The Guardian Cup

Get ready for a new challenge beginning on February 1st! With it comes a new chance to prove your skill and increase your global and local player ranking! The Guardian 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 Guardian 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 (February 1^st - 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 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!

Reminder: only remote events are permitted through February!

Guardian Cup Rules

The Guardian 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.
• Prepare to shield off the competition: Only Pokémon who can learn moves of Electric, Fighting, Fire, Flying, and Psychic types are allowed, with a few exceptions
  • All Fairy-type Pokémon, Lickitung, Medicham, Scrafty, Altaria, Pachirisu, Wobbufet, U-Stunfisk, Umbreon, Mandibuzz, Vullaby, Cofagrigus, Obstagoon, Hypno, Chansey, Bastiodon, Diggersby, Tropius, Lanturn and Mega Pokémon are not eligible to use in the Guardian Cup.
  • Hidden Power is not a valid move for type consideration
• Eligible List: What follows is the official list of exactly which species are permitted for use in the Guardian Cup:

  Gen 1

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  Gen 7

  #26

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  Gen 8

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  #199

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  And in text form:

  • Alolan Vulpix, Galarian Darmanitan, Galarian Farfetch’d, Galarian Mr. Mime, Galarian Ponyta, Galarian Slowbro, Galarian Slowking, Galarian Slowpoke, Normal Castform, Rainy Castform, Sirfetchd, Sunny Castform, Wash Rotom, 三合一磁怪, 不良蛙, 九尾, 人造細胞卵, 保母曼波, 信使鳥, 修建老匠, 倫琴貓, 傘電蜥, 催眠貘, 傲骨燕, 優雅貓, 光電傘蜥, 六尾, 冰岩怪, 凱羅斯, 凱西, 列陣兵, 利歐路, 刺球仙人掌, 劈斬司令, 力壯雞, 功夫鼬, 勇基拉, 勇士雄鷹, 勒克貓, 南瓜怪人 (Average Size), 南瓜怪人 (Large Size), 南瓜怪人 (Small Size), 南瓜怪人 (Super Size), 卡拉卡拉, 卡比獸, 卡蒂狗, 叉字蝠, 古空棘魚, 可達鴨, 向尾喵, 君主蛇, 吞食獸, 吼爆彈, 吼鯨王, 呆呆獸, 呆呆王, 呆殼獸, 呆火駝, 呱呱泡蛙, 呱頭蛙, 咕咕, 咕咕鴿, 咕妞妞, 咩利羊, 哈約克, 哥德寶寶, 哥德小姐, 哥德小童, 哥達鴨, 哭哭面具, 單卵細胞球, 喵頭目, 嗡蝠, 嘎啦嘎啦, 嘎啦嘎啦 (Alolan), 嘟嘟, 嘟嘟利, 噗噗豬, 噴火駝, 噴火龍, 四季鹿 (Autumn Form), 四季鹿 (Spring Form), 四季鹿 (Summer Form), 四季鹿 (Winter Form), 圈圈熊, 圖圖犬, 土居忍士, 坦克臭鼬, 堅果啞鈴, 多邊獸, 多邊獸Ⅱ, 多邊獸Ｚ, 夢夢蝕, 夢歌仙人掌, 大嘴蝠, 大嘴雀, 大嘴鷗, 大奶罐, 大宇怪, 大尾立, 大朝北鼻, 大比鳥, 大牙狸, 大狼犬, 大王燕, 大舌舔, 大蔥鴨, 大針蜂, 大鋼蛇, 天然雀, 天然鳥, 天秤偶, 天蠍, 天蠍王, 太陽伊布, 太陽岩, 奇諾栗鼠, 好啦魷, 妖火紅狐, 妙喵, 姆克兒, 姆克鳥, 姆克鷹, 始祖大鳥, 始祖小鳥, 安瓢蟲, 寶石海星, 寶貝龍, 小小象, 小拳石 (Alolan), 小果然, 小火焰猴, 小火馬, 小火龍, 小灰怪, 小獅獅, 小球飛魚, 