Pokemon GO Summer Cup: Great League Edition best team choices for Season 19

The Pokemon GO Summer Cup: Great League Edition has returned to this game during the Shared Skies season, and will be available between 1 pm PDT on June 7, 2024, and 1 pm local time on June 21, 2024. The inclusion will be accompanied by the Ultra League during its first week and the Master League during the second.

Pokemon GO Summer Cup: Great League Edition allows you to use any Pocket Monster with 1,500 CP at most as long as it has Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Grass-, Electric-, or Bug- as one of its elemental types. This article will highlight some of the best choices to use as lead, switch, and closer during it.

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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Best leads for Pokemon GO Summer Cup

Pokemon GO Summer Cup best leads (Image via TPC)

1) Togedemaru

Average stats

• Attack: 132.1
• Defense: 105.5
• Stamina: 121

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Thunder Shock
• Charged Attacks: Wild Charge and Fell Stinger

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2) Vigoroth

Average stats

• Attack: 117.6
• Defense: 112.6
• Stamina: 144

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Counter
• Charged Attacks: Rock Slide and Body Slam

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3) Pidgeot or Shadow Pidgeot

Average stats

• Attack: 117.1
• Defense: 113.7
• Stamina: 143

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Wing Attack
• Charged Attacks: Feather Dance (Aerial Ace for the Shadow Variant) and Brave Bird

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Honorable mentions

• Toxapex: Poison Jab + Brine and Sludge Wave
• Mantine: Wing Attack + Aerial Ace and Ice Beam
• Shadow Quagsire: Mud Shot + Aqua Tail* and Stone Edge
• Emolga: Thunder Shock + Acrobatics and Discharge
• Pelipper: Wing Attack + Weather Ball (Water) and Hurricane

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Best safe switches for Pokemon GO Summer Cup

Pokemon GO Summer Cup best safe switches (Image via TPC)

1) Vigoroth

Average stats

• Attack: 117.6
• Defense: 112.6
• Stamina: 144

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Counter
• Charged Attacks: Rock Slide and Body Slam

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2) Charjabug

Average stats

• Attack: 116
• Defense: 132.4
• Stamina: 126

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Volt Switch*
• Charged Attacks: X-Scissor and Discharge

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3) Shadow Pidgeot

Average stats

• Attack: 117.1
• Defense: 113.7
• Stamina: 143

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Wing Attack
• Charged Attacks: Aerial Ace and Brave Bird

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Honorable mentions

• Dubwool: Double Kick + Body Slam and Payback
• Poliwrath: Counter + Icy Wind and Scald
• Greedent: Mud Shot + Body Slam and Trailblaze
• Shadow Zapdos: Thunder Shock* + Drill Peck and Thunder Bolt
• Munchlax: Tackle + Body Slam and Bulldoze

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Best closers for Pokemon GO Summer Cup

Pokemon GO Summer Cup best closers (Image via TPC)

1) Shadow Electivire

Average stats

• Attack: 117.6
• Defense: 112.6
• Stamina: 144

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Thunder Shock
• Charged Attacks: Ice Punch and Wild Charge

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2) Shadow Pidgeot

Average stats

• Attack: 117.1
• Defense: 113.7
• Stamina: 143

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Wing Attack
• Charged Attacks: Aerial Ace and Brave Bird

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3) Toxapex

Average stats

• Attack: 92.2
• Defense: 222
• Stamina: 118

Recommended moves

• Fast Attack: Poison Jab
• Charged Attacks: Brine and Sludge Wave

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Honorable mentions

• Shadow Magnezone: Volt Switch + Wild Charge and Mirror Shot
• Emolga: Thunder Shock + Acrobatics and Discharge
• Rufflett: Wing Attack + Brave Bird and Fly
• Shadow Staraptor: Wing Attack + Fly and Close Combat
• Shadow Raikou: Thunder Shock + Wild Charge and Shadow Ball

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