Pokémon GO PVP Tier List: The Best Pokémon in Every League
By Andrew Lin

Pokémon GO PVP Tier List will show you the best Pokémon to use and which Pokémon you can expect to play against.
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There are three leagues in Pokémon GO PvP: Great, Ultra and Master. Each league has a different CP cap, which limits the kinds of Pokémon that can be used in each League. Some Pokémon are so good they appear across multiple Leagues.
Pokémon GO PVP Tier List
With hundreds of Pokémon available to catch and battle with, only a few stand above the rest. Here are the best Pokémon in each League according to data from GamePress.
Pokémon GO PVP Tier List: Great League
In the Great League, you can only use Pokémon with CP lower than 1,500.
- Azumarill
- Skarmory
- Altaria
- Registeel
- Venusaur
- Umbreon
- Deoxys (Defense)
- Probopass
- Bastiodon
- Tropius
- Sableye
- Swampert
- Medicham
- Galarian Sunfisk
- Hypno
- Meganium
- Zweilous
- Stunfisk
- Melmetal
- Haunter
- Alolan Raichu
- Alolan Marowak
- Cresselia
- Quagsire
- Toxicroak
- Jumpluff
- Jirachi
- Mew
- Whishcash
- Dewgong
- Vigoroth
- Shiftry
- Lanturn
- Lapras
Pokémon GO PVP Tier List: Ultra League
The Ultra League lets you use Pokémon with CP up to 2,500.
- Registeel
- Giratina (Altered)
- Swampert
- Alolan Muk
- Snorlax
- Cresselia
- Lickilicky
- Zangoose
- Armored Mewtwo
- Excavalier
- Scrafty
- Giratina (Origin)
- Uxie
- Togekiss
- Charizard
- Shiftry
- Blastoise
- Steelix
- Typhlosion
- Meganium
- Mew
- Articuno
- Lapras
- Gyarados
- Poliwrath
- Clefable
- Sirfetch'd
Pokémon GO PVP Tier List: Master League
There are no limits to CP in Master League. You can let your Legendary Pokémon run wild.
- Groudon
- Dialga
- Togekiss
- Snorlax
- Kyogre
- Palkia
- Giratina (Altered)
- Garchop
- Giratina (Origin)
- Zekrom
- Dragonite
- Mewtwo
- Mew
- Lugia
- Swampert
- Metagross
- Melmetal
- Hydreigon