The Hoenn Cup

Take on a new GO Battle League Challenge! The latest GO Battle League themed Cup - the Hoenn Cup - is now available on silph.gg! With it comes a new chance to prove your skill and increase your global and local player ranking. Hoenn Cup tournaments will follow the same basic rules as all Silph Arena Cups, but with a special twist! Here’s what you need to know:

What Is The Hoenn Cup?

The Hoenn Cup is a unique format played during the Season 13 of GO battle League. During this time (February 17^th - February 28^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 can help you progress towards higher player tiers!

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!

Hoenn Cup Rules

The Hoenn 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.
• Hoenn Pokémon Only: Only Pokémon with a Pokédex number between #252 and #386 are allowed in the Hoenn Cup (including Alolan, Galarian, and Husiuan forms).
• Eligible List: What follows is the official list of exactly which species are permitted for use in the Hoenn Cup:

  Gen 3

  #252

  #253

  #254

  #255

  #256

  #257

  #258

  #259

  #260

  #261

  #262

  #263

  #264

  #265

  #266

  #267

  #268

  #269

  #270

  #271

  #272

  #273

  #274

  #275

  #276

  #277

  #278

  #279

  #280

  #281

  #282

  #283

  #284

  #285

  #286

  #287

  #288

  #289

  #290

  #291

  #292

  #293

  #294

  #295

  #296

  #297

  #298

  #299

  #300

  #301

  #302

  #303

  #304

  #305

  #306

  #307

  #308

  #309

  #310

  #311

  #312

  #313

  #314

  #315

  #316

  #317

  #318

  #319

  #320

  #321

  #322

  #323

  #324

  #325

  #326

  #327

  #328

  #329

  #330

  #331

  #332

  #333

  #334

  #335

  #336

  #337

  #338

  #339

  #340

  #341

  #342

  #343

  #344

  #345

  #346

  #347

  #348

  #349

  #350

  #351

  #351

  #351

  #351

  #352

  #353

  #354

  #355

  #356

  #357

  #358

  #359

  #360

  #361

  #362

  #363

  #364

  #365

  #366

  #367

  #368

  #369

  #370

  #371

  #372

  #373

  #374

  #375

  #376

  #377

  #378

  #379

  #380

  #381

  #382

  #382

  #382

  #383

  #384

  #385

  #386

  #386

  #386

  #386

  Gen 8

  #263

  #264

  And in text form:

  • Absol, Aggron, Altaria, Anorith, Armaldo, Aron, Azurill, Bagon, Baltoy, Banette, Barboach, Beautifly, Beldum, Blaziken, Breloom, Cacnea, Cacturne, Camerupt, Carvanha, Cascoon, Chimecho, Clamperl, Claydol, Combusken, Corphish, Cradily, Crawdaunt, Delcatty, Deoxys, Deoxys (Attack Forme), Deoxys (Defense Forme), Deoxys (Speed Forme), Dusclops, Duskull, Dustox, Electrike, Exploud, Feebas, Flygon, Galarian Linoone, Galarian Zigzagoon, Gardevoir, Glalie, Gorebyss, Groudon, Grovyle, Grumpig, Gulpin, Hariyama, Huntail, Illumise, Jirachi, Kecleon, Kirlia, Kyogre, Lairon, Latias, Latios, Lileep, Linoone, Lombre, Lotad, Loudred, Ludicolo, Lunatone, Luvdisc, Makuhita, Manectric, Marshtomp, Masquerain, Mawile, Medicham, Meditite, Metagross, Metang, Mightyena, Milotic, Minun, Mudkip, Nincada, Ninjask, Normal Castform, Nosepass, Numel, Nuzleaf, Pelipper, Plusle, Poochyena, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Rainy Castform, Ralts, Rayquaza, Regice, Regirock, Registeel, Relicanth, Roselia, Sableye, Salamence, Sceptile, Sealeo, Seedot, Seviper, Sharpedo, Shedinja, Shelgon, Shiftry, Shroomish, Shuppet, Silcoon, Skitty, Slaking, Slakoth, Snorunt, Snowy Castform, Solrock, Spheal, Spinda, Spoink, Sunny Castform, Surskit, Swablu, Swalot, Swampert, Swellow, Taillow, Torchic, Torkoal, Trapinch, Treecko, Tropius, Vibrava, Vigoroth, Volbeat, Wailmer, Wailord, Walrein, Whiscash, Whismur, Wingull, Wurmple, Wynaut, Zangoose, Zigzagoon
• 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.

How to Compete

Registration for the Hoenn Cup will become available to local community leaders on February 21^st and February 28^th - and any Hoenn Cup must be scheduled for dates between February 17^th and February 28^th, 2023. Find a Cup tournament near you via the Tournament Map

Frequently Asked Questions

Community Leader Questions:

How Do I Host a Hoenn 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.

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

Any date between February 17^th and February 28^th, 2023 is a valid date to hold your community's Hoenn 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 Hoenn 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 Hoenn 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!

Is the Hoenn Cup ranked?

Yes, the Hoenn Cup is eligible to be played as a ranked tournament and will count towards your player ranking similar to an Open League Cup.

Where can I learn more about global player ranking?

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