No team building restrictions for Great League. Megas are banned for this Cycle. In addition, the use of the following Pokémon is discouraged (but not prohibited) to better emulate the Play!Pokemon circuit:
Skiddo
Gogoat
Muk (Kanto) with Acid
Koffing with Acid
Weezing (Kanto) with Acid
Chansey with Psybeam
Staryu with Quick Attack
Starmie with Quick Attack
Porygon with Quick Attack
Next up, the Solstice Cup for our 2500 CP Meta:
CP Limit – 2,500
Allowed Typings: Ice, Bug, Normal, Psychic
Banned typings: Steel, Fire
Additional Allowed: Gyarados, Hippowdon, Muk (Kanto), Nihilego, Samurott, Swampert, Megas, Shadows
Additional Bans: Aurorus, Buzzwole, Cresselia, Golisopod, Greedent, Heracross, Mega Heracross, Leavanny, Lickilicky, Malamar, Miltank, Ninetales (Alolan), Oranguru, Walrein
For Master League, teams must be created with a combined point value not exceeding 11.
Bans: Mega Garchomp, Mega Gardevoir, Primal Groudon, Mega Gyarados, Primal Kyogre, Mega Latios, Mega Rayquaza, Mega Salamence, Mega Swampert, Mega Tyranitar
γ Tier (7 Points): Mega Gallade, Mega Scizor, Zygarde Complete
α Tier (6 Points): Mega Charizard Y, Mega Gengar, Dusk Mane Necrozma, Palkia (Origin)
S Tier (5 Points): Dialga (Origin), Mega Latias, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Rhyperior, Solgaleo, Mega Steelix
A Tier (4 Points): Mega Aggron, Dialga, Mega Heracross, Ho-Oh, Landorus (Therian), Yveltal, Zacian
B Tier (3 Points): Dragapult, Giratina (Altered), Giratina (Origin), Kyogre, Meloetta, Mewtwo, Palkia, Primarina, Xerneas
C Tier (2 Points): Mega Blastoise, Mega Charizard X, Groudon, Heatran, Mega Kangaskhan, Mega Lucario, Lugia, Marshadow, Moltres (Galarian), Reshiram, Mega Slowbro, Zarude, Zekrom
D Tier (1 Point): Avalugg (Hisuian), Mega Blaziken, Dragonite, Enamorus (Incarnate), Florges, Genesect, Gyarados, Kyurem, Melmetal, Mew, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Lele
E Tier (0 Points): Any pokemon not listed above that is also allowable.
For our first 1500 CP Specialty Meta, Cascade Domain:
CP Limit – 1,500
Allowed Typings: Dragon, Ice, Poison, Psychic, Water
Banned typings: Fairy, Steel, Fire, Poison/Dark (Dual), Dragon/Dark (Dual)
Additional Allowed: None
Additional Bans: Amaura, Araquanid, Ariados, Aurorus, Clodsire, Cresselia, Feraligatr, Gastrodon, Giratina (Origin), Lanturn, Malamar, Suicune, Toxapex, Zygarde, Megas
And for our final 1500 CP Field Meta, Iridescent Domain:
CP Limit – 1,500
Allowed Typings: Bug, Fairy, Ghost, Grass, Ground
Banned typings: Fire, Flying, Poison, Steel, Dark, Ice
Additional Allowed: Girafarig
Additional Bans: Annihilape, Araquanid, Aromatisse, Azumarill, Buzzwole, Carbink, Clefable, Corsola (Galarian), Dachsbun, Diggersby, Donphan, Meowscarada, Gardevoir, Giratina (Origin), Gogoat, Golisopod, Granbull, Hatterene, Liligant, Primarina, Spritzee, Sylveon, Tsareena, Wigglytuff, Zygarde, Shadows, Megas
