Best Pokémon for the Halloween Cup – Guide

If you're planning on competing in the Halloween Cup, here's the best Pokémon to help you win!

Maya Hutchinson

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We’re nearing the annual Pokémon Go Halloween Cup! The Halloween cup will be a temporary event. During this event, you’ll be able to win and encounter special items and Pokémon. But as with most event cups, there are certain rules in place to give everyone a fair chance.

We’re here to give you a good idea of what to expect and how you can counter it. What Pokémon are ideal for this cup? Well let’s first check out the rules.

Halloween Cup rules

There’s only two rules for the Halloween cup, but both of which might impede on your previous plans.

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Poison-, Bug-, Ghost-, Dark-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are permitted.

With this in mind, let’s see who might make the roster!

When does the Halloween Cup start?

The Halloween Cup begins October 15th and ends November 2nd.

Best Pokémon for the Halloween Cup

Here’s the top 10 Pokémon to use for the Halloween Cup, using the best Pokémon within the rules limitations. It’d be best to vary your Pokemon, but also consider that your opponents will likely be using some of these.

So even if you don’t have any of these, don’t worry! Try and find a good counter for them, by looking at their weaknesses and the attacks they’ll likely use against you.

Pokémon	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	Type	Weak to
Azumarill	Bubble	Hydro Pump, Ice Beam, or Play Rough	Water and Fairy	Electric, Grass, and Poison
Alolan Marowak	Fire Spin	Shadow Ball and Bone Club	Fire and Ghost	Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, Water
Beedrill	Poison Jab	X-Scissor and Sludge Bomb	Bug and Poison	Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock
Galvantula	Volt Switch	Discharge and Lunge	Bug and Electric	Fire and Rock
Gengar	Shadow Claw	Shadow Punch and Shadow Ball	Ghost and Poison	Dark, Ghost, and Psychic
Umbreon	Snarl	Foul Play and Last Resort	Dark	Bug, Fairy, and Fighting
Drifblim	Hex	Icy Wind and Shadow Ball	Flying and Ghost	Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, Rock
Wigglytuff	Charm	Ice Beam and Play Rough	Fairy and Normal	Poison and Steel
Mandibuzz	Air Slash	Foul Play and Aerial Ace	Dark and Flying	Electric, Fairy, Ice, and Rock
Mawile	Fire Fang	Play Rough and Power-Up Punch	Fairy and Steel	Fire and Ground

Halloween Cup rewards

As per any battle event, there will be a number of rewards up for grabs. What’s on offer are the usual rewards, which include Stardust, Berries, and TMs, but the big reward this time are the encounters. Each of which will be somewhat Halloween-themed.