Everything Sidekick Does for Great League
Sidekick is an Android app for Pokémon GO’s Great League. Here’s everything it does, from the Pokémon you catch to the battles you play.
IV Rank and Appraisal Over the Game
Appraise a Pokémon and Sidekick shows its IV Rank for Great League right over the game, next to the same Pokémon from your Collection. No screenshots, no switching apps.
- IV Appraisal
- IV Rank and IV Tier as soon as you appraise, next to the same Pokémon from your Collection.
- Swap, Add to Bench, Save
- Update your Collection in one tap, without leaving the game.
- Max Evolution CP and Upgrade Cost
- The CP it reaches for Great League and the Stardust and Candy it takes to get there.
- Shadow Rank
- Where the Shadow form stands in the Great League rankings.
- XXL Rating
- For XXL Pokémon, a size tier from S to D and an estimate of Showcase points.
Collection Ranked for Great League and Cups
A ranking list only helps if it knows what you own. Your Collection lines up the Great League and cup rankings with your Pokémon, so you know what to build next.
- Rankings for Great League and Cups
- Based on PvPoke rankings, with Mega Evolutions as their own entries.
- Maxed, Bench, Skip, Missing
- Mark what you’ve built, what’s waiting, and what you still need.
- IV Tiers and Rank 1
- Every Pokémon gets an IV Tier from S to D, and a Rank 1 stands out.
- Recommended Attacks
- The attacks to teach, with Elite TM attacks marked.
- Candy Status
- Candy and Mega Energy read from the game, so you know what you can afford.
- Best Counters
- The Pokémon that give each of yours the most trouble.
Team Builder from Your Own Pokémon
Most team builders use any Pokémon. Sidekick starts from the ones you have and ranks teams by Win Chance against the opponents you actually meet.
- Build a Team for Me
- Up to five teams, ranked by Win Chance against your meta.
- Suggest Alternatives
- See which Pokémon could take a slot and how Win Chance changes.
- Off-Meta Mode
- Leave the most popular Pokémon out and find something fresh.
- Current Team
- Pick the team you’ll use, and Sidekick checks it on the team screen before the battle starts.
After-Battle Reports for GO Battle League
No typing: Sidekick saves your GO Battle League battles on its own while it’s on, then shows what decided each one.
- Battle Rating
- A letter grade for how you played, win or lose.
- Why You Lost
- After a loss, the main reason in plain words.
- Shields, Switches, Attacks
- The decisions that mattered, and what would have worked better.
- Right After the Battle
- A quick card over the game, with the full report waiting in Battles.
- Cups and Teams
- Battles grouped by cup and team, so you can see what works.
GO Battle League Season Plan
Every cup of the season, with dates and rules, plus a reminder before each one starts.
- Cup Schedule
- Dates and rules from Niantic’s season announcement, updated automatically.
- Cup Reminders
- A notification 5 hours before a cup starts, with Team Builder one tap away.
Tools
Extra tools for collectors, catchers, and battlers.
- Insights
- Rising Stars climbing the Great League rankings and Hidden Gems outside the PvPoke top 50.
- XXL Checklist
- Win XXL Showcases by completing a full roster of Pokémon of every type.
- Hundo Alert
- Sidekick tells you if the Pokémon you’re catching is a hundo.
- Field Research Rewards
- Discover which Pokémon are rewards for research tasks.
- List Generator
- Turn your Collection into a clean list to share or screenshot.
- Achievements
- Unlock achievements as you battle, appraise, and grow your Collection.
- Tips & Tricks
- Things you need to know to get better.