Pokemon Go Battle League – Best Great League: Mega Edition team

The Pokemon Go Great League: Mega Edition brings Mega-Evolved Pokemon into the 1,500 CP format, giving trainers new options when building their best team for the Go Battle League.

With a much lower CP cap than Ultra or Master League, only certain Mega Evolutions can compete effectively alongside the Great League’s established PvP picks. Choosing the right Mega and supporting Pokemon is key to getting the most out of your team in the Go Battle League.

Here are the best Pokemon for the Great League: Mega Edition, including the strongest Mega Evolutions, top picks, and teams to use.

Best team for the Pokemon Go Great League: Mega Edition

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One of the best teams you can use in Pokemon Go’s Great League: Mega Edition is Mega Sableye, Ninetales, and Tinkaton. These three are among the strongest Pokemon and should give you coverage against most common opponents.

An alternate team players can try out includes Mega Altaria, Forretress, and Mimikyu.

As with any League or Cup, it’s impossible to say what a true “best” team looks like in the Great League: Mega Edition, as it really depends on the Pokemon your opponent sends out – and you won’t know that until the battle begins.

Still, a few Pokemon can perform well in most situations, which we’ve listed below alongside their optimal movesets and weaknesses.

Best Great League: Mega Edition Pokemon

Corviknight

NIANTIC/DEXERTO

• Fast Move: Sand Attack
• Charged Moves: Air Cutter and Payback
• Type: Flying/Steel
• Resistances: Bug, Grass, Poison, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Steel, and Ground
• Weaknesses: Electric and Fire

Corviknight’s Flying/Steel typing makes it a tough Pokemon to crack in the Great League: Mega Edition. It packs an impressive ten resistances while only fearing Electric and Fire attacks, giving it plenty of opportunities to stay on the field as Sand Attack builds energy.

Air Cutter provides its main source of Flying-type STAB, helping Corviknight pressure Fighting, Grass, and Bug opponents. Payback gives the moveset a completely different angle, trading speed for heavier Dark-type coverage that can punish Ghost and Psychic creatures.

Fearow

DEXERTO

• Fast Move: Peck
• Charged Moves: Drill Peck and Drill Run 
• Type: Normal/Flying
• Resistances: Ghost, Ground, Bug, and Grass
• Weaknesses: Electric, Ice, and Rock

Fearow is a more attack-minded choice for this league, relying on quick pressure rather than trying to outlast the opposition. Peck supplies consistent Flying-type damage, while its immunity-level resistances to Ghost and Ground can create opportunities to bring it into battle safely.

The combination of Drill Peck and Drill Run is where Fearow really earns its versatility. The former offers reliable Flying STAB for handling Fighting, Grass, and Bug-types, whereas Drill Run flips several potential counters by threatening Electric, Rock, and Steel Pokemon with super-effective Ground damage.

Clodsire

NIANTIC

• Fast Move: Poison Sting
• Charged Moves: Earthquake and Stone Edge
• Type: Poison/Ground
• Resistances: Poison, Electric, Rock, Fighting, Fairy, and Bug
• Weaknesses: Ground, Ice, Psychic, and Water

Clodsire brings serious staying power to the Great League: Mega Edition, where its bulk gives it time to build toward some hard-hitting attacks. Poison Sting is light on direct damage but generates energy quickly, while its Poison/Ground typing gives it valuable resistances to Fairy, Fighting, Rock, and Electric attacks.

Once Clodsire has banked enough energy, opponents have to respect two very different threats. Earthquake delivers huge Ground-type STAB against Steel, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Fire Pokemon, while Stone Edge catches Flying and Ice-types that can cause Clodsire trouble.

Feraligatr

NIANTIC

• Fast Move: Shadow Claw
• Charged Moves: Hydro Cannon and Ice Beam
• Type: Water
• Resistances: Steel, Fire, Water, and Ice
• Weaknesses: Grass and Electric

Feraligatr is built to keep battles moving in the Great League: Mega Edition, with Shadow Claw combining strong neutral pressure with quick energy generation. Its pure Water typing is straightforward but effective, leaving just Grass and Electric as weaknesses while giving it useful resistance to Fire, Steel, Water, and Ice.

Hydro Cannon is the engine behind Feraligatr’s offensive game, delivering powerful Water-type STAB without demanding much energy. Ice Beam takes longer to reach, but its coverage is valuable against Grass-types that threaten Feraligatr directly, as well as Dragon, Flying, and Ground opponents.

Jumpluff

NIANTIC

• Fast Move: Fairy Wind
• Charged Moves: Energy Ball and Acrobatics
• Type: Grass/Flying
• Resistances: Ground, Grass, Fighting, and Water
• Weaknesses: Ice, Fire, Flying, Poison, and Rock

Jumpluff isn’t about overwhelming opponents with Fast Move damage. Instead, Fairy Wind rapidly fills its energy bar, giving this bulky Grass/Flying-type plenty of chances to fire off attacks while its resistances to Ground, Water, Fighting, and Grass help it stick around.

