The best team to use in the Pokemon GO Mountain Cup: Great League Edition is Escavalier, Diggersby, and Walrein.
This trio of Pokemon balances attack and defense well while also being able to counter most of the meta picks for this cup. However, other Pokemon such as Lucario, Ferrothorn, Torterra, and Gliscor are also strong picks.
The table below shows the top 10 Pokemon to use in the Mountain Cup: Great League Edition and their strongest attacks. Just make sure you know how to get Elite Fast and Charged TMs so you can teach them these attacks!
| Pokemon | Type | Fast Attack | Charged Attacks |
Escavalier | Bug/Steel | Counter | Drill Run Megahorn |
Diggersby (XL) | Normal/Ground | Mud Shot | Fire Punch Earthquake |
Whiscash | Water/Ground | Mud Shot | Mud Bomb Blizzard |
Lucario | Fighting/Steel | Counter | Power-Up Punch Shadow Ball |
Ferrothorn | Grass/Steel | Bullet Seed | Power Whip Thunder |
Torterra | Grass/Ground | Razor Leaf | Frenzy Plant Sand Tomb |
Gliscor | Ground/Flying | Wing Attack | Earthquake Night Slash |
Marshtomp | Water/Ground | Mud Shot | Surf Mud Bomb |
Walrein | Ice/Water | Powder Snow | Icicle Spear Earthquake |
Froslass | Ice/Ghost | Powder Snow | Avalanche Shadow Ball |
Try out as many of these Pokemon as you can in the Mountian Cup. You never know what team combination will help you rise the ranks and earn all of the GO Battle League rewards in Pokemon GO Season 10 Rising Heroes!
Also, Diggersby is one of the best Pokemon for the Mountain Cup, but to get it up to 1500 CP, you must use XL Candy. Here’s how to get XL Candy in Pokemon GO so you can make it powerful enough to win!
Pokemon GO Mountain Cup: Great League Edition Rules
Players taking part in the Pokemon GO Mountain Cup: Great League Edition must select Pokemon according to the following rules:
- Pokemon must be 1500 CP or less to enter
- Only Pokemon of the following types are eligible:
- Ground-
- Ice-
- Rock-
- Steel-
- Swampert is banned
Dual-type Pokemon are allowed in the Mountain Cup as long as one of their types is Ground, Ice, Rock, or Steel.
If you want to try out some Pokemon that haven’t quite made it out to the top 10 list, find out the best Pokemon of each of the types allowed in the Mountain Cup:
When is the Mountain Cup: Great League Edition? Start & End Date
The Mountain Cup: Great League Edition is running from March 22 to March 29, 2023. This is according to the Season 10: Rising Heroes GO Battle League Schedule.
The other competition available during this week is the Ultra League. If you want to battle in this too, make sure to use the best Ultra League team in Pokemon GO!
