Top 5 Pokemon GO teams pros are using, and you should too

The Pokemon GO teams that pros use can help you win multiple battles while laddering, especially during the current season, Might and Mastery, which will be active until May 3, 2025, at 1:00 pm PDT. While it is possible to pick a handful of mons that seem to rank high on the ladder, if there is no synergy between them, they will not work well as a team.

To ensure success in the Pokemon GO Battle League meta, we will look at some of the best teams used by pros to succeed. These teams will give interested players the knowledge about which Pokemon to invest in, the moves to teach them, the roles they play in their team, and the teammates they synergize the best with.

Note: Any moves indicated with a * are Legacy Moves that require Elite TMs to teach

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Top 5 Pokemon GO teams pros are using

1) Leo Marrin Torres' (P4T0M4N) Europe Pokémon GO International Championship 2025 winning team

P4T0M4N's European International winning team (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon	CP	Shadow/Purified	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Walrein	1,466	Shadow	Powder Snow	Icicle Spear and Earthquake
Mandibuzz	1,496	-	Air Slash	Aerial Ace and Foul Play
Marowak	1,500	Shadow	Mud-Slap	Bone Club and Rock Slide
Corsola [Galarian Form]	1,498	-	Astonish	Power Gem and Night Shade
Drapion	1500	Shadow	Poison Sting	Crunch and Aqua Tail
Azumarill	1497	-	Bubble	Play Rough and Ice Beam

• Strengths: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Water
• Weaknesses: Electric, Fairy, Grass, and Rock
• Biggest threats: Lapras, Clodsire, Morpeko (Full Belly), Clefable, Blastoise, Florges, and Regice
• Tips for using this team: P4T0M4N would rely on his bulky mons like Walrein (Shadow), Azumarill, or Mandibuzz to soften his opponents so that his attackers like Marowak (Shadow) and Drapion (Shadow) could end the battle decisively.

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2) Cedric Voigt's (Zzweilous) Europe Pokémon GO International Championship 2025 runner up team

Zzweilous used this team to reach 2nd place in the Pokemon GO European Championships (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon	CP	Shadow/Purified	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Charjabug	1,497	-	Volt Switch	X-Scissor and Discharge
Primeape	1,500	-	Karate Chop	Close Combat and Rage Fist
Diggersby	1,500	-	Quick Attack	Fire Punch and Scorching Sands
Corsola [Galarian Form]	1,499	-	Astonish	Power Gem and Night Shade
Talonflame	1500	-	Incinerate	Fly and Brave Bird
Azumarill	1500	-	Bubble	Play Rough and Ice Beam

• Strengths: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Normal, Poison, and Steel
• Weaknesses: Flying, Psychic, Rock, and Water
• Biggest threats: Clodsire, Cradily, Corsola [Galarian Form], Lapras, Jellicent, and Grumpig
• Tips for using this team: Zzweilous relied on the wide coverage provided by his team to have multiple options to hit his opponents, bringing appropriate mons as needed based on the opposition.

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3) Ilam Rojas Guerrero's (Ilqm) 2025 Pokémon GO Atlanta Regional Championships winning team

Ilqm's 2025 Pokémon Atlanta Regional Championships winning team (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon	CP	Shadow/Purified	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Azumarill	1,499	-	Bubble	Play Rough and Ice Beam
Claydol	1,500	-	Mud Slap	Ice Beam and Rock Tomb
Sandslash [Alolan Form]	1,500	-	Powder Snow	Drill Run and Ice Punch
Drapion	1,496	Shadow	Poison Sting	Crunch and Aqua Tail
Jumpluff	1495	Shadow	Fairy Wind	Acrobatics and Aerial Ace
Lapras	1499	-	Psywave*	Sparkling Aria and Ice Beam

• Strengths: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Water
• Weaknesses: Fire and Rock
• Biggest threats: Lanturn, Lapras, Blastoise, Stunfisk, Togedemaru, Registeel, and Melmetal
• Tips for using this team: Ilqm's team relied on dealing consistent damage while also using a team that took as few super effective hits as possible. Bulky waters like Lapras and Azumarill built up meter while soaking hits, while Drapion and Jumpluff dealt Fast Attack damage as quickly as they could.

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4) Aiden Hederly's (OutofPoket) 2025 Pokémon GO Atlanta Regional Championships runner-up team

OutofPoket's 2025 Pokémon Atlanta Regional Championships runner-up team

Pokemon	CP	Shadow/Purified	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Azumarill	1,499	-	Bubble	Play Rough and Ice Beam
Claydol	1,500	-	Mud Slap	Ice Beam and Rock Tomb
Sandslash [Alolan Form]	1,498	-	Powder Snow	Drill Run and Ice Punch
Sableye	1,496	Shadow	Shadow Claw	Foul Play and Dazzling Gleam
Drapion	1487	Shadow	Poison Sting	Crunch and Aqua Tail
Cradily	1490	-	Bullet Seed	Grass Knot and Rock Tomb

• Strengths: Dark, Dragon, Electric, Flying, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, and Rock
• Weaknesses: Fire, Grass, Ground, and Steel
• Biggest threats: Claydol, Lanturn, Araquanid, Lapras, Corviknight, Feraligatr, and Primeape
• Tips for using this team: OutofPoket's team had fantastic coverage as a result of his anti-meta pick of Cradily. This let him have a wide array of coverage while strengthening his defenses. He also had common meta picks like Azumarill, Drapion (Shadow), and Claydol to give him a nice mix of bulk and offense.

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5) Chris Reisner's (Reis2Occasion) 2025 Pokémon GO Vancouver Regional Championships winning team

Reis2Occasion's 2025 Pokémon GO Vancouver Regional Championships winning team (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon	CP	Shadow/Purified	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Drapion	1,496	Shadow	Poison Sting	Crunch and Aqua Tail
Jumpluff	1,495	Shadow	Fairy Wind	Acrobatics and Aerial Ace
Dewgong	1,487	-	Ice Shard	Icy Wind and Drill Run
Steelix	1,498	Shadow	Thunder Fang	Psychic Fangs and Breaking Swipe
Golisopod	1490	-	Shadow Claw	Aqua Jet and X-Scissor
Gastrodon	1494	-	Mud Slap	Earth Power and Body Slam

• Strengths: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel, and Water
• Weaknesses: Fire and Flying
• Biggest threats: Clodsire, Registeel, Kommo-o, Gligar, Corsola [Galarian Form], Corviknight, and Pangoro
• Tips for using this team: Reis2Occasion's team is a bit unorthodox with Drapion (Shadow), Gastrodon, and Jumpluff (Shadow) being common meta staples. The team is also not very bulky, but it makes up for it with safe matchups and only two weaknesses.