Drill Peck
- Shadow Serperior or Serperior: Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant* and Aerial Ace
- Abomasnow: Powder Snow + Icy Wind and Energy Ball
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