小磁怪, 小福蛋, 小箭雀, 小約克, 小貓怪, 尖牙陸鯊, 尼多朗, 尾立, 巨翅飛魚, 巨金怪, 差不多娃娃, 巴大蝶, 布里卡隆, 帝王拿波, 師父鼬, 幕下力士, 幸福蛋, 幼基拉斯, 彷徨夜靈, 心蝙蝠, 快拳郎, 快龍, 念力土偶, 怪力, 懶人獺, 戰槌龍, 戰舞郎, 戴魯比, 打擊鬼, 投摔鬼, 捲捲耳, 搬運小匠, 摩魯蛾, 敏捷蟲, 斑斑馬, 斗笠菇, 晃晃斑, 暖暖豬, 暴飛龍, 月石, 朝北鼻, 木守宮, 東施喵, 森林蜥蜴, 椰蛋樹, 樹才怪, 櫻花兒 (Sunshine Form), 櫻花魚, 正電拍拍, 步哨鼠, 毒粉蛾, 毒骷蛙, 比比鳥, 毛毛角羊, 毛球, 毛辮羊, 毛頭小鷹, 毽子棉, 水晶燈火靈, 沙基拉斯, 沙鈴仙人掌, 河馬獸, 泡沫栗鼠, 波加曼, 波士可多拉, 波波, 泥偶小人, 泥偶巨人, 流氓熊貓, 海豹球, 溶食獸, 滑滑小子, 滾滾蝙蝠, 火伊布, 火岩鼠, 火恐龍, 火炎獅, 火焰雞, 火爆猴, 火爆獸, 火狐狸, 火球鼠, 火稚雞, 火箭雀, 火紅不倒翁, 炎武王, 炒炒豬, 烈咬陸鯊, 烈焰猴, 烈焰馬, 烈箭鷹, 烈雀, 烏賊王, 烏鴉頭頭, 無畏小子, 煤炭龜, 熊寶寶, 熔岩蝸牛, 熔岩蟲, 熔蟻獸, 燈火幽靈, 燈籠魚, 燭光靈, 爆炸頭水牛, 爆音怪, 爆香猴, 爆香猿, 狡猾天狗, 狩獵鳳蝶, 猛火猴, 猴怪, 獨角犀牛, 班基拉斯, 瑪沙那, 瑪狃拉, 甲殼龍, 甲賀忍蛙, 皮丘, 皮卡丘, 盆才怪, 盔甲鳥, 直衝熊, 紳士蛾, 結草貴婦 (Plant Cloak), 結草貴婦 (Sandy Cloak), 結草貴婦 (Trash Cloak), 羅絲雷朵, 耿鬼, 聒噪鳥, 肯泰羅, 胖胖哈力, 胡地, 脫殼忍者, 腕力, 自爆磁怪, 臭臭泥, 臭鼬噗, 舞天鵝, 艾路雷朵, 芭瓢蟲, 茸茸羊, 萌芽鹿 (Autumn Form), 萌芽鹿 (Spring Form), 萌芽鹿 (Summer Form), 萌芽鹿 (Winter Form), 落雷獸, 蓋蓋蟲, 蚊香泳士, 蛇紋熊, 蛋蛋, 蜂女王, 蜥蜴王, 蜻蜻蜓, 袋獸, 角金魚, 觸手百合, 詛咒娃娃, 豆豆鴿, 象徵鳥, 豪力, 貓頭夜鷹, 貓鼬斬, 負電拍拍, 赫拉克羅斯, 超甲狂犀, 超能妙喵 (Female), 超能妙喵 (Male), 超音蝠, 路卡利歐, 跳跳豬, 踏冰人偶, 迷唇姐, 迷唇娃, 過動猿, 達摩狒狒, 遠古巨蜓, 醜醜魚, 金屬怪, 金魚王, 鈴鐺響, 銅鏡怪, 鐮刀盔, 鐵掌力士, 鐵面忍者, 鐵骨土人, 鑽角犀獸, 長尾怪手, 長尾火狐, 長毛狗, 長翅鷗, 長耳兔, 阿勃梭魯, 隆隆岩 (Alolan), 隆隆石 (Alolan), 雙卵細胞球, 雙尾怪手, 雙彈瓦斯, 雙斧戰龍, 雨翅蛾, 雷丘, 雷丘 (Alolan), 雷伊布, 雷電斑馬, 雷電獸, 電擊怪, 電擊獸, 電擊魔獸, 電蜘蛛, 電螢蟲, 電電蟲, 電飛鼠, 電龍, 霹靂電球, 青綿鳥, 青銅鐘, 音波龍, 音箱蟀, 頑皮熊貓, 頑皮雷彈, 頓甲, 頭蓋龍, 風速狗, 風鈴鈴, 飛天螳螂, 飛腿郎, 食夢夢, 騎士蝸牛, 驚角鹿, 高傲雉雞, 魅力喵, 鴨嘴寶寶, 鴨嘴火獸, 鴨嘴炎獸, 鴨寶寶, 麒麟奇, 麻麻小魚, 麻麻鰻, 麻麻鰻魚王, 黑夜魔靈, 黑暗鴉, 黑魯加, 齒輪兒, 齒輪怪, 齒輪組, 龍蝦小兵, 龐岩怪, 龜腳腳, 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 February Cup will become available to local community leaders on January 23^th, 2022 - but Guardian Cups must be scheduled for dates between February 1^st and February 28^th, 2022. Find a Cup tournament near you via the Tournament Map

Frequently Asked Questions

Community Leader Questions:

How Do I Host a Guardian 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 Guardian Cups in my community in February?

Yes. However, only one Guardian 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 Guardian Cup have to be hosted on a specific date?

Any date between February 1^st and February 28^th, 2022 is a valid date to hold your community's Guardian 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 Guardian 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 Guardian 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 Guardian 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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