Pokemon GO Great League Tier List — Best PvP Pokemon Today (Apr 12, 2026)
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Global Meta Analysis & Rankings • April Week 2 (April 12, 2026)
Pokemon GO PvP tier list for April Week 2. Featuring Quagsire, Quagsire (Shadow), Tinkaton and more. Full matchup data, counter analysis, and team recommendations powered by PvPoke simulations. Updated April 12, 2026.
⚔️ Great League (CP 1500)
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#1
Quagsire
WaterGround Score: 93.5
⚔️ Mud Shot, Aqua Tail, Stone Edge
✅ Beats
LickilickyTinkatonEmpoleonWigglytuffCorsola (Galarian)
❌ Loses to
GuzzlordJellicentAzumarillAltariaCorviknight
Quagsire dominates the Great League with an outstanding 93.5 score, leveraging its rapid Mud Shot energy generation to unleash high-pressure Aqua Tail and Stone Edge, providing excellent coverage. This potent moveset allows it to secure key wins against significant meta threats such as Lickilicky, Tinkaton, and Empoleon, showcasing its versatility. Despite vulnerabilities to top counters like Guzzlord and Azumarill, Quagsire's overall strength and effective synergy with teammates like Wigglytuff and Shadow Altaria solidify its #1 ranking.
🤝 Suggested teammates
WigglytuffForretressAltaria (Shadow)
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#2
Quagsire (Shadow)
WaterGround Score: 93.5
⚔️ Mud Shot, Aqua Tail, Stone Edge
✅ Beats
Drapion (Shadow)FlorgesEmpoleonTinkatonCorviknight
❌ Loses to
GuzzlordJellicentAzumarillAltariaWigglytuff
Shadow Quagsire achieves its impressive #2 ranking in Great League with a 93.5 score, leveraging its Water/Ground typing and efficient Mud Shot, Aqua Tail, Stone Edge moveset for broad utility. This potent combination enables it to decisively beat key meta threats like Shadow Drapion, Florges, Empoleon, Tinkaton, and Corviknight, showcasing strong offensive pressure. While it does lose to specific counters such as Guzzlord, Jellicent, Azumarill, Altaria, and Wigglytuff, these weaknesses are effectively managed through strategic team composition with partners like Corviknight, Empoleon, and Wigglytuff.
🤝 Suggested teammates
CorviknightEmpoleonWigglytuff
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#3
Tinkaton
FairySteel Score: 93.2
⚔️ Fairy Wind, Gigaton Hammer, Bulldoze
✅ Beats
AzumarillAltariaCorsola (Galarian)LickilickyMedicham
❌ Loses to
ForretressEmpoleonJellicentCorviknightQuagsire (Shadow)
Tinkaton secures its #3 Great League ranking with a score of 93.2, leveraging its superb Fairy/Steel typing and the high energy generation of Fairy Wind, paired with powerful Gigaton Hammer and Bulldoze. This potent moveset allows it to decisively defeat key meta threats such as Azumarill, Altaria, Lickilicky, and Medicham, highlighting its strong performance against prominent Water, Dragon, Normal, and Fighting types. However, Tinkaton struggles against specific counterplay, as evidenced by losses to Empoleon, Jellicent, and particularly Corviknight, which resists its Fairy attacks; Shadow Quagsire, exploiting Tinkaton's Steel typing with super effective Ground damage, and Forretress, likely leveraging Earthquake, also pose significant threats. Despite these vulnerabilities, Tinkaton's robust performance and unique role make it an exceptional core component, often benefiting from teammates like Shadow Altaria or Forretress to effectively manage its specific weaknesses.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Altaria (Shadow)ForretressAltaria
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#4
Corviknight
FlyingSteel Score: 92.7
⚔️ Sand Attack, Air Cutter, Payback
✅ Beats
EmpoleonTinkatonWigglytuffJellicentGuzzlord
❌ Loses to
AltariaFlorgesMedichamQuagsire (Shadow)Azumarill
Corviknight's exceptional Flying/Steel typing, combined with its efficient moveset of Sand Attack, Air Cutter, and Payback, propels it to a formidable #4 Great League ranking with a 92.7 score. This unique profile allows it to consistently defeat prominent threats like Empoleon, Tinkaton, Wigglytuff, Jellicent, and Guzzlord, while Payback provides essential coverage without relying on specific move changes this season. Despite facing challenges from Altaria, Medicham, and Azumarill, Corviknight forms potent synergies with suggested teammates such as Tinkaton and Jellicent, effectively shoring up its vulnerabilities.
🤝 Suggested teammates
TinkatonJellicentWigglytuff
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#5
Jellicent
WaterGhost Score: 92.5
⚔️ Hex, Surf, Shadow Ball
✅ Beats
EmpoleonAzumarillTinkatonQuagsire (Shadow)Altaria
❌ Loses to
GuzzlordCorviknightLickilickyCorsola (Galarian)Wigglytuff
Jellicent secures a dominant #5 ranking in Great League with an impressive 92.5 score, leveraging its unique Water/Ghost typing and effective moveset of Hex, Surf, and Shadow Ball. This powerful offensive and defensive combination allows it to decisively beat key meta threats like Empoleon, Azumarill, and Tinkaton, while also countering Quagsire (Shadow) and Altaria. Though it struggles against specific counters such as Guzzlord, Corviknight, and Wigglytuff, Jellicent's consistent performance and strong role in the meta remain solidified, unaffected by any direct move changes this season.
