10 best Ultra League teams for Pokemon GO Delightful Days

Our picks for the best Ultra League teams in Pokemon GO can help you climb the ranked ladder in the Delightful Days season. This is Season 23 of GO Battle League, and the rules for the format remain the same: your picks must be above 1,500 CP and less than 2,500 CP to be eligible. There will be six iterations of the Ultra League this time, with the next one starting at 1 pm PT on July 22, 2025.

This article will tell you about the best Ultra League teams for Pokemon GO in the Delightful Days season.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions. Attacks marked with a * are Legacy Moves and require an Elite TM.

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Best Ultra League teams in Pokemon GO Battle League League Season 23

1) Bellibolt, Cradily, and Shadow Feraligatr

Bellibolt, Cradily, and Shadow Feraligatr (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Bellibolt	Lead	Thunder Shock	Parabolic Charge and Zap Cannon
Cradily	Switch	Acid	Grass Knot and Rock Tomb
Shadow Feraligatr	Closer	Shadow Claw	Hydro Cannon and Ice Beam

• Strengths: Electric, Fire, Flying, Normal, Steel, and Water
• Weaknesses: Bug, Fighting, Grass, and Ground
• Biggest threats: Virizion, Shadow Steelix, Steelix, Shadow Cradily, Primeape
• Tips for using this team: Use Thunder Shock Bellibolt as it will give you faster energy-generation, allowing you to reach more Parabolic Charges, thereby, increasing your longevity.

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2) Shadow Gliscor, Shadow Feraligatr, and Greninja

Shadow Gliscor, Shadow Feraligatr, and Greninja (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Shadow Gliscor	Lead	Fury Cutter	Aerial Ace and Earthquake
Shadow Feraligatr	Switch	Shadow Claw	Hydro Cannon* and Ice Beam
Greninja	Closer	Water Shuriken	Hydro Cannon* and Night Slash

• Strengths: Dark, Fire, Ghost, Ground, Poison, Psychic, Steel, and Water
• Weaknesses: Electric, Fairy, and Grass
• Biggest threats: Clefable, Malamar, Shadow Walrein, Miltank, Guzzlord, Ferrothorn
• Tips for using this team: This is an alignment-dependent team, with each member covering for the others' weaknesses. Know your matchups and pivot accordingly for consistent results.

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3) Pangoro, Tentacruel, and Galarian Weezing

Pangoro, Tentacruel, and Galarian Weezing (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Pangoro	Lead	Karate Chop	Night Slash and Close Combat
Tentacruel	Switch	Acid	Scald and Blizzard
Galarian Weezing	Closer	Fairy Wind	Sludge and Overheat

• Strengths: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Fire, Ghost, Grass, Ice, Poison, Rock, and Water
• Weaknesses: Electric, Flying, Ground, and Psychic
• Biggest threats: Nidoqueen, Grumpig, Shadow Gliscor, Bellibolt, Shadow Tentacruel, Toxtricity, Shadow Golurk
• Tips for using this team: Psywave users pose a threat to both Tentacruel and Weezing. Try to align them to Pangoro to deal with the onslaught of Fast Move damage.

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4) Florges, Lapras, and Skeledirge

Florges, Lapras, and Skeledirge (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Florges	Lead	Fairy Wind	Trailblaze and Moonblast
Lapras	Switch	Psywave	Sparkling Aria and Skull Bash
Skeledirge	Closer	Incinerate	Torch Song and Shadow Ball

• Strengths: Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Ice, and Normal
• Weaknesses: Electric, Ghost, Ground, and Rock
• Biggest threats: Sucker Punch Bellibolt, Drapion, and Lickilicky
• Tips for using this team: Beware of Rock Tomb users. While Florges and Skeledirge can get back their lost attack, the latter (as well as Lapras) will take super-effective damage.

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5) Cobalion, Shadow Feraligatr, and Shadow Dusknoir

Cobalion, Shadow Feraligatr, and Shadow Dusknoir (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Cobalion	Lead	Double Kick	Stone Edge and Sacred Sword*
Shadow Feraligatr	Switch	Shadow Claw	Ice Beam and Hydro Cannon*
Shadow Dusknoir	Closer	Astonish	Shadow Punch and Shadow Ball*

• Strengths: Bug, Dragon, Fighting, Ice, Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, and Water
• Weaknesses: Electric, Ghost, and Ground
• Biggest threats: Pangoro, Malamar, Shadow Staraptor, and Chesnaught
• Tips for using this team: Dusknoir is a very cool pick, as long as it is not switch-locked against a Normal or Dark-type critter. The mono-Ghost moveset renders it completely useless.

