Spring Cup
Spring Cup restricts entries to Grass, Fairy, Electric, Bug, and Poison types at 1500 CP. Venusaur, Galvantula, Wigglytuff, and Roserade headline the bloom-season meta.
Spring Cup is the Easter-window themed format — green, pollen, and fresh-grown picks. Bug + Grass dominate the lead slot, while Fairies sweep in the back. Steel is absent, which means Fairy charge moves go nuclear with no resists.
Because Poison is allowed but Steel is not, Poison-types like Roserade and Toxicroak roam free without their usual counter-class. Building around dual Bug/Poison Beedrill-style pressure is one of the strongest paths to ladder climbs here.
- CP ≤ 1500.
- Only Grass, Fairy, Electric, Bug, or Poison-typed mons may enter.
- Dual-types qualify if one of the typings is permitted.
Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant + Sludge Bomb. Best Grass STAB shield-pressure lead in the cup.
Volt Switch + Lunge / Discharge. Electric/Bug double-STAB punishes the Water-less meta.
Charm + Ice Beam / Play Rough — same as Holiday Cup; thrives in any format without Steel.
Poison Jab + Weather Ball (Fire?) — wait, no Fire here. Roserade runs Bullet Seed + Grass Knot / Sludge Bomb for double-STAB pressure.
Bug Bite + Bug Buzz / Power Gem covers Grass, Dark, and Psychic at once. Underrated leadoff in spring formats.
For the full ranked tier list with movesets across the game, see the Hundo Hunter tier list. Cross-reference the Grass / Fairy / Electric / Bug / Poison tier blocks for picks that fit this cup's ruleset.
What is Spring Cup?
Spring Cup restricts entries to Grass, Fairy, Electric, Bug, and Poison types at 1500 CP. Venusaur, Galvantula, Wigglytuff, and Roserade headline the bloom-season meta.
What's the CP cap for Spring Cup?
Spring Cup is a 1500 CP cap format. Build for low-attack IVs to maximize bulk under the cap.
Which types are allowed in Spring Cup?
Spring Cup allows Grass, Fairy, Electric, Bug, Poison. Dual-typed entries qualify if one of the typings is on the eligible list.
Who are the top picks in Spring Cup?
The signature meta picks are Venusaur, Galvantula, Wigglytuff. The full meta + anti-meta breakdown is above with movesets and rationale.
When does Spring Cup run?
Annual spring window (typically late March → early May).
When was this entry last updated?
This Cup entry was last reviewed on 2026-05-29. Hundo Hunter re-reviews each tournament Cup at the start of every season.