The Forged Cup

Get ready for a new challenge beginning on June 1st! With it comes a new chance to prove your skill and increase your global and local player ranking! The Forged Cup follows the same basic rules as all Silph Arena global cups, but this month it comes with a special twist! Here's what you need to know:

What Is The Forged Cup?

Each month the Silph Arena holds a month-long Cup - a 'themed' PvP tournament - that provides tens of thousands of trainers around the world a specially-designed competitive challenge and a chance to prove they're the very best. The Silph Arena is the world's largest global network for ranked Pokémon GO^TM tournament play.

During the Cup (June 1^st - June 30^th), local Silph League communities host and record a special tournament using the free Silph.gg tools. Wins and losses in this local tournament affect your player rank on local and global leaderboards - and may eventually even earn you an invitation to compete at Regionals and even the Continental or World Championships held at the end of the season!

All players are welcome to compete, whether it's your first tournament or your hundredth! Find a local tournament near you on the Tournament Map!

Forged Cup Rules

The Forged Cup has a few special rules (designed to provide added challenge and fun) that differ from standard PvP combat in Pokemon GO:

• Team of 6: Competitors will bring a team of 6 Pokemon (and register them before the tournament begins). All battle parties used must be comprised of these 6 Pokemon.
• Great League: Matches are played in Great League: only Pokemon up to 1500 CP are permitted in the Cup.
• Forge a stainless team: All Pokémon are allowed in the Forged Cup, with a few exceptions
  • Mega Pokémon, Pokémon from the Hoenn Region, and Pokémon with Dark, Dragon and Steel are not eligible to use in the Forged Cup.
• Invest Wisely: Each Pokémon in the Forged Cup will be given a point value. You will have 17 points to “spend” on your roster. The point values are:
• Eligible List: What follows is the official list of exactly which species are permitted for use in the Forged Cup:

  8 Points

  #31

  #108

  #113

  #184

  #202

  #460

  #478

  #488

  #563

  #593

  #660

  #663

  #709

  #38

  #752

  #788

  And in text form:

  • 九尾 (Alolan), 克雷色利亞, 卡璞・鰭鰭, 吉利蛋, 大舌頭, 尼多后, 掘地兔, 暴雪王, 朽木妖, 果然翁, 死神棺, 滴蛛霸, 烈箭鷹, 瑪力露麗, 胖嘟嘟, 雪妖女

  4 Points

  #3

  #15

  #18

  #30

  #36

  #38

  #40

  #42

  #87

  #97

  #131

  #143

  #151

  #154

  #164

  #171

  #186

  #189

  #210

  #226

  #417

  #446

  #463

  #497

  #596

  #618

  #700

  #105

  #820

  And in text form:

  • 九尾, 仙子伊布, 卡比獸, 君主蛇, 嘎啦嘎啦 (Alolan), 夢幻, 大嘴蝠, 大比鳥, 大竺葵, 大舌舔, 大針蜂, 妙蛙花, 小卡比獸, 尼多娜, 巨翅飛魚, 布魯皇, 帕奇利茲, 引夢貘人, 拉普拉斯, 毽子棉, 泥巴魚, 白海獅, 皮可西, 胖可丁, 藏飽栗鼠, 蚊香蛙皇, 貓頭夜鷹, 電燈怪, 電蜘蛛

  2 Points

  #2

  #43

  #44

  #45

  #57

  #68

  #70

  #71

  #144

  #145

  #153

  #168

  #182

  #195

  #207

  #211

  #219

  #249

  #388

  #389

  #405

  #407

  #425

  #426

  #454

  #468

  #472

  #475

  #494

  #547

  #558

  #594

  #682

  #683

  #685

  #711

  #711

  #711

  #711

  #74

  #75

  #76

  #730

  #745

  #754

  #758

  #765

  #865

  And in text form:

