Best Pokemon Go Fighting Cup Remix Team Recommendations

Things to know about building a Fighting Cup Remix team in Pokémon Go

The advantage of the 1500 CP limit is that, like the Great League, building a squad is relatively cheap and easier in terms of Stardust.

The downside to this specific cut is that it’s extremely restricted, the pool of usable options is only about 50 Pokemon deep – meaning there’s really only 20-25 viable Pokemon. if you want to be competitive.

Since psychic types are forbidden, we need to look at the other weaknesses of this type: fairy and flying.

With a complete lack of fairy/fighting types in the game, this option is safe. Flying moves on Fighting Types, however, are not unheard of. In order to protect against this, and the fact that single-combat types tend to be extremely glassy, ​​you’re going to want to explore your options to find a team that has the right level of defense to be competitive.

There’s only one Legendary Pokemon to seriously consider here: Galarian Zapdos. But, since it’s only available to those who are incredibly lucky with Adventure Incense and catch rates, we’ll skip it. If you have it, it’s a great choice along with Counter, Ancient Power, and Brave Bird, but we’re fully aware that the significant minority of readers will have one.

Now we come to the list of prohibitions. All “Remix” cups are based on a previous cup, but try to shake up the meta by banning the most powerful – or popular – Pokemon that were overrepresented in the last iteration. So in this case, Pokemon that have been in the Fighting Cup but are banned from Fighting Cup Remix are:

• Hakamo-o
• Go on
• buzzwole
• sneaker

This shakes up the meta more than you might imagine, as it not only removes the most powerful Pokemon, but anything introduced specifically to take them down is no longer relevant or necessary. So if you’ve been in the Fighting Cup and had a great squad, you should always take a look at the recommendations below to see how your matches have changed.

And, if you don’t have our recommended picks for the Big League, chances are you can find them quite easily in the wild. It also makes Community Day, which offers an easy source of powerful Pokemon that do well at lower CP levels, a more appealing proposition.

No matter what league you’re in, remember that you’re looking for Pokemon with a decent amount of bulk (the ability to survive charged moves – type of weakness depending – so you can get some of your own ) and those that best counter or expose weaknesses in the current meta (which is a term for what the community is currently using).

While there are specific Pokemon that dominate this meta, remember that with the Go Battle League (and player vs. player battles in general), you’ll be going blind; So even if you cover yourself with a wide range of offensive and defensive options, no team is invincible.

Still, even with a few of the Pokémon below on your team, you should be able to fare better than if you just picked the ones that come as close to the 1500 CP cap as possible.

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The Season of Mythic Wishes has arrived – bringing its first event, Mythic Blade, and the release of Crabrawler and Crabominable. There is also a new season of the Go Battle League that you can participate in. Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance to encounter Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres.

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Our Pokémon Go Fighting Cup Remix recommendations

There’s no “best” team you can pick – since, as mentioned, you don’t know what you’re up against – and not everyone has access to every type of Pokemon.

Instead, here’s a general list of Pokémon Fighting Cup Remix recommended for building a team, with a wide range of sources that should suit all players, whether you’ve been collecting creatures since day one or just starting out. to play.

Remember that you are only allowed one of each in the Go Battle League, and ideally you would want to build a team with different type strengths and defense. For example, if you’re building a team with all mono-combat types, anything with a move like Aerial Ace will just make you sad.

It’s also worth noting that if you really want to compete, each of your Pokémon needs two charged moves. If you want to skimp on Stardust and only perform one move, do so at your own risk – you’ve been warned.

Recommendations from our Pokémon Go Fighting Cup Remix team in order of appearance in the National Pokédex – although there is some overlap with the Great League guide, be sure to read the full entry as we may recommend some movement changes:

Shadow Policeman

Type: Water / Fighting
Perfect IVs: 00/14/15
Recommended moves: Mud Shot (fast), Ice Punch (charged), Scald (charged)
Poliwrath Weaknesses: Electric, Fairy, Flying, Grass, and Psychic

Shadow Poliwrath is probably the best option as a leader in the Fighting Cup Remix, providing incredible shield pressure with Mud Shot into Ice Punch, with Scald as the higher energy option with a 30% chance to weaken the your opponent’s attack one level.

The problem, of course, is Shadow Pokémon’s glassy character. The important thing is that he can fight his way through Toxicroak (the demon of this meta), he will lose to Machoke, Machamp and Sirfetch’d, all of which are issues to be aware of.