Its two Charged Moves cover very different targets. Energy Ball puts Water, Ground, and Rock Pokemon under pressure and can potentially drop their Defense, while Acrobatics delivers a much bigger burst of Flying-type STAB when Jumpluff needs to threaten Fighting, Grass, or Bug opponents.

Ninetales

DEXERTO

• Fast Move: Ember
• Charged Moves: Weather Ball (Fire) and Energy Ball
• Type: Fire
• Resistances: Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, and Steel
• Weaknesses: Ground, Rock, and Water

Ninetales brings a steady stream of Fire pressure, with Ember doing meaningful STAB damage before Charged Moves even enter the equation. Its six resistances also give it useful play into Grass, Ice, Steel, Bug, and Fairy opponents, though Water, Ground, and Rock remain dangerous matchups.

Weather Ball (Fire) keeps Ninetales on the offensive with a fast, reliable STAB attack, but Energy Ball is what gives the set its counterplay. The Grass-type move can punish all three of Ninetales’ weaknesses for super-effective damage, making Water, Ground, and Rock opponents think twice before assuming they have a safe matchup.

Jellicent

DEXERTO

• Fast Move: Hex
• Charged Moves: Surf and Shadow Ball 
• Type: Water/Ghost
• Resistances: Normal, Fighting, Water, Steel, Poison, Ice, Fire, and Bug
• Weaknesses: Dark, Electric, Ghost, and Grass

Jellicent is at its best when it can dictate the pace of a Great League: Mega Edition battle. Its Water/Ghost typing offers eight resistances and solid defensive utility, while Hex quickly builds energy without forcing it to depend on Fast Move damage.

Surf gives Jellicent an accessible Water-type STAB attack to keep opponents under pressure, especially Fire, Ground, and Rock-types. Shadow Ball is the bigger threat waiting behind it, packing enough Ghost-type power to punish Psychic and opposing Ghost Pokemon or simply deal heavy neutral damage when shields are gone.

Forretress

DEXERTO

• Fast Move: Volt Switch
• Charged Moves: Sand Tomb and Rock Tomb
• Type: Bug/Steel
• Resistances: Poison, Grass, Steel, Psychic, Normal, Ice, Fairy, Dragon, and Bug
• Weaknesses: Fire

Forretress is less about landing huge attacks and more about making every exchange increasingly uncomfortable. Its Bug/Steel typing gives it nine resistances and only one weakness to Fire, while Volt Switch supplies useful Electric damage against Water and Flying opponents.

Both Charged Moves lean heavily into disruption. Sand Tomb lowers the opponent’s Defense, helping Forretress steadily increase its damage pressure, whereas Rock Tomb cuts their Attack and can make prolonged battles even more favorable while threatening Fire, Flying, Bug, and Ice-types.

Quagsire (Shadow)

NIANTIC

• Fast Move: Mud Shot
• Charged Moves: Aqua Tail and Mud Bomb
• Type: Water/Ground
• Resistances: Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel, and Fire
• Weaknesses: Grass

Shadow Quagsire is a fast-moving threat in the Great League: Mega Edition, sacrificing some durability for the extra damage that comes with being a Shadow Pokemon. Its Water/Ground typing is another major plus, leaving Grass as its only weakness and giving it useful resistances to Electric, Steel, Fire, Rock, and Poison.

Mud Shot is all about getting Quagsire’s Charged Moves online quickly, and both options are cheap enough to capitalize on that energy gain. Aqua Tail provides rapid Water-type pressure, while Mud Bomb adds Ground STAB for Electric, Steel, Fire, Rock, and Poison opponents, allowing Shadow Quagsire to keep shields and HP under constant pressure.

Mega Sableye

DEXERTO

• Fast Move: Shadow Claw
• Charged Moves: Foul Play and Power Gem
• Type: Dark/Ghost
• Resistances: Normal, Psychic, Poison, and Fighting
• Weaknesses: Fairy

Mega Sableye is exceptionally difficult to exploit, with its Dark/Ghost typing giving opponents just one weakness to target: Fairy. Shadow Claw keeps up steady Ghost-type pressure while generating the energy needed to make frequent use of its Charged Moves.

Foul Play is the go-to STAB attack, giving Mega Sableye reliable Dark damage against Ghost and Psychic opponents. Power Gem adds a useful curveball to the moveset, providing Rock coverage for Flying, Fire, Bug, and Ice-types that might otherwise be comfortable taking its usual attacks.

Mimikyu

DEXERTO

• Fast Move: Shadow Claw
• Charged Moves: Shadow Sneak and Play Rough
• Type: Ghost/Fairy
• Resistances: Fighting, Bug, Dragon, and Normal
• Weaknesses: Ghost and Steel

Mimikyu brings a useful mix of Ghost pressure and Fairy coverage, with its typing giving it particularly strong defensive matchups against Fighting, Normal, Bug, and Dragon attacks. Shadow Claw does the groundwork, combining steady damage with enough energy generation to keep its Charged Moves in play.

