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[[File:GO Battle League promo.png|thumb|right|320px|Promotional artwork for GO Battle League]]
[[File:GO Battle League promo.png|thumb|right|320px|Promotional artwork for GO Battle League]]
The '''GO Battle League''' is a feature in {{g|GO}} for competitive, online {{OBP|Trainer Battle|GO}}s. It was first introduced on January 28, 2020, but was then rolled back until January 29 for maintenance.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/gobattleleague-announcement-2/ Battle other Trainers globally soon—the GO Battle League has started rolling out!]</ref>
The '''GO Battle League''' is a feature in {{g|GO}} for competitive, online {{OBP|Trainer Battle|GO}}s. It was first introduced on January 28, 2020.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/gobattleleague-announcement-2/ Battle other Trainers globally soon—the GO Battle League has started rolling out!]</ref>


==Rules and mechanics==
==Rules and mechanics==
Official rules for the GO Battle League were first announced on December 11, 2019.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/combatrebalance-dec2019/ Community Note: GO Battle League preview, combat system update, legacy attacks, and more!]</ref>. They are as follows:
Official rules for the GO Battle League were first announced on December 11, 2019.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/combatrebalance-dec2019/ Community Note: GO Battle League preview, combat system update, legacy attacks, and more!]</ref>. They are as follows:


* A season is a predetermined period of time during which players can battle to increase their rank and rating. At the start of a season, all players start from Rank 1 and can work their way up to Rank 10. A rating is assigned once the player reaches Rank 7, and it is recalculated upon finishing a set of five battles.
* A '''season''' is a predetermined period of time during which players can battle to increase their '''rank''' and '''rating'''. At the start of a season, all players start from Rank 1 and can work their way up to Rank 10. A rating is assigned once the player reaches Rank 7, and it is recalculated upon finishing a set of five battles.
** Prior to receiving a rating, players will be randomly matched against other players of the same rank. After receiving a rating, players will be matched with those of a similar rating; a Rank 10 player that has fallen to a 3,400 rating may be matched against a Rank 9 player of a similar rating.
* GO Battle League matches take place in all three leagues: Great, Ultra, and Master Leagues. Only one league is available during a period of time, and it will rotate throughout the season.
* GO Battle League matches take place in all three leagues: Great, Ultra, and Master Leagues. Only one league is available during a period of time, and it will rotate throughout the season.
* Winning a match increases a Trainer's rating, and losing a match lowers it; currently, a {{tt|tie|i.e. the timer expires or a simultaneous knockout}} counts as a loss. Once a Trainer's rank moves up, it will not drop down for the remainder of the season.
* Winning a match increases a Trainer's rating, and losing a match lowers it; currently, a {{tt|tie|i.e. the timer expires or a simultaneous knockout}} counts as a loss. Once a Trainer's rank moves up, it will not drop down for the remainder of the season.
* Teams with multiple Pokémon of the same species are not allowed. As with other Trainer Battles, {{p|Ditto}} and {{p|Shedinja}} are also ineligible to participate.
* Teams with multiple Pokémon of the same species are not allowed. As with other Trainer Battles, {{p|Ditto}} and {{p|Shedinja}} are also ineligible to participate.
* Players can unlock a set of five GO Battle League matches by walking 3 km{{tt|*|5 km prior to January 31, 2019}} or by spending [[PokéCoin]]s ({{PCoin}}200 if at least 2 km remaining, {{PCoin}}100 if at least 1 km remaining, or {{PCoin}}50 if less than 1km remaining). After unlocking a set, any additional distance traveled will be rolled over towards unlocking the next set. A player can only participate in at most five sets (or 25 GO Battle League matches) per day, but afterwards, can still accumulate distance for the next day's set.
* Players can unlock a set of five GO Battle League matches by walking 3 km{{tt|*|5 km prior to January 31, 2019}} or immediately by spending [[PokéCoin]]s. After unlocking a set, any additional distance traveled will be rolled over towards unlocking the next set. A player can only participate in at most five sets (or 25 GO Battle League matches) per day, but afterwards, can still accumulate distance for the next day's set.
** The PokéCoin cost to immediately unlock the next set depends on how much distance left is needed to be walked:
*** {{PCoin}}200 if at least 2 km remaining
*** {{PCoin}}100 if at least 1 km remaining
*** {{PCoin}}50 if less than 1km remaining


