The Scroll Cup: Great League Edition is a limited-time cup in the Pokémon Go Battle League that only allows three types of Pokémon to enter: dark-, fighting-, and water-type Pokémon.
These types appear to be inspired by the Legendary Kubfu’s evolution, Urshifu, which can be fighting-/dark-type or fighting-/water-type depending on its form.
With so many popular Pokémon not falling under these three typings, you’re going to have to think carefully when building the best team for the Scroll Cup. To help you along the way, we’ve put together a list of the top Pokémon and their optimal movesets.
Scroll Cup: Great League Edition restrictions
Only three types of Pokémon are allowed to enter the Scroll Cup: dark-, fighting-, and water-type Pokémon. There’s also a 1,500 CP limit for each member of your team, due to the Great League aspect of the competition. The final restriction is that Primarina will not be allowed to enter the Scroll Cup.
Although these rules do heavily limit your team choices, the good news is that dual-type Pokémon are eligible to enter. For example, the electric-/dark-type Morpeko is allowed on your team because of its secondary dark- typing. As with most of these limited-time cups, Pokémon with dual typings tend to perform the best thanks to their unique resistances and varied movesets.
Scroll Cup best team
Here’s one of the best teams you can use for the Scroll Cup in Pokémon Go:
- Toxapex
- Gastrodon
- Annihilape
As well as being great Pokémon for the 1,500 CP format in general, all three have dual typings that give them an advantage against several Pokémon you’ll likely encounter in the Scroll Cup. You’ll also have access to a wide variety of moves, including fighting-, ghost-, ground-, ice-, normal-, poison-, and water-type attacks. This reduces your chances of being caught off guard with a Pokémon that you can’t counter.
Running the format through PvPoke’s simulator shows that Toxapex is expected to be the number-one Pokémon in the Scroll Cup. Not only does it have an astonishingly high defense stat, it also has eight type resistances, including fighting-type and water-type attacks, which puts it in an excellent position to outlast your opponents on the battlefield.
Gastrodon is another incredibly bulky Pokémon that you’ll want on your team. It’s got a great moveset, neutral coverage thanks to the charged attack Body Slam, and just one weakness to worry about: grass-type attacks. Even better, it’s a solid counter for some of the biggest threats in the Scroll Cup, including Sableye, Morpeko, and Toxapex.
Rounding out our team recommendation is Annihilape. This fearsome fighting-/ghost-type Pokémon has been a mainstay in the Great League ever since it made its Pokémon Go debut in 2024, and it translates very well to the Scroll Cup. It’s got a huge attack stat and some great moves including the top-tier fast attack Counter.
If you don’t have those Pokémon in your collection — or you don’t have enough Candy and Stardust to optimize them for the Scroll Cup — there are plenty of other Pokémon you can try instead. These include Sableye, Azumarill, Morpeko, Mandibuzz, Lanturn, Chesnaught, and Whiscash. You can find more details about these Pokémon in the next section.
Scroll Cup best Pokémon moves and IVs
Here are some of the top Pokémon to use in the Scroll Cup, as well as their optimal movesets and IVs:
Two of these Pokémon — Azumarill and Sableye — require XL Candy and a lot of Stardust to get close to the 1,500 CP limit, so they won’t be viable for everyone. That said, both of these Pokémon are excellent choices for the standard Great League, making them worthy investments if you have the resources to spare.
We haven’t included Shadow Pokémon in our list of recommendations as they tend to be quite rare and not every trainer will have them in their collection. If you’re lucky enough to have a Shadow Annihilape with good IVs, it’s definitely worth giving it a spot on your team.
Whatever team you end up using in the Scroll Cup, the general rules apply: Make sure you’ve got a range of coverage options, power each Pokémon up as close to the 1,500 CP limit as possible, and use TMs to teach them their best attacks. Once you’ve done all of that, it’s time to battle!
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