Pokemon Go Holiday Cup 2021

The following rankings were compiled based on simulations of PvPoke and should give you lot an idea of which Pokémon are well-nigh useful in the limited format. If you lot need a reminder of the basic terms, you can read about them in our Keen League guide. Notation that this overview can only correspond part of the meta – fifty-fifty with and then many types locked abroad, there are still so many eligible pocket monsters that it would take days to talk about all possible options and detailed scenarios.

(Shadow) Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge, Mirror Shot)
Talonflame (Incinerate, Dauntless Bird, Flame Charge)
Alolan Graveler (Volt Switch, Stone Edge, Rock Blast)
Zangoose (Shadow Claw, Close Combat, Nighttime Slash)
Trevenant (Shadow Claw, Seed Bomb, Shadow Ball)
Charizard (Burn Spin, Nail Burn, Dragon Claw)
Wigglytuff (Charm, Ice Beam, Play Rough)
Alolan Ninetales (Charm, Weather Ball (Ice), Psyshock)

Have y'all read the Slap-up League and Ultra League guides and establish Trevenant's ubiquity abrasive? Then hither'due south at to the lowest degree some alleviation: the increased focus on Ice and Fire-blazon monsters in this format keep the eerie tree at bay. If you lot are afraid of this vengeful fauna, yous should open with Obstagoon, Altaria, or Wigglytuff.

Zangoose (Shadow Hook, Close Combat, Night Slash)
Vigoroth (Counter, Body Slam, Bulldoze)
Froslass (Powder Snow, Avalanche, Shadow Brawl)
(Shadow) Electivire (Thunder Shock, Wild Accuse, Ice Punch)
(Shadow) Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge, Mirror Shot)
Snorlax (Lick, Trunk Slam, Superpower)
Obstagoon (Counter, Night Slash, Cross Chop)
Zebstrika (Spark, Wild Charge, Flame Charge)

Hither'south the plan: when yous encounter Trevenant (and yous will), go for i of the monsters mentioned above or Zangoose and Snorlax from the list of Safe Switches. Vigoroth, on the other paw, is your counter for Pokémon like Obstagoon and Wigglytuff, while Froslass can accept care of Vigoroth, Altaria, and Obstagoon – you know the principle backside Safe Switches by now. They counter many pop Leads or the counters to those Leads Be enlightened of your Lead's strengths and weaknesses and pack a complementary Safe Switch.

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Regice (Lock On, Blizzard, Earthquake).
(Shadow) Magnezone (Spark, Wild Charge, Mirror Shot)
(Shadow) Electivire (Thunder Daze, Wild Charge, Ice Dial)
Froslass (Pulverisation Snow, Avalanche, Shadow Ball)
(Shadow) Raikou (Volt Switch, Wild Charge, Shadow Ball)
Lanturn (Spark, Thunder Bolt, Hydro Pump)
Shadow Piloswine (Powder Snow, Avalanche, Rock Edge)
Skarmory (Air Slash, Brave Bird, Heaven Attack)

As the only eligible member of the Regi team, Regice absolutely tops this category, only is by no means without competition, every bit the Shadow forms of Magnezone and Electivire perform every bit well here. Lanturn and Shadow Piloswine, by the mode, are the only monsters on this list that can rival the popular Alolan Marowak, which is once again going to be part of many battle teams. Maybe you still have a Lanturn lying around from the Spotlight 60 minutes with Chinchou in November?

Diggersby (XL) (Mut Shot, Fire Punch, Convulsion)
Wigglytuff (Amuse, Water ice Beam, Play Crude)
Pachirisu (XL) (Volt Switch, Thunder Punch, Thunder Bolt)
Alolan Marowak (Fire Spin, Shadow Bone, Os Lodge)
Alolan Ninetales (Amuse, Atmospheric condition Ball (Water ice), Psyshock)
Altaria (Dragon Jiff, Heaven Attack, Moonblast)
Mandibuzz (Snarl, Foul Play, Aeriform Ace)
Dewgong (Ice Shard, Icy Air current, Water Pulse)

Diggersby is tailor-made for the job of improvement king, just like in Great League: the rabbit can have a lot of punishment and has fast attacks that apace strength the opponent to use their shields. Monsters similar Wigglytuff and Alolan Ninetales with Amuse in their arsenal simply bypass the shields, dealing devastating impairment with their fast attack. Which approach you adopt doesn't really matter – one of these Pokémon can pull the cart out of the mud when the going gets tough.

Another options that are widely bachelor are plant in Pachirisu (XL) (Volt Switch, Thunder Dial, Thunder Bolt), and Obstagoon (Counter, Night Slash, Cross Chop) as Leads, Whimsiscott (Charm, Moonblast, Grass Knot), and Alolan Sandshrew (40) (Powder Snow, Dark Slash, Blizzard) as Attackers, Trevenant (Shadow Claw, Seed Bomb, Shadow Brawl) and Alolan Marowak (Burn Spin, Shadow Os, Os Guild) as Safety Switches, and once again Pachirisu (XL) (Volt Switch, Thunder Punch, Thunder Bolt), and Altaria (Dragon Breath, Heaven Set on, Moonblast) equally Closers.

Don't forget the Christmas spirit when you compete in Holiday Loving cup: If you lose a few duels, y'all'll have done some practiced and given your opponents a few steps toward rank advancement. And so what, correct? Surely someone will give yous a present also. If non, beat the precious ranking points out of them… with festive greetings? On that note, have a great Holiday season!

Written past Marco Wutz on behalf of GLHF.