==Ranks==
==Ranks==
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! Basic
! Basic
| {{bag/GO|Stardust|link=Stardust (GO)|size=40px}} || [[File:Mystery Item GO.png|30px|Random item]] || {{bag/GO|Rare Candy|size=40px}}<br>×1 || [[File:Pokémon encounter GO.png|40px]] || {{bag/GO|Stardust|link=Stardust (GO)|size=40px}}
| {{bag/GO|Stardust|link=Stardust (GO)|size=40px}} || [[File:Mystery Item GO.png|40px|Random item]] || {{bag/GO|Rare Candy|size=40px}}<br>×1 || [[File:Pokémon encounter GO.png|40px]] || {{bag/GO|Stardust|link=Stardust (GO)|size=40px}}
|- style="background:#fff"
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:GO Premium Battle Pass.png|40px]]<br>Premium
! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | [[File:GO Premium Battle Pass.png|40px]]<br>Premium
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|}


For the free track, the amount of Stardust earned for 1 Win starts at {{stardust}}300 at Rank 1 and then increases by 50 for each rank up, reaching {{stardust}}750 at Rank 10. The Stardust earned for 5 Wins is twice that of 1 Win, starting at {{stardust}}600 at Rank 1, reaching {{stardust}}1,500 at Rank 10.  
===Stardust===
The amount of Stardust awarded increases linearly with the player's rank.


For the premium track, the Stardust earned for 3 Wins starts at {{stardust}}900 and then increases by 200 for each rank up, reaching {{stardust}}2,700 at Rank 10.
{| class="roundy" style="background:#{{night color}}; border:3px solid #{{blue color light}}"
|- style="background:#{{blue color light}}; color:#fff"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" rowspan=2 | Rank
! colspan=2 style="background:#{{items color light}}"| Basic
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}; background:#{{Poké Balls color light}}"| Premium
|- style="background:#{{items color light}}; color:#fff"
! 1 win !! 5 wins
! style="background:#{{Poké Balls color light}}"| 3 wins
|- style="background:#fff"
! 1
| {{stardust}}300 || {{stardust}}600 || {{stardust}}900
|- style="background:#fff"
! 2
| {{stardust}}350|| {{stardust}}700|| {{stardust}}1,100
|- style="background:#fff"
! 3
| {{stardust}}400 || {{stardust}}800 || {{stardust}}1,300
|- style="background:#fff"
! 4
| {{stardust}}450 || {{stardust}}900 || {{stardust}}1,500
|- style="background:#fff"
! 5
| {{stardust}}500 || {{stardust}}1,000 || {{stardust}}1,700
|- style="background:#fff"
! 6
| {{stardust}}550 || {{stardust}}1,100 || {{stardust}}1,900
|- style="background:#fff"
! 7
| {{stardust}}600 || {{stardust}}1,200 || {{stardust}}2,100
|- style="background:#fff"
! 8
| {{stardust}}650 || {{stardust}}1,300 || {{stardust}}2,300
|- style="background:#fff"
! 9
| {{stardust}}700|| {{stardust}}1,400 || {{stardust}}2,500
|- style="background:#fff"
! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | 10
| {{stardust}}750 || {{stardust}}1,500
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" | {{stardust}}2,700
|}


===Random items===
===Random items===
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! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Unlock rank
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Unlock rank
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! [[File:Pokémon encounter GO.png|40px]]
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|- style="background:#fff"
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Revision as of 19:34, 23 February 2020

Promotional artwork for GO Battle League

The GO Battle League is a feature in Pokémon GO for competitive, online Trainer Battles. It was first introduced on January 28, 2020.[1]

Rules and mechanics

Official rules for the GO Battle League were first announced on December 11, 2019.[2]. They are as follows:

  • A season is a predetermined period of time during which players can battle to increase their rank and rating. At the start of a season, all players start from Rank 1 and can work their way up to Rank 10. A rating is assigned once the player reaches Rank 7, and it is recalculated upon finishing a set of five battles.
    • Prior to receiving a rating, players will be randomly matched against other players of the same rank. After receiving a rating, players will be matched with those of a similar rating; a Rank 10 player that has fallen to a 3,400 rating may be matched against a Rank 9 player of a similar rating.
  • GO Battle League matches take place in all three leagues: Great, Ultra, and Master Leagues. Only one league is available during a period of time, and it will rotate throughout the season.
  • Winning a match increases a Trainer's rating, and losing a match lowers it; currently, a tie counts as a loss. Once a Trainer's rank moves up, it will not drop down for the remainder of the season.
  • Teams with multiple Pokémon of the same species are not allowed. As with other Trainer Battles, Ditto and Shedinja are also ineligible to participate.
  • Players can unlock a set of five GO Battle League matches by walking 3 km* or immediately by spending PokéCoins. After unlocking a set, any additional distance traveled will be rolled over towards unlocking the next set. A player can only participate in at most five sets (or 25 GO Battle League matches) per day, but afterwards, can still accumulate distance for the next day's set.
    • The PokéCoin cost to immediately unlock the next set depends on how much distance left is needed to be walked:
      • PokéCoin.png200 if at least 2 km remaining
      • PokéCoin.png100 if at least 1 km remaining
      • PokéCoin.png50 if less than 1km remaining

