Pokemon GO Ultra League Tier List — Best PvP Pokemon Today (May 03, 2026)
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Global Meta Analysis & Rankings • May Week 1 (May 03, 2026)
Pokemon GO PvP tier list for May Week 1. Featuring Jellicent, Corviknight, Lapras and more. Full matchup data, counter analysis, and team recommendations powered by PvPoke simulations. Updated May 03, 2026.
⚔️ Ultra League (CP 2500)
S+
#1
Jellicent
WaterGhost Score: 95.5
⚔️ Hex, Surf, Shadow Ball
✅ Beats
EmpoleonLaprasFlorgesTogekissCorviknight
❌ Loses to
VirizionAmpharosFeraligatrRunerigusZygarde Complete
Jellicent's impressive 95.5 score firmly establishes its #1 Ultra League ranking, leveraging a formidable Hex, Surf, and Shadow Ball moveset with its excellent Water/Ghost typing. This potent combination allows it to decisively defeat top threats such as Empoleon, Lapras, Florges, and Togekiss, showcasing its critical role against prevalent Steel, Water, and Fairy types. While facing challenges against Virizion, Ampharos, and Runerigus, Jellicent's overall dominance is maximized when strategically paired with teammates like Virizion, Regidrago, or Corviknight to balance team coverage.
🤝 Suggested teammates
VirizionRegidragoCorviknight
S+
#2
Corviknight
FlyingSteel Score: 95.4
⚔️ Sand Attack, Air Cutter, Payback
✅ Beats
SkeledirgeVirizionGiratina (Altered)TinkatonEmpoleon
❌ Loses to
RunerigusFlorgesJellicentTogekissLapras
Corviknight secures its impressive #2 Ultra League ranking with a score of 95.4, significantly bolstered by the recent acquisition of Sand Attack and the buff to Air Cutter, forming a potent moveset with Payback. This Flying/Steel type effectively dominates key threats such as Skeledirge, Virizion, Giratina (Altered), Tinkaton, and Empoleon through its robust typing and strong charge move pressure. While vulnerable to Runerigus, Florges, Jellicent, Togekiss, and Lapras, its strategic team pairing with Pokémon like Jellicent, Tinkaton, or Empoleon helps cover these critical weaknesses, solidifying its top-tier viability.
🤝 Suggested teammates
JellicentTinkatonEmpoleon
S+
#3
Lapras
WaterIce Score: 95.4
⚔️ Psywave, Sparkling Aria, Ice Beam
✅ Beats
VirizionTogekissFlorgesSkeledirgeCorviknight
❌ Loses to
AmpharosTinkatonJellicentGiratina (Altered)Empoleon
Lapras earns its #3 Ultra League ranking with an impressive 95.4 score, leveraging its Water/Ice typing for critical meta coverage against prevalent threats. Its powerful moveset of Psywave, Sparkling Aria, and Ice Beam allows it to decisively defeat prominent threats like Virizion, Togekiss, Florges, and Skeledirge, proving invaluable against common Grass, Fairy, and Fire archetypes. While Lapras struggles against Electric, Steel, and Ghost types such as Ampharos and Giratina (Altered), strategic pairing with teammates like Corviknight or Shadow Malamar helps mitigate these vulnerabilities, solidifying its top-tier utility.
🤝 Suggested teammates
CorviknightMalamar (Shadow)Feraligatr
S
#4
Lapras (Shadow)
WaterIce Score: 95
⚔️ Psywave, Sparkling Aria, Ice Beam
✅ Beats
CorviknightTogekissVirizionFlorgesEmpoleon
❌ Loses to
AnnihilapeJellicentAmpharosClefableGiratina (Altered)
Shadow Lapras (Water, Ice) earns its #4 ranking in Ultra League with an impressive score of 95, notably dominating key meta picks like Corviknight, Togekiss, Virizion, Florges, and Empoleon. Its powerful moveset of Psywave, Sparkling Aria, and Ice Beam offers extensive coverage, making it a versatile threat that synergizes effectively with teammates such as Shadow Feraligatr, Shadow Malamar, and Virizion. Despite its struggles against Annihilape, Jellicent, Ampharos, Clefable, and Giratina (Altered), its significant wins confirm its status as an elite contender.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Feraligatr (Shadow)Malamar (Shadow)Virizion
S
#5
Tinkaton
FairySteel Score: 94.9
⚔️ Fairy Wind, Gigaton Hammer, Bulldoze
✅ Beats
TogekissGiratina (Altered)FlorgesZygarde CompleteLapras
❌ Loses to
SkeledirgeJellicentEmpoleonCorviknightVirizion
Tinkaton secures its #5 ranking in Ultra League with a formidable 94.9 score, largely thanks to its excellent Fairy/Steel typing and the enhanced energy generation from the recently buffed Fairy Wind fast move. This potent combination enables it to reliably defeat top meta threats like Giratina (Altered), Togekiss, Florges, and Zygarde Complete, establishing it as a premier anti-Dragon and anti-Fairy specialist. While it faces challenges against Skeledirge, Jellicent, and Empoleon, its overall strength and synergy with suggested teammates like Galarian Moltres and Corviknight solidify its position as a top-tier Ultra League anchor.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Moltres (Galarian)CorviknightLapras
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#6
Empoleon
WaterSteel Score: 94.4
⚔️ Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, Drill Peck
✅ Beats
FlorgesClefableTinkatonTogekissLapras
❌ Loses to
Zygarde CompleteJellicentGiratina (Altered)CorviknightVirizion
Empoleon secures its #6 Ultra League ranking with a formidable 94.4 score, leveraging its unique Water/Steel typing and a potent moveset of Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, and Drill Peck to decisively beat key meta picks such as Florges, Clefable, Tinkaton, Togekiss, and Lapras. Despite these strengths, it struggles against specific counters including Zygarde Complete, Jellicent, Giratina (Altered), Corviknight, and Virizion, requiring strategic team composition. To cover these vulnerabilities and maximize its Ultra League potential, pairing Empoleon with suggested teammates like Regidrago, Moltres (Galarian), or Shadow Feraligatr is highly recommended.
