Best team for the Jungle Cup: Great League Edition in Pokemon GO

The Jungle Cup: Great League Edition is making its ferocious return to the Pokemon GO Battle League, so you know what that means! It’s time to look at the best teams you can use to become king (or queen) of the jungle.

It’s time to bring out your best Bug, Dark, Electric, Flying, Grass, Ground, Normal, and Poison-type Pokemon, as the Jungle Cup is back. This cup follows the Great League format, so all of your choices will need to be under 1500 CP. Here are the top Pokemon that deserve your attention.

Best team for the Jungle Cup

One of the best teams you can use for the Jungle Cup in Pokemon GO is Steelix, Swampert, and Vigoroth.

As well as ranking very highly on PvPoke, these three Pokemon provide great coverage between them, so you should have counters for most opponents you'll come across in this cup.

Steelix is looking like the one to watch right now. As well as a massive Defense stat, it also has a whopping 10 resistances and only one weakness out of the eligible types in the Jungle Cup. Combine that with a varied moveset that can target plenty of Pokemon, and you've got yourself a winner.

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With Steelix rising to the top of the meta, you'll want something that can counter it. There are a few Ground-type Pokemon you could look towards, but my recommendation would be Swampert. This fan-favourite creature can take out Steelix with ease and is also looking like a top contender.

Finally, I'd recommend going with Vigoroth. As well as providing a counter to Ground-types like Swampert and Whiscash, this Normal-type monkey is a solid all-rounder that only has one weakness and can provide neutral damage to most opponents that aren't covered by Steelix and Swampert.

I've had a lot of success using these three Pokemon across other cups and leagues, which means you won't be wasting your resources powering them up and teaching them secondary moves. You'll get plenty of use out of them in the future!

Top Pokemon for the Jungle Cup

Here are some of the top Pokemon that are expected to make waves in this run of the Jungle Cup as well as their best movesets:

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Moves	Sprite
Steelix	Dragon Tail	Crunch & Psychic Fangs	Click to enlarge
Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon & Earthquake	Click to enlarge
Vigoroth	Counter	Body Slam & Rock Slide	Click to enlarge
Skarmory	Steel Wing	Brave Bird & Sky Attack	Click to enlarge
Clodsire	Mud Shot	Earthquake & Stone Edge	Click to enlarge
Whiscash	Mud Shot	Mud Bomb & Scald	Click to enlarge
Talonflame	Incinerate	Fly & Flame Charge	Click to enlarge
Stunfisk	Mud Shot	Mud Bomb & Discharge	Click to enlarge
Lickitung	Lick	Body Slam & Power Whip	Click to enlarge
Mandibuzz	Snarl	Dark Pulse & Aerial Ace	Click to enlarge

If you don’t have any of these Pokemon, I'd recommend checking PvPoke's rankings or simply trying your luck with your most powerful, eligible Pokemon - but generally, the ones listed above will have a very good chance of success.

Remember that all of your Pokemon will need to be as close to the 1500 CP limit as possible and also have their optimal movesets (which usually include an expensive secondary Charged Move) to reach their full potential.

On a final note, Galarian Stunfisk and Gligar are both banned from the Jungle Cup. This is presumably because both of them would have been too powerful if they were allowed to enter this format.

When does the Jungle Cup run?

The Jungle Cup: Great League Edition begins on Friday, April 5, 2024, at 1PM PDT / 4PM EDT / 9PM BST and ends on Friday, April 21, 2024.

During the first week, it will run alongside the Ultra League and in the second week it will run alongside the Master League. I’ve linked ‘best team’ guides for those which should help you rise to the top of them both.

That’s everything you need to know about the Jungle Cup! Visit our Pokemon homepage for the latest news and guides, including the current Raid Bosses, the upcoming Spotlight Hours, and a roundup of all the events happening this month.