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

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  #274

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  #281

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  #286

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  #289

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  #294

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  #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

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  #328

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  #336

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  #380

  #381

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  #382

  #382

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  #384

  #385

  #386

  #386

  #386

  #386

  Gen 8

  #263

  #264

  And in text form:

  • Galarian Linoone, Galarian Zigzagoon, Normal Castform, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Rainy Castform, Snowy Castform, Sunny Castform, 七夕青鳥, 代歐奇希斯, 代歐奇希斯 (Attack Forme), 代歐奇希斯 (Defense Forme), 代歐奇希斯 (Speed Forme), 傲骨燕, 優雅貓, 冰鬼護, 利牙魚, 刺尾蟲, 刺球仙人掌, 力壯雞, 勾魂眼, 古空棘魚, 可可多拉, 可多拉, 向尾喵, 吞食獸, 吼吼鯨, 吼爆彈, 吼鯨王, 呆火駝, 咕妞妞, 噗噗豬, 噴火駝, 固拉多, 土居忍士, 土狼犬, 基拉祈, 夜巡靈, 夢歌仙人掌, 大嘴娃, 大嘴鷗, 大狼犬, 大王燕, 大顎蟻, 天秤偶, 太古盔甲, 太古羽蟲, 太陽岩, 奇魯莉安, 寶貝龍, 小果然, 巨沼怪, 巨牙鯊, 巨金怪, 帝牙海獅, 幕下力士, 彷徨夜靈, 念力土偶, 怨影娃娃, 恰雷姆, 愛心魚, 懶人獺, 拉帝亞斯, 拉帝歐斯, 拉魯拉絲, 搖籃百合, 斗笠菇, 晃晃斑, 暴飛龍, 月石, 朝北鼻, 木守宮, 森林蜥蜴, 樂天河童, 橡實果, 櫻花魚, 正電拍拍, 毒粉蛾, 毒薔薇, 水躍魚, 沙奈朵, 沙漠蜻蜓, 沼躍魚, 波士可多拉, 泥泥鰍, 海豹球, 海魔獅, 溜溜糖球, 溶食獸, 火焰雞, 火稚雞, 烈空坐, 煤炭龜, 熱帶龍, 爆音怪, 狡猾天狗, 狩獵鳳蝶, 獵斑魚, 珍珠貝, 瑪沙那, 甜甜螢, 甲殼繭, 甲殼龍, 直衝熊, 盾甲繭, 美納斯, 脫殼忍者, 落雷獸, 蓋歐卡, 蓮帽小童, 蓮葉童子, 蘑蘑菇, 蛇紋熊, 蜥蜴王, 觸手百合, 詛咒娃娃, 請假王, 變隱龍, 貓鼬斬, 負電拍拍, 超音波幼蟲, 跳跳豬, 過動猿, 醜醜魚, 金屬怪, 鐵啞鈴, 鐵掌力士, 鐵螯龍蝦, 鐵面忍者, 長翅鷗, 長鼻葉, 阿勃梭魯, 雨翅蛾, 雪童子, 雷吉斯奇魯, 雷吉洛克, 雷吉艾斯, 雷電獸, 電螢蟲, 露力麗, 青綿鳥, 風鈴鈴, 飯匙蛇, 鯰魚王, 龍蝦小兵
• 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.