Great League Tier List
As of Jul 9, 2026 (Season 27: Forever Forward), the community ranks Lickilicky, Shadow Empoleon, Shadow Altaria, Tinkaton as S-tier in Pokémon GO Great League Tier List, based on 120 player votes.
Lickilicky
Shadow Empoleon
Shadow Altaria
Tinkaton
Altaria
Empoleon
Mimikyu
Jumpluff
Ninetales
Galarian Corsola
Forretress
Feraligatr
Quagsire
Shadow Quagsire
Jellicent
Kingdra
Shadow Sableye
Guzzlord
Azumarill
Corviknight
Lapras
Clodsire
Fearow
Umbreon
Talonflame
Medicham
Alolan Ninetales
Galarian Stunfisk
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The Great League caps every Pokemon at 1500 CP, so it is the most-played and most balanced GO Battle League format, where bulk, coverage, and shield pressure matter far more than raw stats. This board tracks the current Forever Forward meta led by pvpoke's simulation rankings: flexible bulky picks like Mimikyu, Lickilicky, Tinkaton, Altaria and Empoleon top the list, backed by reliable water and ground safe-swaps such as Quagsire, Feraligatr and Jellicent plus pesky spice like Galarian Corsola and Jumpluff. Shadow forms trade bulk for extra damage and are ranked as their own entries wherever they out-perform the base species.
Move rebalances shift these placements every season. Former anchors like Registeel and Galarian Stunfisk have slid out of the top tier as newer hitters like Mimikyu and Tinkaton climbed, which is why some once-mandatory picks now sit in C. Tiers here blend pvpoke's overall scores with real ladder and tournament usage into a simple S/A/B/C read: S is the safest, most flexible core, A and B are strong role-players and matchup answers, and C holds viable niche or anti-meta options. Treat it as a starting point, as voted by the community. If your favorite is criminally underrated here, that's what the vote buttons are for.
What is S-tier in Pokémon GO Great League Tier List right now?
As of Jul 9, 2026 (Season 27: Forever Forward), the community ranks Lickilicky, Shadow Empoleon, Shadow Altaria, Tinkaton, Altaria as S-tier, based on 120 player votes.
How is this tier list decided?
It is community-voted: every player gets roughly one vote per entry (changeable anytime), votes are recency-weighted so the list tracks the current patch, entries need a minimum number of votes before being ranked, and results re-tabulate live.
How this tier list works
Community-voted: every player gets roughly one vote per entry (change it anytime), votes are re-tabulated live with recency weighting so the list tracks the current patch, and entries need a minimum number of votes before they get a rank. No win-rate scraping, no single expert — this is what players actually think. Full methodology →
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