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6) Pangoro, Clefable, and Shadow Gengar

Pangoro, Clefable, and Shadow Gengar (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Pangoro	Lead	Karate Chop	Night Slash and Close Combat
Clefable	Switch	Fairy Wind	Swift and Moonblast
Shadow Gengar	Closer	Shadow Claw	Shadow Punch and Sludge Bomb

• Strengths: Bug, Dark, Dragon, Fighting, Grass, Normal, Poison, and Rock
• Weaknesses: Fairy, Flying, Ground, and Steel
• Biggest threats: Nidoqueen, Skuntank, Clodsire, Shadow Ninetales, Muk, and Shadow Pidgeot
• Tips for using this team: Save shields for either Pangoro or Shadow Gengar, depending on the matchups that you see. Up shields, there are few creatures that can take them down.

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7) Shadow Machamp, Shadow Drapion, and Shadow Skuntank

Shadow Machamp, Shadow Drapion, and Shadow Skuntank (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Shadow Machamp	Lead	Karate Chop*	Stone Edge* and Cross Chop
Shadow Drapion	Switch	Poison Sting	Aqua Tail and Crunch
Shadow Skuntank	Closer	Poison Jab	Crunch and Trailblaze

• Strengths: Bug, Dark, Ghost, Grass, Poison, Psychic, and Rock
• Weaknesses: Fairy, Flying, and Ground
• Biggest threats: Complete Forme Zygarde, Nidoqueen, Golurk, Dragalge, Shadow Hippowdon
• Tips for using this team: This is a relatively high-skill team. Therefore, you need to know your Pokemon GO Charged Attack timings and move counts well to steer this team.

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8) Clefable, Shadow Golurk, and Shadow Feraligatr

Clefable, Shadow Golurk, and Shadow Feraligatr (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Clefable	Lead	Fairy Wind	Swift and Moonblast
Shadow Golurk	Switch	Mud Slap	Shadow Punch and Dynamic Punch
Shadow Feraligatr	Closer	Shadow Claw	Ice Beam and Hydro Cannon*

• Strengths: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Fighting, Fire, Normal, Poison, and Rock
• Weaknesses: Ghost, Grass
• Biggest threats: Swampert, Abomasnow, Shadow Feraligatr, Serperior, Shadow and Victreebel
• Tips for using this team: Shadow Golurk and Shadow Feraligatr cancel out each other's weaknesses well. If you run into Grass-types try to flip the script by investing shields.

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9) Alolan Sandslash, Cobalion, and Altered Forme Giratina

Alolan Sandslash, Cobalion, and Altered Forme Giratina (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Alolan Sandslash	Lead	Powder Snow	Ice Punch and Dill Run
Cobalion	Switch	Double Kick	Stone Edge and Sacred Sword*
Giratina (Altered Forme)	Switch	Shadow Claw	Shadow Sneak and Dragon Claw

• Strengths: Bug, Dragon, Electric, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Poison, Psychic, Rock, Steel, and Water
• Weaknesses: Fighting, Fire, Ghost, and Ground
• Biggest threats: Dusknoir, Pangoro, Malamar, Drifblim, Shadow Politoed, and Shadow Staraptor
• Tips for using this team: Alolan Sandslash is the most vulnerable critter on this team. Try to not have it switch locked.

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10) Talonflame, Guzzlord, and Cresselia

Talonflame, Guzzlord, and Cresselia (Image via TPC)

Pokemon	Role	Fast Attack	Charged Attacks
Talonflame	Lead	Incinerate	Fly and Brave Bird
Guzzlord	Switch	Dragon Tail	Brutal Swing and Sludge Bomb
Cresselia	Closer	Psycho Cut	Grass Knot* and Moonblast

• Strengths: Bug, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Psychic, and Steel
• Weaknesses: Dragon, Fairy, Ice, and Rock
• Biggest threats: Complete Forme Zygarde, Miltank, Shadow Tentacruel, Shadow Staraptor, Samurottt, and Shadow Ho-Oh
• Tips for using this team: You can replace Cresselia with its Shadow Form if you have that buil for a more aggressive playstyle.

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Pokemon GO Ultra League Season 23 schedule

The open Ultra League will be available over the following periods during the Pokemon GO Delightful Days season:

• June 11 - June 18
• June 25 - July 2
• July 9 - July 16
• July 23 - July 30
• August 6 - August 13
• August 27 - September 3

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