🤝 Suggested teammates
QuagsireAzumarillTinkaton
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#6
Empoleon
WaterSteel Score: 92.1
⚔️ Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, Drill Peck
✅ Beats
WigglytuffTinkatonLickilickyAzumarillAltaria
❌ Loses to
JellicentCorsola (Galarian)CorviknightGuzzlordQuagsire (Shadow)
Ranking #6 with an impressive score of 92.1 in Great League, Empoleon (Water/Steel) effectively utilizes its Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, Drill Peck moveset to secure dominant wins against prevalent threats like Wigglytuff, Tinkaton, Lickilicky, and Azumarill. This unique typing provides crucial resistances and super-effective coverage, establishing Empoleon as a consistent anti-meta pick capable of challenging several top-tier competitors. However, trainers must manage its vulnerabilities to Jellicent, Galarian Corsola, Corviknight, Guzzlord, and Shadow Quagsire by pairing it with strategic teammates such as Shadow Altaria, Azumarill, or Lickilicky.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Altaria (Shadow)AzumarillLickilicky
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#7
Wigglytuff
NormalFairy Score: 92.1
⚔️ Charm, Icy Wind, Swift
✅ Beats
AltariaQuagsire (Shadow)AzumarillLickilickyJellicent
❌ Loses to
TinkatonEmpoleonForretressCorviknightDrapion (Shadow)
Wigglytuff solidifies its #7 Great League ranking with a 92.1 score, leveraging its potent Charm fast move to decisively defeat meta titans like Altaria, Azumarill, and Jellicent. Despite struggling against formidable Steel and Poison types such as Tinkaton, Empoleon, and Forretress, its access to Icy Wind and Swift provides valuable coverage and debuff utility. Strategic team building with partners like Shadow Quagsire, Forretress, or Altaria effectively mitigates its weaknesses, reinforcing Wigglytuff's crucial role in diverse compositions.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Quagsire (Shadow)ForretressAltaria
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#8
Forretress
BugSteel Score: 92
⚔️ Volt Switch, Sand Tomb, Rock Tomb
✅ Beats
TinkatonAzumarillEmpoleonCorviknightJellicent
❌ Loses to
AltariaCorsola (Galarian)GuzzlordQuagsire (Shadow)Lickilicky
Forretress holds the #8 ranking in Great League thanks to its solid Bug/Steel typing and the increased energy generation from a recently buffed Volt Switch, allowing it to quickly unleash Sand Tomb for debuffs or Rock Tomb for coverage against key threats like Tinkaton, Azumarill, and Corviknight. Despite its defensive utility, Forretress struggles significantly against prominent meta picks such as Altaria, Guzzlord, and Shadow Quagsire, exposing its vulnerabilities to Flying, Dark, and Ground-type pressure. Its strategic value as a bulky debuffer is further enhanced when paired with complementary teammates like Azumarill or Wigglytuff, which can cover its typical counters.
🤝 Suggested teammates
AzumarillTinkatonWigglytuff
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#9
Altaria
DragonFlying Score: 91.9
⚔️ Dragon Breath, Sky Attack, Flamethrower
✅ Beats
ForretressCorviknightDrapion (Shadow)AnnihilapeQuagsire (Shadow)
❌ Loses to
WigglytuffAzumarillTinkatonJellicentEmpoleon
Altaria maintains its #9 position in Great League with a 91.9 score, largely thanks to its powerful Dragon Breath, Sky Attack, and Flamethrower moveset. This enables it to secure crucial wins against Forretress, Annihilape, and Shadow Drapion, although it falters against top counters like Wigglytuff, Azumarill, and Tinkaton. Its consistent performance and synergy with suggested teammates such as Corviknight and Forretress solidify its enduring relevance in the meta.
🤝 Suggested teammates
CorviknightForretressForretress (Shadow)
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#10
Altaria (Shadow)
DragonFlying Score: 91.7
⚔️ Dragon Breath, Sky Attack, Flamethrower
✅ Beats
Quagsire (Shadow)CorviknightEmpoleonJellicentGuzzlord
❌ Loses to
TinkatonAzumarillWigglytuffCorsola (Galarian)Lickilicky
Shadow Altaria solidifies its Great League position at rank #10 with a score of 91.7, its powerful Dragon Breath, Sky Attack, and Flamethrower moveset enabling key victories against Pokemon like Jellicent, Empoleon, and Guzzlord. However, significant losses to popular picks such as Azumarill, Wigglytuff, and Corsola (Galarian) prevent it from climbing higher in the rankings. To mitigate these critical weaknesses and optimize its performance, pairing Shadow Altaria with suggested teammates like Quagsire or Empoleon is highly recommended.
