The best team to use in the Pokemon GO Ultra Premier is Steelix, Scrafty, and Pidgeot.
This is a well-balanced team that has good damage output and can counter the meta picks for the Ultra Premier! What’s more, Steelix gives this team great bulk and survivability!
Of course, there are plenty more strong Pokemon that you can use in this GO Battle League competition.
The table below shows the top 10 best Pokemon to use in the Ultra Premier as well as their strongest attacks. Just make sure you know how to get Elite Fast and Charged TMs in Pokemon GO so you can teach them these moves!
Pokemon | Image | Type | Fast Attack | Charged Attacks |
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Steelix (XL) | ![]() | Steel/Ground | Dragon Tail | Psychic Fangs Crunch |
Pidgeot (XL) | ![]() | Normal/Flying | Wing Attack* | Feather Dance Brave Bird |
Scrafty (XL) | ![]() | Dark/Fighting | Counter | Foul Play Power Up Punch |
Galarian Stunfisk (XL) | ![]() | Ground/Steel | Mud Shot | Rock Slide Earthquake |
Swampert | ![]() | Water/Ground | Mud Shot | Hydro Cannon Earthquake |
Aurorus | ![]() | Rock/Ice | Powder Snow | Weather Ball (Ice) Meteor Beam |
Sirfetch'd | ![]() | Fighting | Counter | Leaf Blade Brave Bird |
Kommo-o | ![]() | Dragon/Fighting | Dragon Tail | Close Combat Dragon Claw |
Trevenant (XL) | ![]() | Ghost/Grass | Shadow Claw | Shadow Ball Seed Bomb |
Gliscor | ![]() | Ground/Flying | Wing Attack | Night Slash Earthquake |
Any Pokemon that have an (XL) next to their name require XL Candy to get up to the 2500 CP limit. Here’s the fastest way to get XL Candy in Pokemon GO so you can power them up!

Pokemon GO Ultra Premier Rules
Pokemon trainers battling in the Pokemon GO Battle League Ultra Premier have two different rules to follow when selecting their Pokemon for the competition:
- Pokemon must be 2500 CP or less to enter
- Legendary and Mythical Pokemon are not allowed
Unlike the Ultra Premier Classic, you can use Pokemon that have been powered up with XL Candy. This is very handy and widens the pool of useful Pokemon significantly.
Make sure to take part in as many battles as you can this week. There isn’t too much time left to earn all of the GO Battle League rewards in the Season of Light!

When is the Pokemon GO Ultra Premier? Start & End Date
The Ultra Premier will be in the GO Battle League rotation from February 2 to February 9, 2023, according to the GO Battle League schedule for Season 9: Mythical Wishes.
The Ultra League will also be open for players to battle in for the duration of this week.
If you want to try that out as well, here is the best Pokemon team to use in the Ultra League!