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A new flavour of Pokémon Get's Boxing League is on the horizon. In Season viii, we tin expect a handful of changes, and a brand new PvP cup coming our way is the Element Cup. Players volition accept to devise a plan to properly ready their squad to run into the strict conditions of these battles. Still, if you lot have a wide variety of Pokémon in your collection, you should exist ready to accept whatsoever trainer on in these competitions. Much like every cup before it, the ready status is that whatever Pokémon you want to use in this competition cannot exceed 500 CP.

The Chemical element Cup volition narrow downwards your choices of Pokémon. Y'all tin only use Fire, Grass, or Water-blazon Pokémon. Any Pokémon that does non meet this benchmark volition be ineligible to compete in the contest. Additionally, the 500 CP limit likewise narrows down the choices for players looking to use an ideal team during these battles. The Chemical element Cup volition put plenty of pressure on players who have to find Pokémon to fit these metrics, so a lot of the starter Pokémon from each of the games volition be making frequent appearances, and it'll be a practiced time to settle what is the best type starter in Pokémon.

The competition volition be from June 28 to July 12, alongside the first iteration of the Master League and the Master League Classic. It'due south less than a calendar month away from the official declaration of the Battle League Season viii.