Pokémon Go Love Cup celebrates red and pink Pokémon

Pokemon Go Luvdisc Love Cup
Pokemon Go Luvdisc Love Cup (Image credit: Niantic)

What you need to know

  • The latest cup in the Pokémon Go Battle League, the Love Cup will begin Monday, February 8, 2021.
  • For one week only, Trainers will be able to bring their best red and pink Pokémon under 1500 CP to compete.
  • Legendary and Mythical Pokémon will not be allowed.

Beginning on Mondary, February 8, 2021, Trainers will be able to participate in the Love Cup in the Pokémon Go Battle League. This cup will last for one week only, during which Trainers can compete with their best red and pink Pokémon under 1500 CP. In addition to color and CP restrictions, Legendary and Mythical Pokémon will also be prohibited (sorry, Mew!)

Eligible Pokémon species include:

  • Charmander
  • Charmeleon
  • Charizard
  • Vileplume
  • Paras
  • Parasect
  • Krabby
  • Kingler
  • Voltorb
  • Electrode
  • Goldeen
  • Seaking
  • Jynx
  • Magmar
  • Magikarp
  • Flareon
  • Ledyba
  • Ledian
  • Ariados
  • Yanma
  • Scizor
  • Slugma
  • Magcargo
  • Octillery
  • Delibird
  • Porygon2
  • Magby
  • Torchic
  • Combusken
  • Blaziken
  • Wurmple
  • Medicham
  • Carvanha
  • Camerupt
  • Solrock
  • Corphish
  • Crawdaunt
  • Kricketot
  • Kricketune
  • Burmy (Trash Cloak only)
  • Wormadam (Trash Cloak only)
  • Magmortar
  • Porygon-Z
  • Rotom (Wash forme only)
  • Tepig
  • Pignite
  • Emboar
  • Pansear
  • Simisear
  • Throh
  • Venipede
  • Scolipede
  • Krookodile
  • Darumaka (Unovan forme only)
  • Darmanitan (Unovan forme only)
  • Dwebble
  • Crustle
  • Deerling (Autumn or Spring forme)
  • Shelmet
  • Accelgor
  • Pawniard
  • Bisharp
  • Braviary
  • Heatmor
  • Fennekin
  • Braixen
  • Delphox
  • Fletchling
  • Fletchinder
  • Talonflame
  • Clefairy
  • Clefable
  • Jigglypuff
  • Wigglytuff
  • Slowpoke
  • Slowbro
  • Exeggcute
  • Lickitung
  • Happiny
  • Chansey
  • Mr. Mime (Kantonian only)
  • Mime Jr.
  • Porygon
  • Cleffa
  • Igglybuff
  • Flaaffy
  • Hoppip
  • Slowking
  • Snubbull
  • Corsola
  • Smoochum
  • Miltank
  • Blissey
  • Whismur
  • Skitty
  • Milotic
  • Gorebyss
  • Luvdisc
  • Cherubi
  • Cherrim (Sunny forme only)
  • Lickilicky
  • Audino
  • Alomomola
  • Scrafty

Will you be vying for champion of the Love Cup? What team of red and pink Pokémon will you be bringing? Let us know in the comments below, and be sure to check out our best Pokémon Go accessories, so you can be fully equipped on your Pokémon Journey!

Casian Holly

Casian Holly has been writing about gaming at iMore since 2019, but their real passion is Pokémon. From the games to the anime, cards and toys, they eat, sleep, and breathe all things Pokémon. You can check out their many Pokémon Go and Pokémon Sword and Shield guides and coverage here on iMore.