Shadow Sneak lets Mimikyu stay on the front foot with a quicker Ghost-type STAB option, particularly against Psychic and opposing Ghost Pokemon. Play Rough requires more patience, but rewards it with much heavier Fairy damage that can put Dragon, Dark, and Fighting-types in serious trouble.

Empoleon

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• Fast Move: Metal Sound
• Charged Moves: Hydro Cannon and Drill Peck
• Type: Water/Steel
• Resistances: Steel, Poison, Ice, Water, Rock, Psychic, Normal, Flying, Fairy, Dragon, and Bug
• Weaknesses: Electric, Fighting, and Ground

Empoleon has plenty of opportunities to find favorable ground, largely thanks to its excellent Water/Steel typing and 11 resistances. Metal Sound prioritizes energy generation, helping Empoleon get to the attacks that make it much more dangerous.

Hydro Cannon delivers powerful Water-type STAB at a low energy cost, making it Empoleon’s main tool for wearing down opponents and drawing shields. Drill Peck complements it with Flying coverage, most importantly giving Empoleon a way to hit Fighting and Grass Pokemon that can complicate its matchups.

Altaria

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• Fast Move: Dragon Breath
• Charged Moves: Sky Attack and Flamethrower
• Type: Dragon/Flying
• Resistances: Fighting, Water, Bug, Fire, Grass, and Ground
• Weaknesses: Ice, Fairy, Dragon, and Rock

Altaria can quickly wear teams down in the Great League: Mega Edition, with Dragon Breath delivering constant STAB damage from the moment it enters battle. Its six resistances also give it several opportunities to take control of a matchup, although its double weakness to Ice means those opponents need to be avoided whenever possible.

Its Charged Moves help cover very different situations. Sky Attack provides reliable Flying damage against Fighting, Grass, and Bug-types, while Flamethrower gives Altaria a valuable response to Steel and Ice Pokemon that can withstand or punish its usual Dragon pressure.

Tinkaton

DEXERTO

• Fast Move: Fairy Wind
• Charged Moves: Gigaton Hammer and Bulldoze
• Type: Fairy/Steel
• Resistances: Dragon, Bug, Rock, Psychic, Poison, Normal, Ice, Grass, Flying, Fairy, and Dark
• Weaknesses: Fire and Ground

Tinkaton’s Fairy/Steel typing does a lot of the heavy lifting, giving it a massive 11 resistances while leaving only Fire and Ground as weaknesses. Fairy Wind focuses on rapidly generating energy rather than dealing heavy Fast Move damage, setting Tinkaton up to threaten with its much stronger attacks.

Gigaton Hammer is the centerpiece of the set, delivering powerful Steel-type STAB that can punish Fairy, Ice, and Rock opponents. Bulldoze gives Tinkaton an entirely different coverage option, allowing it to hit Fire, Steel, Electric, Poison, and Rock Pokemon for super-effective Ground damage.

Lickilicky

NIANTIC

• Fast Move: Rollout
• Charged Moves: Body Slam and Shadow Ball
• Type: Normal
• Resistances: Ghost
• Weaknesses: Fighting

Lickilicky can be a stubborn Pokemon to remove from the Great League: Mega Edition, pairing solid bulk with an energy-focused moveset. Rollout gets its Charged Moves ready quickly, and its pure Normal typing means opponents generally need Fighting damage to exploit it directly.

Once the energy starts flowing, Body Slam lets Lickilicky repeatedly chip away at health or shields with reliable STAB damage. Shadow Ball changes the equation against Ghost Pokemon, which otherwise wall Normal-type attacks, while also providing a much stronger hit when Lickilicky needs extra closing power.

Pokemon Go Mega Edition rules & restrictions explained

Great League: Mega Edition adds a new twist to Pokemon Go’s usual 1,500 CP format by allowing Mega-Evolved Pokemon into the competition. The CP cap still applies to your entire team, so choosing a Mega that works within Great League restrictions is essential.

Niantic has also confirmed plans to make more Mega Evolutions eligible in the future. Mega-Evolved Pokemon above 1,500 CP will have their CP temporarily lowered for Great League: Mega Edition battles, before returning to their normal CP afterward.

Great League: Mega Edition start & end date

The latest Battle League season is underway, running from June 2, 2026, until September 8, 2026. For the rest of its run, the Great League: Mega Edition will appear on:

• September 1 – September 8: along with the Ultra and Master Leagues in their Mega Editions.

This means you’ll only have one week to dominate this Go Battle League cup and work your way to the top. Plus, during it, you’ll get x4 Stardust from win rewards (not including end-of-set rewards).

Those are the best Pokemon you can add to your Great League: Mega Edition team during this Pokemon Go season. For more content, check out the best attackers, defenders, and PvP champions, and stay updated with the latest Pokemon Go events, including the current Community Day and Spotlight Hours.