#15 Fantasy Cup Pokemons and Party Introduction|Pokémon GO

奇幻盃(Fantasy Cup)

Fantasy Cup Rules

  • Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.
  • Only Dragon-, Steel-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are eligible.
The type to enter
  • The following Pokémon will not be allowed.
The Pokémon not be allowed.

Meta in Fantasy Cup

In the Fantasy Cup, the steel type has the most advantage because of the resistant. Whether the pokemon can become the meta of the cup largely depends on whether the pokemon has the ability to counter the steel type oppenents. The following lists several representative pokemons according to the type for trainers to refer to.

Steel Type Meta

Registeel
Registeel is so bulky and has the advantages when face the dragon and fairy type opponent because of its resistant’s. In addition, the charge moves Focus Blast and Flash Cannon give the steel and fairy type opponent an effective damage, respectively. It is not an exaggeration to say that Registeel is the strongest pokemon in the Fantasy Cup.
Recommended Moveset: Lock-On + Focus Blast / Flash Cannon

Genesect (Burn)
The charge moves of Genesect, Magnet Bomb, can be used to counter fairy type pokemon. The fire type of Techno Blast is effective giving big damage to steel type opponents. Its attack coverage is quite extensive. However, Genesect is a glass cannon which is less bulky.
Recommanded Moveset: Fury Cutter + Magnet Bomb / Techno Blast (Burn)*

Sandslash (Alolan)
Sandslash can counter the dragon and steel pokemon due to the moveset of Ice Punch and Drill Run. Additionally, due to its resist to fairy type, it also performs decently against them.
Recommanded Moveset: Shadow Claw* + Ice Punch / Drill Run

Solgaleo
Solgaleo is a pokemon with Psychic and Steel type, the uncommon type combination not only gives it an advantage of steel type resistant, but also allows Registeel only cause the neutral damage to it, so Solgaleo may be the one of good counter to the Registeel.
Recommanded Moveset: Fire Spin + Psychic Fangs / Iron Head

Excadrill
Mud Shot allows Excadrill to throw the move extremely quickly. 10 turns for one Drill Run must make lots of steel type opponent difficult to defend, so Excadrill may be the one of strongest counter to the steel type pokemons. Also, although its common moveset is Drill Run and Rock Slide, trainers can consider change the Rock Slide into Iron Head, it may cause some positive effect when facing the fairy opponent.
Recommanded Moveset: Mud Shot + Drill Run / Rock Slide or Mud Shot + Drill Run / Iron Head

Escavalier
Compared with the pokemon who uses the charge move to output, Escavalier can directly give opponent the damage by using Counter. Because of this advantage, Escavalier can win the battle more easily in some case. However, Escavalier is less bulky, don't forget to give it a shield to win the battle steady.
Recommanded Moveset: Counter + Acid Spray / Drill Run

Lucario
Similar to Escavalier, Lucario uses the Counter and can directly give opponent the damage. However, Lucario is glassier, make sure to give it a shield to beat the opponents steady.
Recommanded Moveset: Counter + Power-Up Punch / Shadow Ball or Counter + Close Combat / Shadow Ball or Counter + Power-Up Punch / Close Combat

Fairy Type Meta

Tapu Fini
Among the fairy type pokemons in the Fantasy Cup, Tapu Fini has water type fast move that can give the steel type opponent the neutral damage. Because of that, Tapu Fini is relatively easier to deal with the condition that the opponents with residual HP. In addition, Tapu Fini is the bulkiest pokemon among the fairy type meta.
Recommand Moveset: Water Gun + Surf / Moonblast

Slurpuff
Slurpuff has Flamethrower can give the effective damage to the steel type opponents. Because of the fast move Fairy Wind earn energy so fast, the speed of throwing the move isn't too slow. Compared with Togekiss which also has Flamethrower, the opponent is less likely to gain too much advantage from Slurpuff.
Recommanded Moveset: Fairy Wind + Flamethrower / Play Rough