  • Sirfetchd, 保母曼波, 倫琴貓, 千針魚, 南瓜怪人 (Average Size), 南瓜怪人 (Large Size), 南瓜怪人 (Small Size), 南瓜怪人 (Super Size), 口呆花, 土台龜, 大食花, 天蠍, 天蠍王, 妙蛙草, 小拳石 (Alolan), 岩殿居蟹, 急凍鳥, 怪力, 智揮猩, 月桂葉, 樹林龜, 毒骷蛙, 比克提尼, 沼王, 波克基斯, 洛奇亞, 火爆猴, 焰后蜥, 熔岩蝸牛, 粉香香, 羅絲雷朵, 美麗花, 胖甜妮, 臭臭花, 艾路雷朵, 芳香精, 蘭螳花, 西獅海壬, 走路草, 閃電鳥, 阿利多斯, 隆隆岩 (Alolan), 隆隆石 (Alolan), 隨風球, 霸王花, 風妖精, 飄飄球, 鬃岩狼人 (Midnight)

  1 Points

  #6

  #9

  #24

  #26

  #26

  #28

  #33

  #34

  #47

  #49

  #55

  #59

  #61

  #62

  #65

  #67

  #73

  #78

  #78

  #79

  #79

  #80

  #80

  #83

  #83

  #88

  #89

  #91

  #93

  #94

  #99

  #101

  #101

  #102

  #103

  #105

  #107

  #110

  #112

  #119

  #123

  #127

  #130

  #134

  #135

  #136

  #139

  #141

  #142

  #150

  #157

  #160

  #166

  #169

  #176

  #181

  #185

  #196

  #199

  #199

  #203

  #214

  #221

  #232

  #233

  #237

  #243

  #251

  #392

  #394

  #400

  #402

  #413

  #413

  #416

  #421

  #423

  #423

  #432

  #438

  #450

  #457

  #464

  #465

  #466

  #467

  #469

  #470

  #471

  #473

  #474

  #477

  #480

  #496

  #500

  #503

  #523

  #526

  #528

  #533

  #537

  #542

  #545

  #555

  #555

  #557

  #565

  #569

  #576

  #581

  #587

  #591

  #604

  #609

  #614

  #615

  #623

  #626

  #631

  #651

  #652

  #655

  #662

  #667

  #668

  #670

  #670

  #670

  #670

  #670

  #671

  #671

  #671

  #671

  #671

  #676

  #678

  #678

  #689

  #695

  #702

  #713

  #724

  #733

  #745

  #760

  #866

  And in text form:

  • Galarian Darmanitan, Galarian Farfetch’d, Galarian Rapidash, Galarian Slowbro, Galarian Slowking, Galarian Slowpoke, Hisuian Electrode, 保母蟲, 光電傘蜥, 冰伊布, 冰岩怪, 凍原熊, 凱羅斯, 刺甲貝, 化石翼龍, 叉字蝠, 呆呆獸, 呆呆王, 呆殼獸, 咚咚鼠, 哥德小姐, 哥達鴨, 嘎啦嘎啦, 噴火龍, 多刺菊石獸, 多邊獸Ⅱ, 多邊獸Ｚ, 多麗米亞, 大劍鬼, 大力鱷, 大尾狸, 大蔥鴨, 太陽伊布, 妖火紅狐, 安瓢蟲, 小獅獅, 尼多力諾, 尼多王, 巨蔓藤, 巨鉗蟹, 布里卡隆, 幾何雪花, 心蝙蝠, 快拳郎, 戰舞郎, 摩魯蛾, 敗露球菇, 時拉比, 暴鯉龍, 東施喵, 椰蛋樹, 樹才怪, 櫻花兒 (Sunshine Form), 毒刺水母, 水伊布, 水晶燈火靈, 水箭龜, 河馬獸, 波克基古, 波皇子, 泥偶巨人, 派拉斯特, 海兔獸 (East Sea), 海兔獸 (West Sea), 火伊布, 火炎獅, 火爆獸, 火箭雀, 灰塵山, 炎武王, 烈焰猴, 烈焰馬, 熔蟻獸, 爆炸頭水牛, 狙射樹梟, 由克希, 盆才怪, 石居蟹, 穿山王, 穿著熊, 結草貴婦 (Plant Cloak), 結草貴婦 (Sandy Cloak), 耿鬼, 肋骨海龜, 胖胖哈力, 胡地, 臭泥, 臭臭泥, 舞天鵝, 花潔夫人 (Blue Flower), 花潔夫人 (Orange Flower), 花潔夫人 (Red Flower), 花潔夫人 (White Flower), 花潔夫人 (Yellow Flower), 花葉蒂 (Blue Flower), 花葉蒂 (Orange Flower), 花葉蒂 (Red Flower), 花葉蒂 (White Flower), 花葉蒂 (Yellow Flower), 葉伊布, 蚊香君, 蚊香泳士, 蛋蛋, 蜂女王, 蜈蚣王, 蟾蜍王, 象牙豬, 豪力, 赫拉克羅斯, 超夢, 超甲狂犀, 超能妙喵 (Female), 超能妙喵 (Male), 踏冰人偶, 達摩狒狒, 遠古巨蜓, 金魚王, 銃嘴大鳥, 鐮刀盔, 鐵骨土人, 鑽角犀獸, 長毛豬, 阿柏怪, 雙彈瓦斯, 雷丘, 雷丘 (Alolan), 雷伊布, 雷公, 雷電斑馬, 電擊魔獸, 電飛鼠, 電龍, 霓虹魚, 青藤蛇, 音箱蟀, 頑皮雷彈, 頓甲, 風速狗, 飛天螳螂, 鬃岩狼人 (Midday), 鬼斯通, 鴨嘴炎獸, 麒麟奇, 麻麻鰻魚王, 黑夜魔靈, 龐岩怪, 龜足巨鎧
• No Duplicates: Only one of each Pokemon species is permitted on your team of 6. (No species duplicates!)
• Arena Rules will be followed in all other particulars.

