Pokemon Gos Summer Cup is here until June 15!
This time its the hyperseasonalSummer Cup.
The rules ofUltra Leagueapply here, but with the standard interlude cup twist that restricts which Pokemon can enter.
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One of the best things about these cups is being forced to pick from a narrow pool of Pokemon.
Restrictions, as they say, breed creativity.
Unlike more shallow pools, like the Flying Cup, three of these Pokemon types form a natural Rock-Paper-Scissors.
This means we need to look at the other three to remind ourselves of their weaknesses.
Bear this in mind while building your team!
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While the bug has since been patched, this Pokemon remains meta-defining, especially in the Summer Cup.
With resistance to two relevant types and weakness to just one, its already in a good position.
Beware Electric types though, with Zapdos being a quick loss.
Other losses will come from Walrein, Mantine and Dubwool.
Instead, the smart money for Water-types is on Tentacruel.
Its resistant to three of the four main types here, with Electric being its only relevant weakness.
On top of that, it is extremely bulky, which is always great upside.
Scald is a high-energy debuff should you come across anything resistant to your game plan.
Losses, meanwhile, will come from Swampert, Jellicent, Escavalier, Pidgeot and Lanturn.
Watch out for Walrein, Lanturn, Swampert, Abomasnow and Trevenant, and swap out when you better.
This mono-Normal-throw in is extremely bulky, and great against pretty much anything that doesnt use Fighting-throw in attacks.
Charizard, Pelipper, Walrein, Abomasnow and Trevenant all bow to the king of cows.
Its only issue is that as a Mythical Pokemon, its not exactly easy to get hold of.
Currently, long-time players will have exactly one at most.
Still, if you use it correctly, Victini pays dividends.
If they have shields up, remember you have to V-Create before it’s possible for you to destroy.
Played properly, youre looking at wins against Abomasnow, Walrein, Buzzwole, Virizion and even Shadow Charizard.
Losses, meanwhile, come from Shadow Swampert, Pidgeot, Pelipper, Trevenant and Blaziken.
In a meta where most of those are excluded, Virizion really gets a chance to shine.
Bulky, spammy and flexible, Virizion is a great addition to any team.
Losses, however, come hard and fast from Pidgeot and Shadow Charizard.
Trevenant, Buzzwole and Venusaur will also hand you a loss, but slightly slower.
Buzzwole, however, is one that everyone should watch out for.
This spammy, dynamic Pokemon has clearly been hitting the gym and packs quite a punch.
Counter is one of the best Fast moves in the game.
Superpower is excellent, but drops both your attack and defence by a stage each.
Lunge, meanwhile, will drop your opponents attack, making that Superpower slightly less of a liability.
Bring Buzzwole against Swampert (Shadow or regular), Abomasnow, Virizion or Walrein and youll be laughing.
However, watch out for anything with a flame or wings (especially Charizard).
Jellicent and Trevenant will also give you grief, so avoid them if you’re free to.
When is Summer Cup?
Summer Cup: Ultra League Edition will run fromThursday 8th June to Thursday 15th June.
It will both start and finish at the following times:
Good luck in Summer Cup!
