The best team to use in the Pokemon GO Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition is:
- Pidgeot
- Noctowl
- Vigoroth
Pidgeot and Noctowl are the best Pokemon for the Sunshine Cup, as they can learn the extremely powerful Wing Attack. Meanwhile, Vigoroth is perfect for countering Galarian Stunfisk, which will be a very popular choice in this cup.
Find out the top 10 Pokemon to use in the Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition, and their strongest attacks in the table below. Also, here are the fastest ways to earn Candy in Pokemon GO so you can power them up before battle!
Pokemon | Image | Type | Fast Attack | Charged Attacks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pidgeot | ![]() | Normal/Flying | Wing Attack* | Feather Dance Brave Bird |
Noctowl | ![]() | Normal/Flying | Wing Attack | Sky Attack Shadow Ball |
Dubwool | ![]() | Normal | Double Kick | Body Slam Payback |
Vigoroth | ![]() | Normal | Counter | Body Slam Bulldoze |
Diggersby (XL) | ![]() | Normal/Ground | Quick Attack | Fire Punch Earthquake |
Victini | ![]() | Psychic/Fire | Quick Attack | V-Create Overheat |
Galarian Stunfisk | ![]() | Ground/Steel | Mud Shot | Rock Slide Earthquake |
Gliscor | ![]() | Ground/Flying | Wing Attack | Earthquake Night Slash |
Miltank | ![]() | Normal | Tackle | Body Slam Ice Beam |
Abomasnow | ![]() | Grass/Ice | Powder Snow | Weather Ball (Ice) Energy Ball |
Any attack with a * next to it is an exclusive attack. This means that you’ll need to use an Elite Fast or Elite Charged TM to teach it to any Pokemon that doesn’t already know it.
Meanwhile, any Pokemon with an (XL) next to its name requires XL Candy to get up to 1500 CP. Here’s how to get more XL Candy in Pokemon GO!

Pokemon GO Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition Rules
Pokemon trainers must select their team for the Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition according to the following rules:
- Pokemon must be 1500 CP or below to enter
- Only Pokemon of the following types are allowed:
- Normal
- Fire
- Grass
- Ground
- Dual-type Pokemon are allowed as long as they have one of these types
- The following Pokemon is banned:
- Charizard
Find out the most powerful Pokemon of each of these types for some more ideas on which Pokemon to select for this GO Battle League cup:

When is the Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition? Start & End Date
The Sunshine Cup: Ultra League Edition is in the Pokemon GO Battle League from May 10 to May 17, 2023, according to the Season 10: Rising Heroes cup schedule.
The other competition active at this time is the Ultra League. Find out the best Ultra League team in Pokemon GO so you can win all of your battles!