🤝 Suggested teammates
RegidragoMoltres (Galarian)Feraligatr (Shadow)
S
#7
Moltres (Galarian)
DarkFlying Score: 94.4
⚔️ Sucker Punch, Fly, Brave Bird
✅ Beats
JellicentEmpoleonVirizionLaprasCorviknight
❌ Loses to
ClefableForretressTinkatonFlorgesAmpharos
Galarian Moltres commands the #7 spot in Ultra League with an impressive 94.4 score, leveraging its unique Dark/Flying typing and powerful Sucker Punch, Fly, and Brave Bird moveset to apply significant offensive pressure. It decisively beats key meta threats such as Jellicent, Empoleon, Virizion, Lapras, and Corviknight, yet struggles against specific counters like Clefable, Forretress, Tinkaton, Florges, and Ampharos. Its current toolkit remains highly effective in the meta, further bolstered by strong synergy with suggested teammates like Empoleon or Shadow Empoleon to cover its vulnerabilities.
🤝 Suggested teammates
EmpoleonEmpoleon (Shadow)Feraligatr
S
#8
Empoleon (Shadow)
WaterSteel Score: 94.2
⚔️ Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, Drill Peck
✅ Beats
TogekissClefableFlorgesSkeledirgeTinkaton
❌ Loses to
VirizionJellicentCorviknightLaprasGiratina (Altered)
Shadow Empoleon secures its #8 rank in Ultra League with an impressive 94.2 score, leveraging its unique Water/Steel typing to exert significant pressure. Its potent moveset of Metal Sound, Hydro Cannon, and Drill Peck enables decisive victories against prominent threats like Togekiss, Clefable, Florges, Skeledirge, and Tinkaton. While it faces unfavorable matchups against Virizion, Jellicent, and Giratina (Altered), strategic pairings with teammates such as Galarian Moltres or Shadow Malamar can effectively cover its vulnerabilities.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Moltres (Galarian)Malamar (Shadow)Feraligatr (Shadow)
A+
#9
Feraligatr (Shadow)
Water Score: 93.9
⚔️ Shadow Claw, Hydro Cannon, Ice Beam
✅ Beats
Giratina (Altered)FlorgesTogekissCorviknightJellicent
❌ Loses to
AmpharosVirizionEmpoleonLaprasClefable
Shadow Feraligatr secures its #9 ranking in the Ultra League with an impressive score of 93.9, leveraging its potent moveset of Shadow Claw, Hydro Cannon, and Ice Beam for significant offensive pressure. This offensive capability allows it to decisively beat key meta threats such as Giratina (Altered), Florges, and Togekiss, demonstrating its effectiveness against common Ghost and Fairy-types. While it struggles against common counters like Ampharos, Virizion, and Empoleon, pairing Shadow Feraligatr with teammates such as Galarian Moltres or Shadow Malamar can effectively cover its vulnerabilities and enhance overall team synergy.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Moltres (Galarian)Malamar (Shadow)Jellicent
A+
#10
Malamar (Shadow)
DarkPsychic Score: 93.4
⚔️ Psywave, Foul Play, Super Power
✅ Beats
LaprasVirizionEmpoleonJellicentGiratina (Altered)
❌ Loses to
TinkatonFlorgesCorviknightTogekissGastrodon
Shadow Malamar secures its #10 Ultra League ranking with a formidable 93.4 score, excelling as an anti-meta pick that reliably defeats key threats like Giratina (Altered), Virizion, and Empoleon. Its diverse moveset of Psywave, Foul Play, and Super Power provides crucial coverage, though its Psychic/Dark typing leaves it vulnerable to strong Fairy and Steel/Flying counters such as Florges, Togekiss, and Corviknight. Maximizing its impact necessitates strategic team composition, making partners like Jellicent or Lapras essential for covering its critical weaknesses in the current Ultra League meta.
