Trail Cup features a curated list of Pokémon positively affected by the update. Below is the infographic explaining the rules and restrictions for Trail Cup, followed by a searchable text list of the 250 allowed Pokémon.
Basic Rules
Trail Cup meta is made exclusively by Pokémon positively affected by the update. Eligible Pokémon must have received any of the following:
- 1 new move learned
- Decreased cost for a charged attack
- Increased damage output for a charged attack
- Increased damage output for a fast attack
- Increased energy generation for a fast attack
These affected Pokémon have been brought together in a curated list of 250 species. Only Pokémon on the allowed list will be eligible for this cup. PvPoke rankings will display the allowed list of 250 species—if a Pokémon does not appear in the rankings, it is not eligible.
Other Rules & Restrictions
Banned Category: Mega Pokémon are banned.
Restricted Species (Max 1 per team):
- Annihilape (and Shadow)
- Corviknight (and Shadow)
- Doublade
- Mawile (and Shadow)
- Melmetal
Allowed Pokémon List
- Aerodactyl
- Aerodactyl (Shadow)
- Aggron
- Aggron (Shadow)
- Aipom
- Aipom (Shadow)
- Annihilape
- Annihilape (Shadow)
- Araquanid
- Araquanid (Shadow)
- Arbok
- Arbok (Shadow)
- Arcanine
- Arcanine (Shadow)
- Ariados
- Aromatisse
- Audino
- Avalugg (Hisuian)
- Barraskewda
- Beedrill
- Beedrill (Shadow)
- Bewear
- Bewear (Shadow)
- Blastoise
- Blastoise (Shadow)
- Blaziken
- Blaziken (Shadow)
- Bombirdier
- Bruxish
- Centiskorch
- Cetoddle
- Charizard
- Charizard (Shadow)
- Chesnaught
- Chesnaught (Shadow)
- Clefable
- Cofagrigus
- Cofagrigus (Shadow)
- Comfey
- Corviknight
- Corviknight (Shadow)
- Cradily
- Cradily (Shadow)
- Cresselia
- Cresselia (Shadow)
- Crobat
- Crobat (Shadow)
- Croconaw
- Croconaw (Shadow)
- Dachsbun
- Delphox
- Delphox (Shadow)
- Deoxys (Defense)
- Dodrio
- Doublade
- Drapion
- Drapion (Shadow)
- Drilbur (Shadow)
- Dubwool
- Dudunsparce
- Dunsparce
- Electabuzz (Shadow)
- Electivire
- Electivire (Shadow)
- Emboar
- Emboar (Shadow)
- Excadrill
- Excadrill (Shadow)
- Farfetch’d
- Feraligatr
- Feraligatr (Shadow)
- Flamigo
- Florges
- Flygon
- Flygon (Shadow)
- Forretress
- Forretress (Shadow)
- Furfrou
- Gallade
- Gallade (Shadow)
- Galvantula
- Galvantula (Shadow)
- Garchomp
- Garchomp (Shadow)
- Gastrodon
- Genesect
- Gengar
- Gengar (Shadow)
- Girafarig
- Girafarig (Shadow)
- Giratina (Altered) (Shadow)
- Gliscor
- Gliscor (Shadow)
- Golbat
- Golbat (Shadow)
- Grafaiai
- Greninja
- Greninja (Shadow)
- Grimmsnarl
- Gurdurr
- Gurdurr (Shadow)
- Gyarados
- Gyarados (Shadow)
- Haunter
- Haunter (Shadow)
- Hawlucha
- Heatran (Shadow)
- Hippopotas
- Hippopotas (Shadow)
- Hippowdon
- Hippowdon (Shadow)
- Hitmonlee
- Hitmonlee (Shadow)
- Honchkrow
- Honchkrow (Shadow)
- Houndoom
- Houndoom (Shadow)
- Houndstone
- Hydreigon
- Hydreigon (Shadow)
- Illumise
- Incineroar
- Jirachi
- Kangaskhan
- Kingambit
- Klefki
- Lickilicky
- Lickitung
- Lileep
- Lileep (Shadow)
- Lokix
- Lopunny
- Lucario
- Lugia
- Lugia (Shadow)
- Magnemite
- Magnemite (Shadow)
- Magneton
- Magneton (Shadow)
- Magnezone
- Magnezone (Shadow)
- Mamoswine
- Mamoswine (Shadow)
- Mandibuzz
- Maushold
- Mawile
- Mawile (Shadow)
- Melmetal
- Mienfoo
- Mienshao
- Mightyena
- Mightyena (Shadow)
- Miltank
- Misdreavus
- Misdreavus (Shadow)
- Mismagius
- Mismagius (Shadow)
- Morgrem
- Muk
- Muk (Alolan)
- Muk (Alolan) (Shadow)
- Muk (Shadow)
- Munchlax
- Nidoking
- Nidoking (Shadow)
- Nidoqueen
- Nidoqueen (Shadow)
- Nidorina
- Nidorina (Shadow)
- Oinkologne
- Oinkologne (Female)
- Orthworm
- Overqwil
- Pawmot
- Pawniard
- Perrserker
- Persian
- Persian (Alolan)
- Persian (Shadow)
- Pidgeot
- Pidgeot (Shadow)
- Piloswine
- Piloswine (Shadow)
- Primarina
- Probopass
- Probopass (Shadow)
- Quaquaval
- Qwilfish (Hisuian)
- Raichu
- Raichu (Alolan)
- Rapidash
- Rapidash (Shadow)
- Rillaboom
- Salamence
- Salamence (Shadow)
- Salazzle
- Samurott (Hisuian)
- Sawk
- Sawk (Shadow)
- Shiinotic
- Shiinotic (Shadow)
- Skarmory
- Skarmory (Shadow)
- Sliggoo
- Slurpuff
- Snorlax
- Snorlax (Shadow)
- Spidops
- Swalot
- Sylveon
- Tapu Fini
- Tauros (Aqua)
- Teddiursa
- Teddiursa (Shadow)
- Throh
- Throh (Shadow)
- Togetic
- Toxapex
- Toxtricity
- Tyranitar (Shadow)
- Umbreon
- Ursaluna
- Ursaluna (Shadow)
- Venomoth
- Venomoth (Shadow)
- Victreebel
- Victreebel (Shadow)
- Vigoroth
- Vigoroth (Shadow)
- Volbeat
- Wailmer
- Wailmer (Shadow)
- Wartortle
- Wartortle (Shadow)
- Weezing
- Weezing (Shadow)
- Whimsicott
- Wobbuffet
- Wobbuffet (Shadow)
- Wormadam (Sandy)
- Wormadam (Trash)
- Zapdos
- Zapdos (Galarian)
- Zapdos (Shadow)
- Zebstrika
- Zebstrika (Shadow)
- Zeraora
- Zoroark (Hisuian)
- Zweilous
- Zweilous (Shadow)
Developer Notes
Hello trainers, and welcome to Devon’s 4th season! To start this new season, what if we made a meta by only using Pokémon positively affected by the most recent season update? This means one of their moves must have received an energy or damage buff, or have learned a new move. This left us with a massive list of allowed Pokémon. Right away we noticed a few needed to be banned or at least restricted, and we needed to cut off the bottom of the meta to remove things that are unlikely to be viable picks and cut down on the number we needed to look through. We decided to ban Tinkaton, Carbink, Altaria, and Grumpig, and restrict Corviknight, Annihilape, Doublade, Melmetal, and Mawile to having a maximum of one of them. We hope you enjoy setting off on our next adventure with this Trail Cup!
This is my first tournament, it may not be my first victory but it will definitely not be my last Defeat.