The best team to use in the Pokemon GO Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition is:
- Pidgeot
- Rufflet
- Gligar
These are the best Pokemon for the Sunshine Cup, as they can learn the extremely powerful move Wing Attack. Gligar is especially important to this lineup as it provides a different dimension by being a Ground/Flying type.
Find out the top 10 Pokemon to use in the Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition, and their strongest attacks in the table below.
Pokemon | Image | Type | Fast Attack | Charged Attacks |
---|---|---|---|---|
Pidgeot | ![]() | Normal/Flying | Wing Attack* | Feather Dance Brave Bird |
Rufflet (XL) | ![]() | Normal/Flying | Wing Attack | Brave Bird Aerial Ace |
Vigoroth | ![]() | Normal | Counter | Body Slam Bulldoze |
Gligar | ![]() | Ground/Flying | Wing Attack | Aerial Ace Dig |
Dubwool | ![]() | Normal | Double Kick | Body Slam Payback |
Victini | ![]() | Psychic/Fire | Quick Attack | V-Create Overheat |
Gliscor | ![]() | Ground/Flying | Wing Attack | Earthquake Night Slash |
Abomasnow | ![]() | Grass/Ice | Powder Snow | Weather Ball (Ice) Energy Ball |
Noctowl | ![]() | Normal/Flying | Wing Attack | Sky Attack Shadow Ball |
Miltank | ![]() | Normal | Tackle | Body Slam Ice Beam |
Any attack with a star (*) 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.

Pokemon GO Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition Rules
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

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 September 29 to October 6, 2023, and October 13 to October 20, 2023.
It will rotate in and out of the GO Battle League at 1 PM PT / 4 PM ET / 9 PM BST on these days.