The NAIC 2026 Cup: Great League Edition starts at 1:00 PDT on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. It will continue until 1:00 PDT on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. You can use any NAIC 2026-themed Pokémon in Pokémon GO. However, there are some limitations.
NAIC 2026 Cup and its Limitations
The NAIC 2026 Cup runs in Pokémon GO in line with the Pokémon North America International Championship 2026. The Championship is on Friday, June 12, 2026, to Sunday, June 14, 2026, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 USA.
Limitations
Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Likewise, ONLY Fairy-, Normal-, Psychic-, and Water-type Pokémon are eligible. The Shadow forms of these Pokémon are eligible. The following Pokémon are not eligible.
- Dark-, Grass-, or Steel-type are not eligible.
- Pokémon that can Mega Evolve
- Clefable, Wigglytuff, Poliwrath, Farfetch’d, Lickitung, Chansey, Furret, Chinchou, Lanturn, Lugia, Medicham, Claydol, Gastrodon, Lickilicky, Rotom, (Wash Rotom), Cresselia, Jellicent, Diggersby, Dedenne, Carbink, Toxapex, Araquanid, Oranguru, Golisopod, and Greedent.
META Pokémon
The NAIC 2026 Cup Most Effective Tactic(s) Available (META) Pokémon is dominated by Normal-, Psychic-, and Water-type Pokémon that do not have Dark-, Grass-, or Steel-type attacks.
Recommended Teams
The table below lists the recommended Pokémon you could use for each team. Please note these are in no particular order. The “1” does not mean the “best.” These teams are sure to give you a positive win-to-loss ratio.
| Team | Lead | Switch/safe swap | Closer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grumpig | Dubwool | Alolan Raichu |
| 2 | Uxie | Mew | Shadow Gallade |
| 3 | Hypno | Miltank | Galarian Slowking |
| 4 | Blastoise | Munchlax | Kingdra |
| 5 | Florges | Linoone | Shadow Galarian Weezing |
| 6 | Grumpig | Oinkologne (Female) | Hypno |
| 7 | Shadow Quagsire | Orbeetle | Swampert |
| 8 | Dunsparce | Alolan Raichu | Hypno |
| 9 | Hypno | Grumpig | Miltank |
| 10 | Miltank | Orbeetle | Munchlax |
| 11 | Grumpig | Dunsparce | Hypno |
Recommended Attacks
Now that you have the teams, the following are the attacks the Pokémon should have.
| Pokémon | Fast Attack | Primary Charged Attack | Secondary Charged Attack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grumpig | Psywave | Dynamic Punch | Shadow Ball |
| Dubwool | Double Kick | Body Slam | Wild Charge |
| Alolan Raichu | Thunder Shock | Wild Charge | Trailblaze |
| Uxie | Confusion | Swift | Thunder |
| Mew | Shadow Claw | Wild Charge | Psyshock |
| Shadow Gallade | Psy cho Cut | Close Combat | Leaf Blade |
| Hypno | Confusion | Shadow Ball | Thunder Punch |
| Miltank | Rollout | Body Slam | Thunderbolt |
| Galarian Slowking | Acid | Psyshock | Shadow Ball |
| Blastoise | Rollout | Hydro Cannon | Skull Bash |
| Munchlax | Tackle | Body Slam | Bulldoze |
| Kingdra | Dragon Breath | Swift | Outrage |
| Florges | Fairy Wind | Disarming Voice | Trailblaze |
| Linoone | Shadow Claw | Swift | Grass Knot |
| Shadow Galarian Weezing | Fairy Wind | Sludge | Brutal Swing |
| Oinkologne (Female) | Mud Slap | Body Slam | Trailblaze |
| Shadow Quagsire | Mud Shot | Aqua Tail | Stone Edge |
| Orbeetle | Psy cho Cut | Psyshock | Bug Buzz |
| Swampert | Mud Shot | Hydro Cannon | Earthquake |
| Dunsparce | Rollout | Drill Run | Rock Slide |
Recommended PVP IVs
In addition to having the teams and attacks, you will want to use the highly ranked Pokémon for each Pokémon species. These are Pokémon with the correct PVP IVs. These are as follows
The above table lists the Rank 1 IVs for each Pokémon species. You do not need to have these to battle and win games in the NAIC 2026 Cup. You can use others with low attack IVs (e.g., 1, 2, or 3) but with high defense and HP IVs.
| Pokémon | Type | Attack IV | Defense IV | HP IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grumpig | Psychic | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Dubwool | Normal | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Alolan Raichu | Psychic/Electric | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Uxie | Psychic | 2 | 15 | 15 |
| Mew | Psychic | 10 | 15 | 13 |
| Shadow Gallade | Psychic/Fighting | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Hypno | Psychic | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Miltank | Normal | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Galarian Slowking | Psychic/Poison | 0 | 14 | 13 |
| Blastoise | Water | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Munchlax | Normal | 0 | 14 | 13 |
| Kingdra | Water/Dragon | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| Florges | Fairy | 0 | 14 | 13 |
| Linoone | Normal | 0 | 15 | 14 |
| Shadow Galarian Weezing | Fairy/Poison | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Oinkologne (Female) | Normal | 0 | 14 | 15 |
| Shadow Quagsire | Water/Ground | 0 | 15 | 14 |
| Orbeetle | Psychic/Bug | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Swampert | Water/Ground | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Dunsparce | Water/Ground | 0 | 14 | 12 |
In conclusion, if you have all of these, you are in a good position to win more battles. However, winning is not only dependent on having the right Pokémon and the right team of Pokémon.
You also need a good strategy. You can watch YouTube videos on these to learn a few good strategies.
In addition, the more you play, the better you get at understanding your win conditions and all the other technicalities of the GO Battle League. You should know how to count fast moves, “sack” swaps, bait, shield, overcharge charged attacks, energy management, etc.
All the best!
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