Take a moment to review the Arena Rules linked above. The rules have been updated for the new Competitive PvP Season, make sure you’re familiar with all of the changes!

How to Compete

Registration for the June Cup will become available to local community leaders on May 21^st, 2022 - but Forged Cups must be scheduled for dates between June 1^st and June 30^th, 2022. Find a Cup tournament near you via the Tournament Map

Frequently Asked Questions

Community Leader Questions:

How Do I Host a Forged Cup Tournament in My Community?

Simply log in to Silph.gg with an authorized Community Leader account and create a Cup tournament on your community management page. You will be given an RSVP url to share with your community and, on the day of the tournament, a join code to confirm your tournament's registrants. For a guide to setting up your tournament on Silph.gg, click here.

How Do I Become Authorized to Host Tournaments on Silph.gg?

All Silph League Discord community admins simply need to add themselves as 'Tournament Admins' via the Discord @SilphRoad bot:

• On Discord, use the @SilphRoad add-tournament-admin @username#0000 command in your #silph-league channel. (You may need to log out of Silph.gg and back in again!)

Telegram channel and group admins are automatically authorized on Silph.gg.

Can I host multiple Forged Cups in my community in June?

Yes. However, only one Forged Cup will have significant impact in the participant’s Global Ranking. Participants can choose at at any point before they report their final round if they want that specific Cup to be weighted more heavily than the others.

Does the Forged Cup have to be hosted on a specific date?

Any date between June 1^st and June 30^th, 2022 is a valid date to hold your community's Forged Cup. The tournament registration page will not allow registering your Cup for an invalid date or time - so as long as you are able to create your tournament on Silph.gg, you will know it is set for a valid date.

I am a community leader of a Facebook Group (or other platform like Slack, Line, etc). How do I host the Forged Cup Cup for my community?

The Arena team is working quickly to enable non-Discord/Telegram communities to host the Cup. Stay tuned for news on this front!

Participant Questions:

How Do I Join a Forged Cup Tournament in My Community?

Find a local Cup being hosted by a community near you via the Tournament Map and read the event details on the event's RSVP page!

How Important Are Monthly Cups for My Player Rank?

Very. The vast majority of player rank in the Arena is derived from performance in the global, standardized Cups. (This is because Cups allow the Arena to observe the same controlled competitive scenarios for each player!)

Why is the Forged Cup played in Great League?

Great League (max 1500cp) provides a diverse, new playing field with many options for creative, competitive teams. It also allows more casual players to join tournaments at meetups without being completely unable to compete with level 40 trainers who often sport the same level 40 Legendary Pokemon. Great League also marks immediately irrelevant much of the amassed arsenal of those who manipulate their GPS location ('spoof') to circumvent in-game mechanic limiters and acquire unnatural advantages.

Where can I learn more about global player ranking?

You can learn more about Global Player Rankings by reading our Guide to Player Rank.

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