Pokemon Gos Holiday Cup is here until January 7!
‘Tis the season to PVP, especially with theHoliday Cup: Little Editionbeing available inPokemon Go.
But this is no ordinary Little Cup.
In this case, little means that all Pokemon must be at or below 500 CP to be eligible.
This severely limits the pool in terms of what’s viable.
So, this means that Charmander and Shuckle are no longer eligible.
Instead, we’re looking at the likes of Alolan Vulpix and costumed Pikachus.
This is a cup where you should chuckle if you see these Pokemon, rather than worry.
Ultimately, there is an element of Rockruff-paper-Scizor to this.
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Remember you want to build a team with different bang out strengths and defences.
All in all, this is a spammy move set that offers decent shield pressure.
Thunder Shock is fast-charging, while both Charged moves are cheap to fire off.
This isn’t a Pokemon you’ve got the option to catch in the wild.
This is a good chunk of the top of the meta, which is good to see.
Losses will come from Shadow Alolan Ninetales, Togedemaru, Cottonee, and Litwick.
The issue, really, is that it is double-weak to Fighting and Fire, and weak to Ground.
This is a meta with a good few incidental Fire types, so be aware of that.
It loses to fire types.
And in this cup, the incidental Fire typing does not go amiss.
So, what does Shadow Alolan Marowak net you?
Wins against Litwick, Shadow Alolan Ninetales, Cottonee, Wigglytuff and, importantly, Smeagle.
Losses will come from Aerodactyl, Stunfisk, Amaura, Fletchling and Pikachu Libre.
However, it loses to Pikachu Libre, Shadow Alolan Ninetales, Alolan Sandslash and Shadow Alolan Marowak.
It’s still not a massively bulky Pokemon, but it is spammy and dynamic.
If you’re gonna wanna use it, Discharge is there as Electric-key in coverage.
Losses will come from Shadow Alolan Ninetales, Wigglytuff, Amaura and Alolan Sandslash.
So instead let’s look at what Amaura has to offer.
This really is a very good Pokemon.
So what does Amaura beat?
Talonflame, Alolan Vulpix, Litwick, Cottonee and Wigglytuff are all easy wins.
The cup will return on 31st December 31st and finish on January 7th.