Weezing (Galarian)
Weezing is also a fairy type pokemon which can use fire type move, but due to Overheat has the attack-reducing effect, it is not so convenient to operate compared to Flamethrower. However, in the view if damage, Overheat gives opponent the big damage. Overall, it is good and bad. In addition, the poison type of Weezing give it the resistant of fairy so as Weezing has the advantage when facing the fairy type opponent.
Recommanded Moveset: Fairy Wind + Overheat / Play Rough

Xerneas
Xerneas has Close Combat that can give steel type opponents an effective damage. In the past, the reason why few people used it was that it lacked the fast move that earn energy quickly. Now, the new move Geomancy solves the problem. Xerneas can keep throwing Close Combat to oppress the opponent, and this improvement also make Xerneas jumps into a powerful fairy pokemon in one breath.
Recommanded Moveset: Geomancy* + Close Combat / Moonblast
Similar Pokemon: Granbull

The rest of the fairy type pokemons are similar and are only listed for trainers' reference.

FlorgesClefable
Fairy Wind + Disarming Voice / MoonblastFairy Wind + Moonblast / Meteor Mash
Pokemon that using Fairy Wind
TogekissSylveon
Charm + Ancient Power / FlamethrowerCharm + Moonblast / Psyshock*
Pokemon that using Charm

Dragon Type Meta

Flygon
Flygon is the strongest dragon type pokemon in the Fantasy Cup. Its Earth Power can not only effectively attack the steel type, but also give the neutral damage on the fairy type opponents. It is one of the few pokemons which has the ability to counter the two weakness.
Recommanded Moveset: Mud Shot + Dragon Claw / Earth Power*

Giratina (Altered)
Due to Giratina is extremely bulky and the speed of throwing moves is very quick, Giratina is always one of the strongest pokemon in UL .
Recommend Moveset: Shadow Claw + Dragon Claw / Shadow Sneak

Giratina (Origin)
The bulkiness of the Origin form is lower than that of Altered forms, but it’s can cause more prominent damage. In the fantasy cup where there is no normal type pokemon, it can use the Shadow Ball to flatten the opponent and achieve good results.
Recommend Moveset: Shadow Claw + Dragon Claw / Shadow Sneak

Zygarde(完全體)
The type of Zygarde is same as Flygon, which is the most powerful dragon in Fantasy cup, besides that, it's bulkier than Giratina, and its charge move, Earthquake, can effectively attack steel type opponents, and it can also give the fairy type pokemon a neutral damage. In general, its stats and the coverage of the moves are top-notch.
Recommanded Moveset: Dragon Tail + Earthquake / Crunch

Turtonator
The combination of fire and dragon types makes Turtonator no longer afraid of fairy type, and also has the ability to give the steel opponents a big damage. It is a very useful type combination in the fantasy cup. However, due to its moveset, the Turtonator has the poor performance in the battle between the dragon type. If trainers want to improve the performance against dragons, you can use Reshiram with the same types.
Recommanded Moveset: Incinerate + Dragon Pulse / Overheat
Sumilar Pokemon: Reshiram

The rest of the dragon type pokemons are similar, they are all capable of countering steel but not fairies, and are only listed for trainers' reference.

DragoniteKommo-oHaxorus
Dragon Breath + Dragon Claw / SuperpowerDragon Tail + Dragon Claw / Close CombatCounter + Breaking Swipe* / Night Slash
Other dragon type pokemon

Reference Team

FlygonWeezing
(Galarian)
Tapu Fini
Team 1
RegisteelSlurpuffTapu Fini
Team 2
Giratina
(Altered)
ExcadrillRegisteel
Team 3
ExcadrillGiratina
(Origin)
Tapu Fini
Team 4
TurtonatorXerneasRegisteel
Team 5
Tapu FiniLucarioGenesect (Burn)
Team 6
Sandslash
(Alolan)
Giratina
(Origin)
Flygon
Team 7
RegisteelGiratina
(Origin)
Florges
Team 8
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