If you don’t have a Shadow version, don’t run it – you’re no longer beating Toxicroak, which is this Pokemon’s main attraction.

machamp

Genre: Fighting
Perfect IVs: 00/14/11
Recommended moves: Counter (Fast), Cross Chop (Charged), Close combat (Charged)
Machamp Weaknesses: Fairy, Flying, and Psychic

It wouldn’t be the Fighting Cup without the Fighting Types MVP, would it? Machamp is the exact same build recommended in the standard Fighting Cup.

As a counter that hits incredibly hard, it’s a great choice. However, its lack of double strikes makes it incredibly inflexible, leaving it susceptible to that natural glass cannon issue we mentioned earlier.

Still, Shadow and regular Machamp are amazing here, putting on a lot of pressure very quickly. Just know that Close Combat is your Hail Mary when you’re low on HP, because there’s a 100% chance your defense won’t end well if you use it too soon.

Machamp will defeat Poliwrath, Galarian Farfetch’d and Throh, but he will lose to Shadow Machoke, Sirfetch’d and Sawk. Above all, he will also lose against Toxicroak.

Galarian Farfetch

Genre: Fighting
Perfect IVs: 00/15/15
Recommended moves: Fury Cutter (fast), Brave Bird (charged), Leaf Blade (charged)
Farfetch Weaknesses: Faerie, Flying, and Psychic

It’s rare that we don’t jump to a Pokemon’s fully evolved form in Go Battle League, but this is an example of the apprentice beating the master. Sirfetch’d just weirdly isn’t as good as G’fetch’d.

This is mostly anti-Toxicroak tech: Fury Cutter loads very quickly and allows you to either spam shields with Leaf Cutter or quickly take down a Brave Bird to hopefully hit a Toxicroak. Brave Bird will ruin your defense, with a guaranteed three-step drop, so use it as a Hail Mary.

There’s no point in reviewing the clashes, because the effortlessly cool quack attack is here for quite a while, not long, but it pretty much loses anything with the biceps, thanks to its lack of volume before evolution; however, it hits hard enough with its charged moves to beat Water- and Bug-types, as well as Toxicroak, Sirfetch’d, and Throh.

Toxic

Type: Poison / Fighting
Perfect IVs: 01/15/15
Recommended Moves: Counter (Fast), Mud Bomb (Charged), Mud Bomb (Charged)
Toxicroak Weaknesses: Psychic, Flying, and Ground

Welcome to the Struggle Toxicroak Cup Remix!

Every team put together by anyone who has even done a cursory search will know that everyone is running this or trying to beat it. There are only four Pokémon in the entire meta against which it loses in a fair fight: Throh, Shadow Poliwrath, Crabrawler, and Galarian Farfetch’d. Regardless of your team, you need to run one of these four, and ideally a Toxicroak to go with it.

We’re really surprised it didn’t fall under the ban hammer, because this Cup is going to be incredibly heavy as a result.

There’s not much else to say: Counter is the best fast attack in the game, Mud Bomb is for Mirror, and Sludge Bomb will deal heavy STAB damage. Toxicroak is spammy and flexible, but it’s weak to ground and flying, so hide from those or try to exploit it however you see fit!

Sirfetch’d

Genre: Fighting
Perfect IVs: 02/15/15
Recommended Moves: Counter (Fast), Brave Bird (Charged), Leaf Blade (Charged)
Sirfetch Weaknesses: Fairy, Flying, and Psychic

With absolutely everything in this meta being weak to flying, Sirfetch would run Brave Bird with STAB is going to be a huge boon to your team.

The problem, of course, is that her pre-evolved form (Galarian Farfetch’d) hits faster, which means she defeats the meta demon, Toxicroak – something this honorable gentleduck can’t do. And for the same reason, he also loses to Galarian Farfetch.

At the same time, it has the same disadvantage: Brave Bird lowers your defense by three levels. This means that while it’s a great attack if it wins you the match, it can easily lose you the match if your timing is wrong! Just be aware of this if you plan to create one for your team.

Hisuian Sneasel

Type: Fighting / Poison
Perfect IVs: 01/15/14
Recommended Moves: Poison Jab (Fast), Close Combat (Charged), Air Ace (Charged)
Sneasler Weaknesses: Psychic, Flying, and Ground

Just because Sneasler is banned doesn’t mean Sneasel isn’t in action too. This is the word of the law, not the spirit of the law; and that means losing the Ghost-type fast attack in favor of a Poison-type attack, and taking a slight stat hit, but leaving you with a perfectly decent Pokemon for that cut.

Poison as a second strike is a great option in this cup, as evidenced by Sneasler and Toxicroak.

If you’re willing to cash in on that stat, Hisuian Sneasel will help you defeat Machoke, Sawk, and Hitmonlee, but you’ll struggle against Shadow Machoke and Galarian Farfetch’d, and lose hard to Throh, Toxicroak, and Shadow. Poliwrath.