Having discussed about (my) PvP moments in Pokémon Go, I thought I'd follow it up with a direct discussion about PvP itself, specifically a new "cup" or format that is introduced in this season's dealings for Go Battle League - something I haven't done in a long time. The new "cup" or format, as its title implies, is also set to become the one for the Championship Series of this year. It's an intriguing format for a fascinating setup, so I thought I'd deal with it and put up a bit of a discussion and analysis for it.
Compared to past years' mostly open-ish Great League format, this one introduces a lot of restrictions. It's still modeled on the Great League (CP 1500 or less), but now there are allowed and not allowed types: Normal, Bug, Dragon, and Dark are the former, and Flying, Fighting, and Steel are the latter. Pokémon of Legendary and adjacent classes (Mythical and Ultra Beast) are also not allowed, as are Mega Evolution. Further, four species (Froslass, Milotic, Politoed, and Seaking) are allowed regardless, and nine species (Crustle, Morpeko, and Wigglytuff among others) are outright banned. Its details already suggest a radical format, which may be what the competition needs to vary things up.
Bug types seem rather dominant for this format... and in fact, Spidops tops the list, with Ariados not far behind. A lot of species of the Normal and Dragon types also round out the top 20 or so, along with Seaking and Milotic as the best of the other inclusions. The Dragon types seem to make for pretty good leads, while the Bug types make for safeguards, and the Normal types can finish the job with all their varieties alongside their moves. This gives an indication of what teams to build using them, though as always Trainers can bring in their own selections for a little "variety" and "surprise".
For example, I've used Vigoroth, Ariados, and Malamar, and I've had a degree of success with them; I even came close to finding "mirrors" of this team. Of course, there's still some failures here and there for other reasons, so it may be worth it to try other team combinations, especially with what was suggested above.
With this new "cup" or format, the restrictions might seem somehow limiting, but it also does seem to allow a lot of creative freedom with what's available. Given its use as a Championship Series format, it becomes somewhat of a test for all the Trainers just battling casually under the format, as well as those who are actually using it competitively. Its purpose of weeding out the best of the best is surely quite evident for all.
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