The Pokémon GO Battle League is heading into the back half of Season 8 and it’s time for Ultra League and Ultra League Remix to start. Coming later today, these two playlists have players do battle with their best teams under 2500 CP. While players should be pretty familiar with standard Ultra League, the Remix form offers new challenges that change up the meta and tier lists. But we’re here to help you form the best Ultra League and Ultra League Remix teams in July and August 2021 for Pokémon GO.
The Best Ultra League Team in July and August 2021
The Ultra League rankings haven’t changed too much since players got to tackle this league back in June 2021. But you always want to stay ahead of the Pokémon GO PvP meta whenever possible. So we’ve taken last month’s best Ultra League team rankings and updated them while adding a few more options to choose from.
How we suggest you do this is to check out the chart below, which ranks all of the best Ultra League Pokémon and offers advice on what they should be used against. We also show what they are weak to so you can avoid that. Just pick a couple of these to make sure you have a strong Ultra League team and fill in the other Pokémon or two based on what your choices work well and are weak against.
Note: We tag any that would not appear on the list without the use of Candy XL to power them up with (XL). If you don’t have Candy XL then you might need to look for alternatives. You always want your Ultra League Pokémon to be as close to 2500 CP as possible, and for the best results they should have low Attack IV with high Defense and HP.
| Pokémon | Type | Fast Attack | Charged Attack | Resists Against | Weak to |
| Registeel | Steel | Lock On | Flash Cannon or Focus Blast | Poison, Steel, Rock, Psychic, Normal, Ice, Grass, Flying, Fairy, Dragon, Bug | Fighting, Fire, Ground |
| Cresselia | Psychic | Psycho Cut | Grass Knot, Moonblast, or Future Sight | Psychic, Fighting | Bug, Dark, Ghost |
| Talonflame (XL) | Fire and Flying | Incinerate | Brave Bird | Grass, Bug, Steel, Ground, Fire, Fighting, Fiary | Rock, Electric, Water |
| Galarian Stunfisk (XL) | Ground and Steel | Mud Shot | Rock Slide or Earthquake | Poison, Rock, Electric, Steel, Psychic, Normal, Flying, Fairy, Dragon, Bug | Fighting, Fire, Ground, Water |
| Swampert | Water and Ground | Mud Shot | Hydro Cannon | Steel, Rock, Poison, Fire, Electric | Grass |
| Abomasnow (XL) | Grass and Ice | Powder Snow | Weather Ball (Ice) | Water, Ground, Grass, Electric | Fire, Bug, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| Giratina (Altered Forme) | Ghost and Dragon | Shadow Claw | Dragon Claw | Normal, Fighting, Water, Poison, Grass, Fire, Electric, Bug | Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, Ice |
| Steelix | Steel and Ground | Dragon Tail | Crunch and Earthquake | Poison, Rock, Electric, Steel, Psychic, Normal, Flying, Fairy, Dragon, Bug | Fighting, Fire, Ground, Water |
| Politoed (XL) | Water | Mud Shot | Weather Ball (Water) | Water, Steel, Ice, Fire | Electric, Grass |
| Regirock | Rock | Lock On | Stone Edge | Poison, Normal, Flying, Fire | Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water |
| Alolan Ninetails (XL) | Ice and Fairy | Powder Snow | Weather Ball (Ice) and Dazzling Gleam | Dragon, Ice, Dark, Bug | Steel, Fire, Poison, Rock |
| Articuno | Ice and Flying | Ice Shard | Icy Wind and Hurricane | Ground, Grass, Bug | Rock, Electric, Fire, Steel |
So those are the Pokémon we suggest you use when forming the best Ultra League team in Pokémon GO. But if you want to spice things up there is the new Remix category, which excludes some of these species from your teams.
The Best Ultra League Remix Team in July and August 2021
The new Ultra League Remix has the same 2500 CP cap but also limits which Pokémon you can choose from. The top 20 species as used by top GO Battle League players have been excluded. Here’s the list…
Which Pokémon are Banned from Ultra League Remix
- Venusaur
- Charizard
- Clefable
- Poliwrath
- Alolan Muk
- Gyarados
- Lapras
- Articuno
- Umbreon
- Scizor
- Swampert
- Registeel
- Empoleon
- Togekiss
- Altered Forme Giratina
- Cresselia
- Escavalier
- Talonflame
- Melmetal
- Obstagoon
So without those to choose from here are our suggestions.
| Pokémon | Type | Fast Attack | Charged Attack | Resists Against | Weak to |
| Galarian Stunfisk (XL) | Ground and Steel | Mud Shot | Rock Slide or Earthquake | Poison, Rock, Electric, Steel, Psychic, Normal, Flying, Fairy, Dragon, Bug | Fighting, Fire, Ground, Water |
| Deoxys (Defense) | Psychic | Counter | Psycho Boost and Rock Slide | Psychic, Fighting | Bug, Dark, Ghost |
| Jellicent (XL) | Water and Ghost | Hex | Bubble Beam and Shadow Ball | Normal, Fighting, Water, Steel, Poison, Ice, Fire, Bug | Dark, Electric, Ghost, Grass |
| Steelix | Steel and Ground | Dragon Tail | Crunch and Earthquake | Poison, Rock, Electric, Steel, Psychic, Normal, Flying, Fairy, Dragon, Bug | Fighting, Fire, Ground, Water |
| Regirock | Rock | Lock On | Stone Edge | Poison, Normal, Flying, Fire | Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water |
| Giratina (Origin) | Ghost and Dragon | Shadow Claw | Shadow Ball and Dragon Pulse | Normal, Fighting, Water, Poison, Grass, Fire, Electric, Bug | Dark, Dragon, Fairy, Ghost, Ice |
| Scrafty (XL) | Dark and Fighting | Counter | Foul Play and Power-Up Punch | Dark, Rock, Psychic, Ghost | Fairy, Fighting, Flying |
| Abomasnow (XL) | Grass and Ice | Powder Snow | Weather Ball (Ice) | Water, Ground, Grass, Electric | Fire, Bug, Fighting, Flying, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| Mandibuzz | Dark and Flying | Snarl | Foul Play and Aerial Ace | Psychic, Ground, Grass, Ghost, Dark | Electric, Fairy, Ice, Rock |
| Politoed (XL) | Water | Mud Shot | Weather Ball (Water) | Water, Steel, Ice, Fire | Electric, Grass |
| Meganium | Grass | Vine Whip | Frenzy Plant and Earthquake | Water, Ground, Grass, Electric | Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison |
| Armored Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion | Psystrike and Dynamic Punch | Psychic, Fighting | Bug, Dark, Ghost |
And that’s our picks for how to make the best Ultra League and Ultra League Remix teams in July and August 2021 for Pokémon GO.
Published: Jul 26, 2021 11:27 am