Pokemon Gos Spring Cup is here until April 12!

Along with untold sneezing, this season brings new life, new beginnings and little chocolate eggs.

But, in the world ofPokemon Goand itsGo Battle League, it means a new Special Cup.

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As always, youre asked to build the best team following a set of restrictions.

The obvious downside to these limited metas is that the pool of eligible choices is relatively shallow.

So, how do you pick Pokemon for an element-based cup?

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It starts and ends with what that bang out is weak and resistant to.

TheMight and Mastery Seasonand itsseasonal questhas arrived.

you might now catchDynamax PokemonthroughMax Battles.

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First, however, you oughta visitPower Spots to collect Max Particlesand complete theTo the Max!

That moveset is just pretty sweet.

If you oughta go big, a Hurricane will obliterate a fair few of your opponents.

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Pelipper is a great choice against Araquanid, Galarian Weezing, Walrein, Ferrothorn and Tentacruel.

However, Lanturn is an obvious threat thanks to its Electric typing.

Mantine, Qwilfish, Abomasnow and Trevenant are similarly bad match-ups, so be careful if you see them.

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So, how does Mawile stack up?

Theres not much to say about attack patterns here everything is just pretty solid.

Now for the obvious bit: Abomasnow is going to give you a bad time.

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Tentacruel, Mawile, Galarian Weezing and Pelipper will similarly make life difficult.

However, youll find that Tropius is pretty excellent against Roserade, Trevenant, Araquanid, Lanturn and Ferrothorn.

As always, President Snow is almost always excellent in Great League, Ultra League and its limited cups.

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Powder Snow fast-charges your Weather Ball to strip shields like nobodys business.

Its almost chilling how good Abomasnow is.

Araquanid, Qwilfish, Galarian Weezing, Mantine and Alolan Ninetails, however, will make Abomasnow users sad.

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While Flash Cannon is a fairy expensive nuke, Bullet Seed is fast-charging so youll get there relatively quickly.

Other match-ups to be aware of include losses against Trevenant, Tropius Araquanid and Pelipper.

Like a fair few Pokemon here, Seed Bomb is here as a spammy bait move to strip shields.

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Dark is because of Galarian Weezing and its Brutal Swing.

Abomasnow, Araquanid, Walrein and Qwilfish will also beat you in a fair fight.

However, you could look forward to wins against Venusaur, Lanturn, Ferrothorn, Tentacruel and Pelipper.

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Since Araquanid can stick around for a while, this all adds up.

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