The Weather Cup: Great League Edition features a dynamic and specialized meta revolving around Fire, Water, Ice, and Rock-type Pokémon. To help you dominate the cup, here is a breakdown of the top recommended teams, attacks, and Rank 1 PvP IVs, modeled directly after the definitive format of the current season.
The Weather Cup runs from Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PDT to Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PDT.
Weather Cup: Great League Limitations
To participate in the Cup, your Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP. Only Fire, Water, Ice, and Rock types are eligible for entry. Due to these elemental constraints, Water-types and Pokémon packing effective coverage against them rise above the rest.
Weather Cup Recommended Teams: META Pokémon
The top-tier Pokémon for this Cup lean heavily on dual-typings or unique attack pools that break traditional elemental counters. Key Pokémon dominating the meta include Jellicent, Kingdra, Ludicolo, Lanturn, Cradily, and Abomasnow. You can see more of these on PvPoke.com.
Weather Cup Recommended Teams
The table below lists recommended Pokémon combinations for the Weather Cup: Great League Edition. Please note these are in no particular order. The “1” does not mean the “best.” These teams are optimized to handle common leads and safe switches you’ll encounter.
| Team | Lead | Safe Switch/SWAP | Closer |
| 1 | Jellicent | Lanturn | Cradily |
| 2 | Kingdra | Abomasnow | Empoleon |
| 3 | Ludicolo | Araquanid | Lapras |
| 4 | Lanturn | Shadow Abomasnow | Jellicent |
| 5 | Cradily | Alolan Sandslash | Kingdra |
| 6 | Abomasnow | Jellicent | Carbink |
| 7 | Araquanid | Lanturn | Ludicolo |
| 8 | Empoleon | Cradily | Alolan Sandslash (Shadow) |
| 9 | Lapras | Ludicolo | Abomasnow |
| 10 | Alolan Sandslash | Kingdra | Lanturn |
Recommended Attacks
To maximize your win rate, ensure your Pokémon are equipped with optimal fast and charged attack sets based on current meta data.
| Pokémon | Fast Attack | Primary Charged Attack | Secondary Charged Attack |
| Jellicent | Hex | Surf | Shadow Ball |
| Kingdra | Dragon Breath | Outrage | Swift |
| Ludicolo | Astonish | Weather Ball (Water) | Energy Ball |
| Lanturn | Spark | Surf | Thunderbolt |
| Cradily | Bullet Seed | Rock Tomb | Grass Knot |
| Abomasnow / (Shadow) | Leafage | Weather Ball (Ice) | Energy Ball |
| Araquanid | Bug Bite | Bug Buzz | Bubble Beam |
| Empoleon | Metal Sound | Hydro Cannon | Drill Peck |
| Lapras | Psywave | Sparkling Aria | Skull Bash |
| Alolan Sandslash / (Shadow) | Shadow Claw | Ice Punch | Drill Run |
| Carbink | Rock Throw | Rock Slide | Moonblast |
Recommended PVP IVs
For high-level Great League play, optimizing stat product under the 1,500 CP limit is crucial. While IV spreads vary depending on individual Pokémon level caps, look for optimized Great League stat distributions (typically low Attack and high Defense/HP, except for specific species maxing out below 1500 CP like Carbink).
| Pokémon | Type | Attack IV | Defense IV | HP IV |
| Jellicent | Water / Ghost | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Kingdra | Water / Dragon | 0 | 15 | 13 |
| Ludicolo | Water / Grass | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Lanturn | Water / Electric | 0 | 13 | 14 |
| Cradily | Rock / Grass | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Abomasnow | Grass / Ice | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| Araquanid | Water / Bug | 0 | 10 | 15 |
| Empoleon | Water / Steel | 0 | 13 | 15 |
| Lapras | Water / Ice | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| Alolan Sandslash | Ice / Steel | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Carbink | Rock / Fairy | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Pro Tips for Mastering the Weather Cup
Succeeding in the Weather Cup requires managing intense elemental triangles. Because Fire, Water, Ice, and Rock types make up the entire pool, Water types with non-Water type offenses (or coverage moves hitting opposing Water/Ice types) tend to rise above the rest.
Always keep a reliable answer for bulky Water-types and Grass/Rock compositions in the back, and practice safe swapping to maintain alignment control against common leads like Jellicent and Lanturn.
