Pokemon GO Great League Team Battle League Season 1 Guide

This Pokemon GO team will help you have success in the Battle League Season 1 Great league.
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Season 1 of the Battle League PVP game mode for Pokemon GO will be kicking off soon, and it will be starting in the Great League. Trainers will be able to put together their best team and see if they can rise to the top of the Great version of the PVP game mode. Fortunately, we have the best characters that will make a dominant team for the beginning of Season 1 covered for you. 

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Pokemon GO Great League Team

Now, there are four different groups of characters that you should be aware of when forming your team for the Great version of this PVP playlist in Pokemon GO. These four groups are attackers, defenders, leads, and closers, and all offer their strengths for making a strong core that will allow you to compete with the best of the best in this PVP playlist. 

You can find the best characters for each of these groups below:

Attackers

  • Medicham
  • Swampert
  • Bastiodon

Defenders

  • Lanturn
  • Vigoroth
  • Registeel
  • Forretress

Leads

  • Altaria
  • Deoxys Defense Mode
  • Skarmory

Closers

  • Lucario
  • Umbreon
  • Azumarill
  • Venusaur
  • Marowak Aloha Form

 Pokemon GO Great League Team

Trainers will find that forming a team with a combination of these characters in each of these groups above will help them find success in the Great version of the popular PVP game mode. 

Do you want to learn more about Pokemon GO besides what a good team is for the Great League? If so, be sure to check out our dedicated hub for the high-profile title or three of our most recent pieces of coverage below:

We here at Prima Games wish you the best of luck in your quest to have a strong team for the Great league in Season 1! Let us know what yours will be over on Twitter and Facebook!


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