Pokemon GO: Best Master League & Classic Team - GO Battle League August 2021

We're now fast approaching the end of the eighth season of the incredibly popular Pokemon GO GO Battle League.

The PVP mode has risen to prominence over the last year or so and adds a competitive edge to the game, while also allowing players to flex with their best Pokemon.

The league is in its penultimate rotation, with the Master League and Master League Classic and the Ultra League Premier Cup, around for players to get involved in.

So, with this in mind, here are the best Pokemon and best team selections for the Master League and Master League Classic in the GO Battle League Season 8.

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Top 30 Pokemon - Master League

According to the ranking website PVPoke, the following Pokemon are the top 30(ish) you can choose in the Master League. Take note that you'll need to power up your choices with XL Candies to get maximum efficiency.

Lugia - Dragon Tail/Sky Attack/Aeroblast
Melmetal - Thunder Shock/Superpower/Rock Slide
Dialga - Dragon Breath/Iron Head/Draco Meteor
Yveltal - Snarl/Dark Pulse/Focus Blast
Ho-Oh - Incinerate/Brave Bird/Earthquake
Zekrom - Dragon Breath/Crunch/Wild Charge
Mewtwo - Psycho Cut/Psystrike/Focus Blast
Togekiss - Charm/Ancient Power/Flamethrower
Reshiram - Dragon Breath/Crunch/Overheat
Mamoswine (Shadow) - Powder Snow/Avalanche/Bulldoze
Landorus (Incarnate) - Mud Shot/Rock Slide/Earth Power
Excadrill - Mud Shot/Drill Run/Rock Slide
Landorus (Therian) - Mud Shot/Superpower/Stone Edge
Snorlax (Shadow) - Lick/Body Slam/Superpower
Zapdos (Shadow) - Thunder Shock/Drill Peck/Thunderbolt
Giratina (Altered) - Shadow Claw/Dragon Claw/Shadow Sneak
Groudon - Mud Shot/Fire Punch/Earthquake
Metagross - Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash/Earthquake
Palkia - Dragon Tail/Aqua Tail/Draco Meteor
Dragonite - Dragon Breath/Dragon Claw/Hurricane
Gyarados (Shadow) - Dragon Breath/Aqua Tail/Crunch
Giratina (Origin) - Shadow Claw/Shadow Ball/Ominous Wind
Regirock - Lock On/Stone Edge/Focus Blast
Raikou (Shadow) - Volt Switch/Wild Charge/Shadow Ball
Kyogre - Waterfall/Surf/Blizzard
Gardevoir (Shadow) - Charm/Synchronoise/Shadow Ball
Garchomp - Mud Shot/Outrage/Earthquake
Magnezone (Shadow ) - Spark/Wild Charge/Mirror Shot
Articuno (Shadow) - Icy Shard, Icy Wind, Hurricane
Swampert (Shadow) - Mud Shot/Hydro Cannon/Earthquake
Genesect - Fury Cutter/X-Scissor/Techno Blast
Sylveon - Charm/Moonblast/Last Resort

Best Master League Team Choices - August 2021

Togekiss/Excadrill/Mamoswine - the Legendary killers
Lugia/Mewtwo/Melmetal
Dialga/Yveltal/Reshiram
Swampert/Landorus (Incarnate)/Groudon
Ho-Oh/Sylveon/Zekrom
Kyogre/Snorlax/Magnezone

Although there is no specific "best team" because it all depends on your opponent, I feel these are some of the best.

They're not guaranteed to win every match, but they are designed in a way to cover a variety of types, to limit weaknesses and to hit hard against some of the Master League's best Pokemon.

As long as you use a range of the above Pokemon and put your team together using a similar theory, you should go far!

Top 30 Pokemon - Master League Classic

The Master League meta varies from the standard Master League, simply due to the fact that Pokemon can't be powered up by XL Candies. You can see the top 30 below: