GO Battle League

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.

Rules and mechanics

Official rules for the GO Battle League were first announced on December 11, 2019.. 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 the leagues 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. If the timer expires, the Trainer having the most remaining cumulative HP among their remaining Pokémon wins. 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:
    • 200 if at least 2 km remaining
    • 100 if at least 1 km remaining
    • 50 if less than 1 km 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
	1	Start
	2	Battle 5 times
	3	Battle 5 additional times
	4	Battle 5 additional times
	5	Win 5 additional battles
	6	Win 7 additional battles
	7	Win 10 additional battles
	8	Achieve a rating of 2500+
	9	Achieve a rating of 3000+
	10	Achieve a rating of 3500+

Rewards

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. 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			×2*
Premium				×5	×8*

Stardust

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

Rank	Basic		Premium
	1 win	5 wins	3 wins
1	300	600	900
2	350	700	1,100
3	400	800	1,300
4	450	900	1,500
5	500	1,000	1,700
6	550	1,100	1,900
7	600	1,200	2,100
8	650	1,300	2,300
9	700	1,400	2,500
10	750	1,500	2,700

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.

	Fast TM
	Charged TM
	Sinnoh Stone
	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.

Additionally, as of March 3, 2020, Thundurus can also be obtained as a wild encounter at any rank until further notice.

Unlock rank		Notes
Rank 1		The first encounter is guaranteed to be Snorlax
Rank 4		The first encounter after reaching Rank 4 and encountering the previously guaranteed Snorlax is guaranteed to be Scraggy
Rank 7

Seasons

Preseason

• Great League: January 28 - February 10, 2020; March 9 - May 1, 2020
• Ultra League: February 10 - February 24, 2020
• Master League: February 24 - March 5, 2020
• All 3 Leagues: March 5 - March 13, 2020

Season 1

• Great League: March 13 - March 27, 2020
• Ultra League: March 27 - April 10, 2020
• Master League: April 10 - April 24, 2020
• All 3 Leagues: April 24 - May 1, 2020

Season 2

• Great League: May 1 - May 25, 2020
• Ultra League: May 25 - June 15, 2020
• Master League and Premier Cup: June 15 - June 29, 2020
• All 3 Leagues and Premier Cup: June 29 - July 6, 2020

Season 3

• Great League: July 6, 2020 - TBA

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese GO對戰聯盟 GO Deuijin Lyùhnmàhng Mandarin GO對戰聯盟 GO Duìzhàn Liánméng French Ligue de Combat GO German GO-Kampfliga Italian Lega Lotte GO Korean GO배틀리그 GO Battle League Spanish Liga Combates GO