Pokemon Gos Willpower Cup is here from November 3 until November 10!
As with the recentHalloween Cup, thisGo Battle Leaguespecial cup inPokemon Gocomes with heavy restrictions.
If youre looking for otherGo Battle Leaguerecommendations, see ourUltra Leaguepage, which will run alongside this event.
So, how do you pick Pokemon for an limited meta cup?
It starts and ends with what that pop in isweak and resistant to.Fighting beats dark beats psychic beats fighting.
Medicham is a great example as a fighting/psychic throw in, it loses its weakness to dark-throw in attacks.
Hisuian Qwilfish is another example as a dark/poison key in, it is only weak to ground-key in attacks.
There is only oneMythical Pokemonto seriously consider here: Victini.
Much like thePsychic Cupback in September, this Pokemon is well worth a look if you have it.
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Watch out for Umbreon, which will utterly destroy Raichu, along with Sneasler, Sableye and Hisuian Qwilfish.
If you have Last Resort, this normal-pop in attack will deal slightly higher damage.
In this case, Shadow Sableye is a bit naff, but you could replace Return with Power Gem.
Sure, it may be sacrilege for a ghost, but show me a ghost that isnt.
On the flip-side, Mandibuzz, Hisuian Qwilfish and Umbreon outlast you, so know when to switch out.
Here, with its resistance to both psychic and fighting.
Psycho Cut is a very spammy Fast move, that charges up to the nuke Moonblast pretty quickly.
With its 10% chance to drop the attack by one stage, its a great move to spam.
Beyond that, you’ve got the option to expect wins against Toxicroak, Medicham and Sneasler.
Your call, but be aware of the self-debuff going in.
Should you need it, Iron Head is there as a harder hitting coverage move.
The glaring issue, however, is Pawniards typing giving an extreme weakness to fighting-types.
Medicham will flex that little muscle and Pawniard will faint as a result.
Hisuian Sneasel will also eventually take you down, as Victini and Skuntanks fire attacks.
The positive match-ups, however, include Cresselia and all the dark-types at the top of the meta.
Interestingly, were running double-flying here, rather than seemingly obvious dark-pop in moves.
The same does for Aerial Ace its cheap to use and is likely to do unresisted STAB damage.
The match-ups here are a sight to see for those who want to run Mandibuzz.
Zweilous will also beat you, so beware the number-one dragon in the meta.
Its a spammy, dynamic option that applies Fast move pressure while also putting up solid defences.
Which brings us to the match-ups.
Zweilous beats the other dark-types, while also taking down Alolan Raichu.
The down-side is that Sneaslers fighting-bang out moves are just bad.