🤝 Suggested teammates
QuagsireEmpoleonEmpoleon (Shadow)
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#11
Azumarill
WaterFairy Score: 91.7
⚔️ Bubble, Ice Beam, Play Rough
✅ Beats
AltariaQuagsire (Shadow)LickilickyCorviknightCorsola (Galarian)
❌ Loses to
ForretressJellicentTinkatonEmpoleonWigglytuff
Azumarill secures its #11 Great League ranking with a 91.7 score, leveraging its robust Water/Fairy typing and coverage from Bubble, Ice Beam, and Play Rough to decisively beat threats like Altaria, Quagsire (Shadow), and Lickilicky. However, its path to a higher placement is challenged by key losses to prominent meta picks such as Forretress, Jellicent, and Tinkaton. Therefore, successful team compositions often pair Azumarill with suggested teammates like Corviknight or Forretress to cover its vulnerabilities and maximize its role.
🤝 Suggested teammates
CorviknightQuagsireForretress
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#12
Empoleon (Shadow)
WaterSteel Score: 91.6
⚔️ Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, Drill Peck
✅ Beats
FlorgesWigglytuffAzumarillTinkatonLickilicky
❌ Loses to
JellicentCorviknightAltariaGuzzlordQuagsire (Shadow)
Shadow Empoleon earns its #12 Great League ranking and 91.6 score by excelling with its potent Water/Steel typing and moveset of Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, and Drill Peck. This offensive pressure enables key wins against prominent picks like Florges, Azumarill, and Tinkaton, yet it struggles with counters such as Jellicent, Corviknight, and Shadow Quagsire. For the current season, Shadow Empoleon continues to be a strong meta option, with its established moveset allowing it to provide essential coverage when paired with teammates like Shadow Altaria or Azumarill.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Altaria (Shadow)WigglytuffAzumarill
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#13
Forretress (Shadow)
BugSteel Score: 91.6
⚔️ Volt Switch, Sand Tomb, Rock Tomb
✅ Beats
CorviknightAzumarillTinkatonEmpoleonJellicent
❌ Loses to
AltariaQuagsire (Shadow)Corsola (Galarian)GuzzlordLickilicky
Shadow Forretress's #13 Great League rank and 91.6 score stem from its powerful Bug/Steel typing and a strategic moveset of Volt Switch, Sand Tomb, and Rock Tomb. This combination allows it to convincingly defeat prevalent threats such as Azumarill, Tinkaton, Empoleon, and Jellicent. While the provided data doesn't highlight specific current season move changes affecting Forretress, its consistent performance and synergy with suggested teammates like Azumarill and Wigglytuff solidify its position despite losses to Altaria and Shadow Quagsire.
🤝 Suggested teammates
AzumarillTinkatonWigglytuff
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#14
Feraligatr
Water Score: 90.9
⚔️ Shadow Claw, Hydro Cannon, Ice Beam
✅ Beats
AltariaTinkatonAzumarillQuagsire (Shadow)Jellicent
❌ Loses to
WigglytuffCorviknightGuzzlordEmpoleonLickilicky
Feraligatr secures its #14 Great League ranking with an impressive 90.9 score, largely thanks to its formidable moveset of Shadow Claw, Hydro Cannon, and Ice Beam, which provides exceptional energy generation and broad coverage. This offensive pressure allows it to consistently overcome major meta threats including Altaria, Tinkaton, Azumarill, Shadow Quagsire, and Jellicent. While Feraligatr struggles against Wigglytuff, Corviknight, Guzzlord, Empoleon, and Lickilicky, strategic team building with suggested partners like Quagsire, Corviknight, or Shadow Altaria can effectively cover these vulnerabilities.
🤝 Suggested teammates
QuagsireCorviknightAltaria (Shadow)
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#15
Lickilicky
Normal Score: 90.7
⚔️ Rollout, Body Slam, Shadow Ball
✅ Beats
Corsola (Galarian)AltariaJellicentFlorgesQuagsire (Shadow)
❌ Loses to
EmpoleonCorviknightAzumarillWigglytuffTinkaton
Lickilicky earns its #15 rank in the Great League with a 90.7 score, excelling as a versatile Normal-type that effectively dispatches meta threats such as Galarian Corsola, Altaria, Jellicent, Florges, and Shadow Quagsire using its potent Rollout, Body Slam, and Shadow Ball moveset. However, its struggles against Empoleon, Corviknight, Azumarill, Wigglytuff, and Tinkaton necessitate careful team construction to cover these prevalent Steel and Fairy-type weaknesses. Consequently, pairing Lickilicky with reliable teammates like Forretress (including its Shadow variant) or Quagsire is crucial for establishing balanced type coverage in the current competitive landscape.
🤝 Suggested teammates
ForretressForretress (Shadow)Quagsire
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Pokemon for Great League (CP 1500) right now?
As of April 12, 2026, Quagsire leads the Great League (CP 1500) meta based on PvPoke simulation data.
How often does the PvP meta change?
Open league meta shifts mainly at the start of each GBL season (~every 3 months) when move rebalances happen. Themed cups rotate every 1-2 weeks with completely different metas.
Where does this tier list data come from?
All rankings are sourced from PvPoke, which simulates every possible matchup to generate objective scores. AI analysis adds context on team building and current meta trends.
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