5 best Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition teams for Pokemon GO Shared Skies

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Best team compositions for Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Pokemon GO’s Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition format returned to the GO Battle League rotation on Friday, July 26, 2024, at 1 pm PT. It will be available alongside the open Great League until 1 pm PT on August 2, 2024. You will not be able to use Pocket Monsters that have a Combat Power (CP) higher than 1,500 in it. Besides, only Steel-, Dragon-, and Fairy-type Pokemon are allowed.

This article will mention the best teams you can use in this cycle of the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO.

(Note: The teams mentioned in this article only reflect the writer’s point of view. Moves marked with ‘*’ are Legacy moves and you will need an Elite TM to teach these moves to your creatures.)


Top Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition teams in Pokemon GO Battle League for Season 19

1) Shadow Flygon, Galarian Weezing, and Registeel

Team 1 (Image via The Pokemon Company(
Team 1 (Image via The Pokemon Company(

Best way to play with this team in this Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO is as follows:

  • Shadow Flygon in the Lead
  • Galarian Weezing as the Safe Swap
  • Registeel as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

PokemonFast MoveCharged Moves
Shadow FlygonMud Shot
Dragon Claw, Scorching Sands
Galarian WeezingFairy Wind
Play Rough, Brutal Swing
RegisteelLock On
Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*

Defensive Typing

  • This team is overall strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Flying, Fairy, Grass, Rock, Poison, and Normal elemental typings.
  • This team is weak to Ground and Ice elemental typings.

Offensive typing

  • This team has the potential to be Super Effective against 14 of 18 elemental typings.
  • It is most effective against Rock, Normal, Dragon, Fighting, Dark, Electric, Fire, Ice, and Water elemental typings.

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2) Registeel, Azumarill, and Shadow Flygon

Team 2 (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Team 2 (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The best way to play with this team in the upcoming iteration of Pokemon GO's Fantasy Cup is:

  • Registeel in the Lead
  • Azumarill as the Safe Swap
  • Shadow Flygon as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

PokemonFast MoveCharged Moves
RegisteelLock On
Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*
AzumarillBubble
Ice Beam, Play Rough
Shadow FlygonMud Shot
Dragon Claw, Scorching Sands

Defensive typing

  • This team is overall strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fire, Poison, Normal, Flying, Water, Steel, Rock, and Psychic elemental typings.
  • This team is weak to Ground-type moves.

Offensive typing

  • This team has the potential to be Super Effective against 14 of 18 elemental typings.
  • It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Normal, and Rock elemental typings..

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3) Dragonite, Melmetal, and Registeel

Team 3 for the in the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Team 3 for the in the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The best way to play with this team is:

  • Dragonite in the Lead
  • Melmetal as the Safe Swap
  • Registeel as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

PokemonFast MoveCharged Moves
DragoniteDragon Breath
Dragon Claw, Superpower
MelmetalThunder Shock
Superpower, Rock Slide
RegisteelLock On
Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*

Defensive typing

  • This team is strong against Grass, Fairy, Bug, Dragon, Poison, Normal, Ground, Rock, Steel, Water, and Psychic elemental typings.
  • This team is weak against Fighting and Fire elemental typings.

Offensive typing

  • This team can do Super Effective damage against 10 of 18 elemental typings.
  • It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Fire, Ice, Normal, Rock, and Water elemental typings.

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4) Tapu Fini, Lucario, and Escavalier

Team 4 (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Team 4 (Image via The Pokemon Company)

The ideal way to play this team in Pokemon GO's Fantasy Cup is:

  • Tapu Fini in the Lead
  • Lucario as the Safe Swap
  • Escavalier as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

PokemonFast MoveCharged Moves
Tapu FiniWater GunSurf, Moonblast
LucarioCounter
Blaze Kick, Shadow Ball
EscavalierCounter
Drill Run, Megahorn

Defensive typing

  • This team is strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel, and Water elemental typings.
  • This team is weak against Electric, Fire, and Ground elemental typings.

Offensive typing

  • This team is Super Effective against 15 of 18 elemental typings.
  • It is best against Dark, Electric, Fire, Ground, Ice, Rock, and Steel elemental typings.

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5) Registeel, Galarian Weezing, and Clefable

Team 5 (Image via The Pokemon Company)
Team 5 (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Here's how to best use this party in upcoming iteration of the Fantasy Cup in Pokemon GO:

  • Registeel in the Lead
  • Galarian Weezing as the Safe Swap
  • Clefable as the Closer

Attacks that you would want to run on these creatures:

PokemonFast MoveCharged Moves
RegisteelLock On
Focus Blast, Zap Cannon*
Galarian WeezingFairy Wind
Play Rough, Brutal Swing
ClefableFairy Wind
Moonblast, Meteor Mash

Defensive typing

  • This team is strong against Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, and Rock.
  • This team is weak against Fire, Ground, and Steel.

Offensive typing

  • This team is Super Effective against 12 of 18 elemental typings.
  • It is most effective against Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Ice, Normal, and Rock elemental typings

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