Overview of TSR Arena Cups: Boulder, Twilight, Tempest and Kingdom

Trainers, can you believe it? Four TSR Cups have come and gone, and we are midway into number five and have Regionals coming up in the very near future. What better time to take a minute and look back at TSR Cups past. The following is a brief overview of each of the first four TSR cups and the Top 6 Pokemon in each respective one.

The Boulder Cup

Overview

The Boulder Cup was The Silph Arena’s first themed global tournament, featuring Rock, Ground, Fighting and Steel type Pokémon. The Cup lasted from January 6^th – 31^st, participants could use Pokémon that had at least 1 of the allowed types and matches could only be held in the Great League format (<1500CP).

Top 6

Top 6 Pokémon for The Boulder Cup

Medicham	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting Power-Up Punch Ice Punch Fighting
Skarmory	Air Slash Flying	Sky Attack Flying
Whiscash	Mud Shot Ground	Mud Bomb Ground Blizzard Ice
Melmetal	Thunder Shock Electric	Thunderbolt Electric Rock Slide Rock
Magcargo	Ember Fire	Stone Edge Rock Overheat Fire
Steelix	Dragon Tail Dragon	Crunch Dark Earthquake Ground

The Twilight Cup

Overview

The Twilight Cup was The Silph Arena’s second themed global tournament, featuring Dark, Fairy, Poison and Ghost type Pokémon. The Cup lasted from February 1^st – 28^th, participants could use Pokémon that had at least 1 of the allowed types and matches could only be held in the Great League format (<1500CP). Our complete guide to The Twilight Cup can be found here.

Top 6

Top 6 Pokémon for The Twilight Cup

Toxicroak	Counter Fighting	Mud Bomb Ground Sludge Bomb Poison
Skuntank	Poison Jab Poison	Crunch Dark Sludge Bomb Poison Flamethrower Fire
Drapion	Infestation Bug	Aqua Tail Water Sludge Bomb Poison Crunch Dark
Azumarill	Bubble Water	Ice Beam Ice Play Rough Fairy
Togetic	Extrasensory Psychic	Aerial Ace Flying Ancient Power Rock
Marowak (Alola)	Hex Ghost	Bone Club Ground Shadow Ball Ghost

The Tempest Cup

Overview

The Tempest Cup was The Silph Arena’s third themed global tournament, featuring Electric Ice Flying and Ground type Pokémon. The Cup lasted from March 1^st – 31^st, participants could use Pokémon that had at least 1 of the allowed types and matches could only be held in the Great League format (<1500CP). Our complete guide to The Tempest Cup can be found here.

Top 6

Top 6 Pokémon for The Tempest Cup

Lapras	Water Gun Water	Ice Beam Ice Surf Water
Altaria	Dragon Breath Dragon	Sky Attack Flying Dragon Pulse Dragon
Skarmory	Air Slash Flying	Sky Attack Flying Flash Cannon Steel
Tropius	Razor Leaf Grass	Leaf Blade Grass Stomp Normal
Abomasnow	Razor Leaf Grass	Outrage Dragon Energy Ball Grass
Charizard	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire Dragon Claw Dragon

The Kingdom Cup

Overview

The Kingdom Cup was Silph Arena’s fourth themed global tournament, featuring Fire, Ice, Dragon, and Steel type Pokémon. The Cup lasted from April 1st – 30th. Participants could use Pokémon that had at least 1 of the allowed types, there couldn’t be two of the same Pokémon in the team, and matches could only be held in the Great League format (<1500CP). Our complete guide to The Kingdom Cup can be found here.

Top 6

Top 6 Pokémon for The Kingdom Cup

Pokémon	Fast Move	Charge Moves
Lucario	Counter Fighting	Power-Up Punch Fighting Shadow Ball Ghost
Bastiodon	Smack Down Rock	Flamethrower Fire Stone Edge Rock
Melmetal	Thunder Shock Electric	Rock Slide Rock Thunderbolt Electric
Charizard	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire Dragon Claw Dragon
Altaria	Dragon Breath Dragon	Sky Attack Flying Dragon Pulse Dragon
Flygon	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground Dragon Claw Dragon