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Gold Bottle Cap Tier List – What to Max Out?

The recent announcement that we will get a Gold Bottle Cap which can maximise our IVs has got everyone wondering which Pokémon to use it on! Your favourite shiny? That lucky trade that went 98%? A Gigantamax Pokémon or just a Bidoof for funsies? The options are endless but here we will try and guide you towards some of the better options out there that focus on raid and Max Battle meta relevance.

Of course, you can always boost that beloved shiny Psyduck to become a shundo, but if you want your Pokémon to be useful, here are our recommendations, in tier list form.

For full details on the Bottle cap and Hyper training please see the following article:

  • Pokemon Go Hyper Training guide.

S Tier
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  • Artwork of Gigantamax Inteleon from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Inteleon





  • Artwork of Gigantamax Gengar from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Gengar





  • Artwork of Primal Groudon from Pokémon GO


    Primal Groudon





  • Artwork of Primal Kyogre from Pokémon GO


    Primal Kyogre





  • Artwork of Mega Rayquaza from Pokémon GO


    Mega Rayquaza





  • Artwork of Black Kyurem from Pokémon GO


    Black Kyurem





  • Artwork of Crowned Sword Zacian from Pokémon GO


    Crowned Sword Zacian





  • Artwork of Crowned Shield Zamazenta from Pokémon GO


    Crowned Shield Zamazenta





  • Artwork of Origin Palkia from Pokémon GO


    Origin Palkia





  • Artwork of Solgaleo from Pokémon GO


    Solgaleo



Explanation

S Tier choices are Pokemon that are at the top of their game, these are the best Max Pokemon, Raid attackers and Master League choices available so obviously having maxed out IVs creates a massive advantage in these game modes. 

A Tier
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  • Artwork of Gigantamax Kingler from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Kingler





  • Artwork of Gigantamax Rillaboom from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Rillaboom





  • Artwork of Gigantamax Cinderace from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Cinderace





  • Artwork of Gigantamax Machamp from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Machamp





  • Artwork of Gigantamax Toxtricity from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Toxtricity





  • Artwork of Gigantamax Charizard from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Charizard





  • Artwork of Dawn Wings Necrozma from Pokémon GO


    Dawn Wings Necrozma





  • Artwork of Mega Salamence from Pokémon GO


    Mega Salamence





  • Artwork of White Kyurem from Pokémon GO


    White Kyurem





  • Artwork of Dusk Mane Necrozma from Pokémon GO


    Dusk Mane Necrozma





  • Artwork of Mega Garchomp from Pokémon GO


    Mega Garchomp





  • Artwork of Mega Lucario from Pokémon GO


    Mega Lucario





  • Artwork of Mega Tyranitar from Pokémon GO


    Mega Tyranitar





  • Artwork of Mega Blaziken from Pokémon GO


    Mega Blaziken





  • Artwork of Mega Gardevoir from Pokémon GO


    Mega Gardevoir





  • Artwork of Complete Zygarde from Pokémon GO


    Complete Zygarde





  • Artwork of Therian Landorus from Pokémon GO


    Therian Landorus





  • Artwork of Lunala from Pokémon GO


    Lunala





  • Artwork of Ho-Oh from Pokémon GO


    Ho-Oh





  • Artwork of Single Strike Urshifu from Pokémon GO


    Single Strike Urshifu





  • Artwork of Aria Meloetta from Pokémon GO


    Aria Meloetta



Explanation

A Tier choices are also extremely good options to use your bottle cap on, again they are top tier choices in max battles, raids and master league. If you don’t have any of the S tier options to do then you can’t go wrong with these.

B Tier
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  • Artwork of Gigantamax Venusaur from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Venusaur





  • Artwork of Metagross from Pokémon GO


    Metagross





  • Artwork of Excadrill from Pokémon GO


    Excadrill





  • Artwork of Rapid Strike Urshifu from Pokémon GO


    Rapid Strike Urshifu





  • Artwork of Mega Y Charizard from Pokémon GO


    Mega Y Charizard





  • Artwork of Mega Gallade from Pokémon GO


    Mega Gallade





  • Artwork of Terrakion from Pokémon GO


    Terrakion





  • Artwork of Mega Heracross from Pokémon GO


    Mega Heracross





  • Artwork of Mega Latios from Pokémon GO


    Mega Latios





  • Artwork of Mewtwo from Pokémon GO


    Mewtwo





  • Artwork of Mega Sceptile from Pokémon GO


    Mega Sceptile





  • Artwork of Mega Swampert from Pokémon GO


    Mega Swampert





  • Artwork of Reshiram from Pokémon GO


    Reshiram





  • Artwork of Mega Alakazam from Pokémon GO


    Mega Alakazam





  • Artwork of Origin Dialga from Pokémon GO


    Origin Dialga





  • Artwork of Rhyperior from Pokémon GO


    Rhyperior





  • Artwork of Mega Gyarados from Pokémon GO


    Mega Gyarados





  • Artwork of Mega Diancie from Pokémon GO


    Mega Diancie





  • Artwork of Yveltal from Pokémon GO


    Yveltal



Explanation

B Tier choices are also good options to use your bottle cap on, they are regularly used in various battle modes in the game and will be useful for a long time to come.

C Tier
General icon



  • Artwork of Gigantamax Snorlax from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Snorlax





  • Artwork of Gigantamax Blastoise from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Blastoise





  • Artwork of Gigantamax Lapras from Pokémon GO


    Gigantamax Lapras





  • Artwork of Zapdos from Pokémon GO


    Zapdos





  • Artwork of Moltres from Pokémon GO


    Moltres





  • Artwork of Mega Houndoom from Pokémon GO


    Mega Houndoom





  • Artwork of Zekrom from Pokémon GO


    Zekrom





  • Artwork of Mega Ampharos from Pokémon GO


    Mega Ampharos





  • Artwork of Mega X Charizard from Pokémon GO


    Mega X Charizard





  • Artwork of Mega Aerodactyl from Pokémon GO


    Mega Aerodactyl





  • Artwork of Incarnate Enamorus from Pokémon GO


    Incarnate Enamorus





  • Artwork of Xurkitree from Pokémon GO


    Xurkitree





  • Artwork of Zarude from Pokémon GO


    Zarude





  • Artwork of Blacephalon from Pokémon GO


    Blacephalon





  • Artwork of Heatran from Pokémon GO


    Heatran





  • Artwork of Volcarona from Pokémon GO


    Volcarona





  • Artwork of Keldeo from Pokémon GO


    Keldeo





  • Artwork of Tapu Lele from Pokémon GO


    Tapu Lele





  • Artwork of Florges from Pokémon GO


    Florges



Explanation

C Tier choices are the last remaining options that we would recommend to use your bottle cap on, they aren’t as good as the above tiers but are still very good Pokémon in their own right and you will see some use out of them in various battle modes.

The post Gold Bottle Cap Tier List – What to Max Out? appeared first on Pokémon GO Hub.

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