Ranks

The following lists the requirements to move up in each rank. All listed requirements are non-cumulative, so the counters restart upon reaching a new rank.

Rank Unlock requirement
GO Battle League tier 1.png 1 Start
2 Battle 5 times
3 Battle 5 additional times
GO Battle League tier 2.png 4 Battle 5 additional times
5 Win 5 additional battles
6 Win 7 additional battles
GO Battle League tier 3.png 7 Win 10 additional battles
8 Achieve a rating of 2500+
9 Achieve a rating of 3000+
GO Battle League tier 4.png 10 Achieve a rating of 3500+

Rewards

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Reason: Exact amounts of Stardust awarded for finishing a set
Selecting the reward tier in GO Battle League

Trainers can earn up to five reward bundles per set for winning in the GO Battle League. Before starting a set of battles, the Trainer can choose either basic or premium reward track. A Premium Battle Pass is required for the premium reward track, which has better rewards than that of the basic. And upon finishing a set of five matches, the player will earn Stardust based on how many matches were won. The available rewards for both tracks improve as the player moves up in rank.

Tier Wins
1 2 3 4 5
Basic Stardust Random item Rare Candy
×1		 Pokémon encounter GO.png Stardust
GO Premium Battle Pass.png
Premium 		Random item Pokémon encounter GO.png Stardust Charged TM
×5		 Rare Candy
×7

Stardust

The amount of Stardust awarded increases linearly with the player's rank.

Rank Basic Premium
1 win 5 wins 3 wins
1 GO Stardust icon.png300 GO Stardust icon.png600 GO Stardust icon.png900
2 GO Stardust icon.png350 GO Stardust icon.png700 GO Stardust icon.png1,100
3 GO Stardust icon.png400 GO Stardust icon.png800 GO Stardust icon.png1,300
4 GO Stardust icon.png450 GO Stardust icon.png900 GO Stardust icon.png1,500
5 GO Stardust icon.png500 GO Stardust icon.png1,000 GO Stardust icon.png1,700
6 GO Stardust icon.png550 GO Stardust icon.png1,100 GO Stardust icon.png1,900
7 GO Stardust icon.png600 GO Stardust icon.png1,200 GO Stardust icon.png2,100
8 GO Stardust icon.png650 GO Stardust icon.png1,300 GO Stardust icon.png2,300
9 GO Stardust icon.png700 GO Stardust icon.png1,400 GO Stardust icon.png2,500
10 GO Stardust icon.png750 GO Stardust icon.png1,500 GO Stardust icon.png2,700

Random items

The following lists the possible random item that may be awarded in the GO Battle League. The items do not appear to differ between reward tiers and rank.

Random item
Fast TM Fast TM
Charged TM Charged TM
Sinnoh Stone Sinnoh Stone
Silver Pinap Berry Silver Pinap Berry

Wild encounters

The possible wild Pokémon encounters as rewards varies depending on the Rank. They are caught at Power Up level 20 and have a guaranteed 10 IVs per stat. The pool of possible encounters expands as the Trainer moves up in rank.

Unlock rank Pokémon encounter GO.png Notes
GO Battle League tier 1.png
Rank 1 		SnorlaxSnivyTepigOshawottMachop The first encounter is guaranteed to be Snorlax
GO Battle League tier 2.png
Rank 4 		ScraggyMedititeSkarmory The first encounter after reaching Rank 4 and encountering the previously guaranteed Snorlax is guaranteed to be Scraggy
GO Battle League tier 3.png
Rank 7 		LaprasLarvitarDeinoShieldonLitwick

Seasons

Preseason
  • Great League: January 28 - February 10, 2020; March 9, 2020 - TBA
  • Ultra League: February 10 - February 24, 2020
  • Master League: February 24 - March 9, 2020
Season 1
  • TBA

References

  1. ↑ Battle other Trainers globally soon—the GO Battle League has started rolling out!
  2. ↑ Community Note: GO Battle League preview, combat system update, legacy attacks, and more!
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