🤝 Suggested teammates
JellicentLaprasLapras (Shadow)
A+
#11
Florges
Fairy Score: 93.2
⚔️ Fairy Wind, Chilling Water, Disarming Voice
✅ Beats
Giratina (Altered)CorviknightVirizionTogekissSkeledirge
❌ Loses to
EmpoleonTinkatonLaprasJellicentGastrodon
Florges secures the #11 rank in Ultra League with an impressive score of 93.2, primarily owing its strong performance to its efficient Fairy Wind, Chilling Water, and Disarming Voice moveset, with Fairy Wind's prior buff significantly elevating its utility. This allows it to decisively beat key meta threats like Giratina (Altered), Corviknight, and Virizion, though it struggles against Empoleon, Tinkaton, and Lapras. To mitigate these weaknesses, Florges pairs exceptionally well with teammates such as Galarian Moltres, Shadow Malamar, or Feraligatr, which provide crucial coverage.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Moltres (Galarian)Malamar (Shadow)Feraligatr
A+
#12
Dondozo
Water Score: 93.1
⚔️ Waterfall, Surf, Outrage
✅ Beats
SkeledirgeRunerigusCorviknightTinkatonEmpoleon
❌ Loses to
VirizionGiratina (Altered)JellicentLaprasFlorges
Dondozo holds a formidable #12 ranking in Ultra League with a score of 93.1, leveraging its powerful Waterfall, Surf, and Outrage moveset to apply consistent pressure. Its impressive bulk allows it to decisively overcome key meta threats such as Skeledirge, Runerigus, and Corviknight, though it is reliably countered by Pokémon like Virizion, Giratina (Altered), and Jellicent. To mitigate these weaknesses, pairing Dondozo with synergistic teammates like Shadow Malamar, Tinkaton, or Galarian Moltres is essential for optimal team composition.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Malamar (Shadow)TinkatonMoltres (Galarian)
A+
#13
Feraligatr
Water Score: 93.1
⚔️ Shadow Claw, Hydro Cannon, Ice Beam
✅ Beats
TinkatonFlorgesTogekissJellicentEmpoleon
❌ Loses to
AmpharosLaprasVirizionGiratina (Altered)Corviknight
Feraligatr earns its #13 ranking in the Ultra League with a strong 93.1 score, largely due to its high-pressure moveset of Shadow Claw, Hydro Cannon, and Ice Beam. This powerful arsenal allows it to dominate key meta threats such as Tinkaton, Florges, Togekiss, Jellicent, and Empoleon with substantial super effective damage. While facing challenges against Ampharos, Lapras, and Giratina (Altered), Feraligatr pairs exceptionally well with teammates like Galarian Moltres, Shadow Malamar, and Florges to cover its weaknesses.
🤝 Suggested teammates
Moltres (Galarian)Malamar (Shadow)Florges
A+
#14
Virizion
GrassFighting Score: 92.7
⚔️ Double Kick, Leaf Blade, Sacred Sword
✅ Beats
GastrodonAmpharosRunerigusJellicentEmpoleon
❌ Loses to
TogekissGiratina (Altered)CorviknightLaprasFlorges
Virizion carves out its #14 Ultra League ranking with an impressive 92.7 score, leveraging the potent moveset of Double Kick, Leaf Blade, and Sacred Sword to effectively counter threats like Gastrodon, Jellicent, and Empoleon. The significant boost from Double Kick dramatically elevated its performance, enabling rapid energy generation and charge move access, though it remains vulnerable to top threats such as Togekiss, Giratina (Altered), and Corviknight. Strategic pairing with suggested teammates like Jellicent, Tinkaton, and Shadow Feraligatr helps mitigate these weaknesses, affirming Virizion's role as a powerful shield-pressure specialist in the Ultra League meta.
🤝 Suggested teammates
JellicentTinkatonFeraligatr (Shadow)
A+
#15
Regidrago
Dragon Score: 92.6
⚔️ Dragon Breath, Dragon Energy, Vice Grip
✅ Beats
Giratina (Altered)Zygarde CompleteJellicentVirizionEmpoleon
❌ Loses to
TinkatonFlorgesTogekissLaprasCorviknight
Regidrago secures the #15 spot in Ultra League with an impressive 92.6 score, effectively utilizing its powerful Dragon Breath, Dragon Energy, and Vice Grip moveset. This Dragon-type excels against key meta threats including Giratina (Altered), Zygarde Complete, and Virizion, yet faces strong counters from Tinkaton, Florges, Togekiss, Lapras, and Corviknight. To bolster its performance and cover these weaknesses, Regidrago forms strong partnerships with suggested teammates like Jellicent, Empoleon, or Lapras.
🤝 Suggested teammates
JellicentEmpoleonLapras
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Pokemon for Ultra League (CP 2500) right now?
As of May 03, 2026, Jellicent leads the Ultra League (CP 2500) 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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