The Pokemon GO Psychic Cup is one of many events launched in the Season of Rising Heroes and another addition to the Battle League roster. This one has special restrictions that favor Psychic-types, giving players the chance to play around with interesting tactics and new rules. Here is everything to know about Pokemon GO's latest PvP event.

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How to Enter the Psychic Cup

Players can enter the Psychic Cup by going to the Battle Menu, selecting 'BATTLE,' and then selecting the Psychic Cup under the Great League banner. From there, players can choose to opt for Standard or Premium raid rewards and get to battling.

Pokemon GO: Psychic Cup Rules

As one might expect, the Psychic Cup is limited to entries from Psychic-type Pokemon only. This doesn't exclude dual types, however, which is where the Trainer has the chance to be smart. As it falls under the Great League, the Psychic Cup excludes Pokemon over 1500 CP.

When Does the Psychic Cup Start and End?

The Psychic Cup starts Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 1PM PT / 4PM ET / 8PM GMT and lasts a full week until Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 1PM PT / 4PM ET / 8PM GMT.

Tips for Winning Psychic Cup Battles

The usual tactics for winning Pokemon GO battles apply, as well as the following:

Rely on Dual Types

Dual-type Pokemon need to be used to their full potential here. Because every Trainer is battling with Psychic-types, the major differences in move pool and type vulnerability come from the Pokemon's second type.

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Psychic Weaknesses

Psychic-type Pokemon are weak to Bug, Ghost, and Dark-type moves. This tells Trainers what moves to use in the Psychic Cup, as all Pokemon entered will be at least somewhat vulnerable to these moves. It's also best practice to be aware of these weaknesses in order to match up Pokemon effectively.

Psychic moves, on the other hand, will be weak against Steel- and Psychic-type Pokemon.

Psychic Strengths

Psychic-type moves will be strong against Fighting- and Poison-types, so it's best to avoid bringing Psychic/Fighting-types and Psychic/Poison-types like Galarian Slowbro. Of course, there are exceptions.

Best Pokemon for the Psychic Cup

It's difficult to recommend a specific team for PvP in Pokemon GO, as there is so much variety in the Pokemon that players have access to. Instead, here are some options to consider when building the perfect team.

Bruxish

The Gnash Teeth Pokemon made its debut in Pokemon GO not long ago, and this is the perfect cup to test its PvP capabilities. With the Dark-type move Bite, Bruxish can do significant damage with just a Fast Move. As well as this, Psychic Fangs, despite being Psychic-type, has the advantage of lowering the opponent's defense by one stage.

Malamar

Malamar is a spammy beast in this cup, able to apply a lot of shield pressure with the super-effective Dark-type move Foul Play. Psycho Cut is an incredibly fast-charging move, so players can get to that Charged Move very quickly. Keep an eye out for its double weakness to Bug-types, though this is unlikely to be a huge problem.

Bronzong

Those double Dark-type moves are a major plus for using Bronzong in the Psychic Cup. Bronzong's move slots can be used for moves that aren't Psychic-type, which is ideal for a cup where every opponent is resistant. As well as the super-effective Dark-type moves, Heavy Slam will do good damage against Galarian Rapidash.

Medicham

Great news for those that took advantage of the recent Mega Medicham raids is that Medicham is a solid player in the Psychic Cup. Despite being a dual-type Fighting/Psychic Pokemon, Medicham makes quick work of meta favorites Bronzong, Malamar, Bruxish, and Claydol with the same Fighting moves that make it weak against some.

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Victini

Victini is one of the few Legendary Pokemon that can slip under the 1500CP limit, and the spammy Quick Attack makes quick work of charging up the two Charged Attacks. Psychic-types are weak to neither Fire- nor Psychic-type moves, but V-Create will be super effective against Psychic/Steel-types Bronzong and Metagross, which are doing well in the Psychic Cup.

Galarian Rapidash

Taking advantage of the super-effective Bug-type nuke Megahorn is a great way to burn through the opponent's shields if they haven't already been used up by the type-neutral Normal attack Body Slam. The Fairy-type fast move will also be effective against Malamar, a popular Psychic/Dark-type in the Psychic Cup meta.

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