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Pokémon Go: The Summer Cup Great League Tier List – June 2023

The Summer Cup returns to Pokémon Go, and we have tier list of the best Pokémon to use in this Great League competition.

It’s been a year, but the Summer Cup has returned to Pokémon Go for the start of the Season of Hidden Gems. This will be one of the first competitions for everyone to compete in alongside the standard Great League battles.

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There will be a handful of limitations prepared that you will need to make sure you follow and respect, making sure your team composition is prepared to take on other players. Before you jump into these battles, we want to highlight some of the best Pokémon you can use in the June 2023 Summer Cup Great League, and have created a Pokémon tier list to make your life easier.

Summer Cup Great League Tier List

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The Summer Cup is a competition where you can only use Bug, Electric, Fire, Grass, or Water-type Pokémon. Any Pokémon you bring to the competition must also be no more powerful than 1,500 CP. This is for the Great League edition of the competition and will happen from June 1, 2023, to June 8, 2023.

The Best Summer Cup Great League Lead Pokémon

Your Lead Pokémon will be the first Pokémon you use in your roster. You will likely perform a handful of attacks with it against your opponent, potentially using it until it faints, or you may swap to one of your two other Pokémon. Your Lead choice on your Pokémon Go team will want a healthy balance of attacks and defense, with a rounded number of resistances and as few weaknesses as possible. We recommend reserving at least one of your shields for this Pokémon.

TierPokémon
SDiggersby, Dubwool, Luxray (Shadow), and Pidgeot
ACharizard (Shadow), Cradily, Munchlax, and Toxapex
BNinetales, Pelipper, Quagsire (Shadow), and Vigoroth
CBuzzwole, Lurantis, Mantine, and Tropius
DAbomasnow, Pinsir (Shadow), Swampert (Shadow), and Zangoose

The Best Summer Cup Great League Switch Pokémon

The Switch Pokémon will be the one with the highest amount of attack power. Typically, this choice will be a hard counter to anything that could counter your Lead Pokémon, and you usually want to swap to this Pokémon first before you go to your Closer choice. Because this Pokémon is considered the counter option, you can expect this Pokémon in Pokémon Go to have a high amount of attack power and few defenses. You want to reserve at least one shield for it, potentially two.

TierPokémon
SDiggersby, Dubwool, Munchlax, and Vigoroth
ACharizard (Shadow), Galvantula, Miltank, and Zangoose
BBeedrill, Charjabug, Cradily, and Lickitung
CAriados, Bewear, Pelipper, and Roserade
DLuxray, Scolipede, Snorlax, and Zapdos

The Best Summer Cup Great League Closer Pokémon

The Closer Pokémon on your team will have the highest defenses. This Pokémon will be the one with the highest amount of defense power, capable of withstanding heavy attacks from your opponent. It should have as few weaknesses as possible, with several resistances to other Pokémon attacks. We recommend not saving any of your shields for this Pokémon while competing in this Pokémon Go competition.

TierPokémon
SDiggersby, Staraptor, Togedemaru, and Victini
ABuzzwole, Emolga, Swampert, and Toxapex
BChansey, Chesnaught, Magcargo, and Magnezone (Shadow)
CDunsparce, Jumpluff, Torkoal, and Trevenant
DBlaziken, Dubwool, Pidgeot, and Raikou

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Zack Palm is the Senior Writer of Gamepur and has spent over five years covering video games, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Oregon State University. He spends his free time biking, running tabletop campaigns, and listening to heavy metal. His primary game beats are Pokémon Go, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and any newly released title, and he finds it difficult to pull away from any Star Wars game.