Pokémon Go PvP guide: best Great League Pokémon, movesets, and costs

Pokémon Go's new ranked PvP system might seem daunting at first. With limitations on what Pokémon you can use, you might not know where to even start while sorting through your Pokémon.

Luckily, with the help of a post by The Silph Road subreddit user Shark_Eating_Bacon and GamePress' list, we've put together a list of Pokémon to help you make a dent in the Great League.

Note that the Great League picks will vary from the Ultra and Master Leagues. To participate in the Great League, Pokémon have to be 1,500 CP or less. This means you cannot bring your super strong Mewtwo into the league for a sweep. It also means that you need to be careful not to power up your Pokémon above 1,500 CP, or they won't be able to participate.

For PvP, you should also spend candy and Stardust to unlock a second move for your Pokémon to get more type coverage in.

We recommend using any of the following Pokémon:

Altaria

Quick move: Dragon Breath

Charge moves: Sky Attack and Dragon Pulse

Second charge move cost: 10,000 Stardust and 25 Swablu candy

Best against: Bug-, fighting-, and grass-types

Worst enemy: Fairy- and ice-types

Altaria comes at a steep cost of 400 Swablu candy, but it's undisputedly one of the best Pokémon in the Great League. It's tanky enough to take hits, it does a lot of damage, and it's definitely worth having if you have the resources.

Azumarill

Quick move: Bubble

Charge moves: Hydro Pump and Play Rough

Second charge move cost: 10,000 Stardust and 25 Marill candy

Best against: Ground-, rock-, fire-, fighting-, dragon-, and dark-types

Worst enemy: Grass-, electric-, and poison-types

Azumarill's fairy typing allows it to take down strong dragon-type threats, and like Altaria, it has bulk to back it up. You can also use Ice Beam as one of the charge moves to help negate its weakness against grass-types.

Skarmory

Quick move: Air Slash

Charge moves: Sky Attack and Flash Cannon

Second charge move cost: 75,000 Stardust and 75 Skarmory candy

Best against: Fighting-, grass-, bug-, rock-, ice-, and fairy-types

Worst enemy: Fire- and electric-types

Skarmory takes down fighting-, grass-, and bug-types with easy using its great arsenal of flying-type moves. A second move for it might be expensive to unlock, but it does well even without Flash Cannon, so if you don't have the resources, it's still a valuable pick.

Registeel

Quick move: Lock-On (Legacy)

Charge moves: Flash Cannon and Focus Blast

Second charge move cost: 100,000 Stardust and 100 Registeel candy

Best against: Rock-, ice-, fairy-, normal-, steel-, and dark-types

Worst enemy: Fighting-, ground-, and fire-types

If you had no use for the Registeel you got from raids, now you do. It doesn't do much damage, but it can take a ton of damage and its steel-typing gives it a good amount of resistances.

Wigglytuff

Quick move: Charm

Charge moves: Ice Beam and Play Rough

Second charge move cost: 10,000 Stardust and 25 Jigglypuff candy

Best against: Fighting-, dragon-, dark-, flying-, ground-, and grass-types

Worst enemy: Poison- and steel-types

Wigglytuff is a dragon-type destroyer. It's here to take down any Altaria you may see. Charm also does a fair amount of damage and will hold its own against any typing that it's not disadvantaged against.

Whiscash

Quick move: Mud Shot

Charge moves: Mud Bomb and Blizzard

Second charge move cost: 10,000 Stardust and 25 Barboarch candy

Best against: Poison-, rock-, steel-, fire-, electric-, flying-, ground-, grass-, and dragon-types

Worst enemy: Grass-types

Whiscash will get hit really hard by grass-type moves, but it'll make a great asset to your team with both ground- and ice-type moves.

Bibarel

Quick move: Water Gun

Charge moves: Surf and Hyper Fang

Second charge move cost: 10,000 Stardust and 25 Bidoof candy

Best against: Ground-, rock-, and fire-types

Worst enemy: Fighting-, grass-, and electric-types

Bibarel might not seem like much, but it has some pretty strong moves in its arsenal. It's not the best pick, but many players will likely have a Bidoof and its candy.

Golbat

Quick move: Wing Attack

Charge moves: Poison Fang and Shadow Ball

Second charge move cost: 10,000 Stardust and 25 Zubat candy

Best against: Fighting-, bug-, grass-, ghost-, and psychic-types

Worst enemy: Rock-, electric-, psychic-, and ice-types

Poison Fang is great to waste your opponents' two shields and Shadow Ball packs a punch. Using a Shadow Zubat from a Team Rocket battle will likely help you make a strong bat boy to cause a ruckus in the Great League

Venusaur

Quick move: Vine Whip

Charge moves: Frenzy Plant (Legacy) and Sludge Bomb

Second charge move cost: 10,000 Stardust and 25 Bulbasaur candy

Best against: Ground-, rock-, water-, and grass-types

Worst enemy: Flying-, fire,- psychic-, and ice-types

Frenzy Plant, Venusaur's Community Day move, is what makes it so strong. Paired with its tankiness, its a strong contender, if you have one.

Umbreon

Quick move: Snarl

Charge moves: Foul Play and Last Resort (Legacy)

Second charge move cost: 75,000 Stardust and 75 Eevee candy

Best against: Ghost- and psychic-types

Worst enemy: Fighting-, bug-, and fairy-types

Umbreon doesn't have much type coverage, but is still strong, due to its high defense stat.

Defense Forme Deoxys

Quick move: Counter

Charge moves: Rock Slide and Thunderbolt

Second charge move cost: 100,000 Stardust and 100 Deoxys candy

Best against: Normal-, rock-, steel-, ice-, dark-, flying-, bug-, fire-, and water-types

Worst enemy: Bug-, ghost-, and dark-types

If you have a Defense Forme Deoxys and you want to take PvP seriously, you should consider investing in it. It's bulky as heck and will eat other Pokémons' charge moves for breakfast while also dishing out damage in a variety of types.