Double-digits at last! Go Battle League is about to enter its 10th season, and with it comes a new set of changes to what we can expect. So let's take a look at what's in store!
Go Battle League: Season 10
| Season Start | Season End |
|---|---|
| November 29, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. PST | February 28, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. PST |
| League/Cup | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
| Great League + Remix | November 29, 2021 | December 13, 2021 |
| Ultra League + Remix | December 13, 2021 | December 27, 2021 |
| Master League + Classic + Little Jungle Cup | December 27, 2021 | January 10, 2022 |
| Great League | January 10, 2022 | January 24, 2022 |
| Ultra League + Premier Classic | January 24, 2022 | February 7, 2022 |
| Master League + Premier Classic | February 7, 2022 | February 21, 2022 |
| All Leagues | February 21, 2022 | February 28, 2022 |
| Format | Start Date | End Date | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Cup | December 16, 2021 | December 31, 2021 | 3x Stardust Winnings |
| Sinnoh Cup | January 10, 2022 | January 24, 2022 | |
| Love Cup | February 7, 2022 | February 21, 2022 | 3x Stardust Winnings |
| Johto Cup | February 21, 2022 | February 28, 2022 |
Go Battle Days
Go Battle Days are back, with 4x Stardust Win rewards and 20 sets available. Here are the days to keep an eye on:
- January 8, 2022
- January 23, 2022
- February 6, 2022
The Season's Cups and Formats
League Remix
- Remixes exist for both Great and Ultra Leagues, with a 1500cp and 2500cp cap on each respectively.
- The top-20 Pokemon from their respective open leagues will be banned in this game mode.
Holiday Cup
- Pokemon need to be 1500 CP or lower
- The typing restriction is Normal, Grass, Ice, Electric, Flying, and Ghost.
Sinnoh Cup
- Pokemon need to be 1500 CP or lower
- Only Pokemon originally released in Sinnoh (national dex number 387-493) will be eligible.
Love Cup
- Pokemon need to be 1500 CP or lower
- Only "red" and "pink" pokemon will be eligible to enter. Please check the reference at the bottom of this article for the full list.
Johto Cup
- Pokemon need to be 1500 CP or lower
- Only Pokemon originally released in Johto (national dex number 152-251) will be eligible.
Season's Rewards
What's a Go Battle League season without a set of rewards? Here's what we'll be striving for this time around:
Rank 1+ Encounters
Rank 6+ Encounters
Rank 11+ Encounters
Rank 16+
Rank 20+ Encounters
The current Legendary Pokemon available in raids.
Rank Veteran+
Rank Expert+
Specific Rank Rewards
- Rank 1: Pyroar (Male) Encounter
- Rank 3: Pikachu Libre Avatar Items
- Rank 6: Mienfoo Encounter
- Rank 19: Elite Charged TM and Elite Fast TM at the end of the season
- Ace Rank: Lysandre Glove
- Veteran Rank: Noibat Encounter, Lysandre Shoes
- Expert Rank: Deino Encounter, Lysandre Pants
- Legend Rank: Pikachu Libre Encounter, Lysandre Jacket, Lysandre Pose (added midway through the season)
This season, the main villain of the Kalos Region/Generation 6 is our theme. Lysandre was an.... interesting... villain, but at least he had good fashion sense, as should be expected of the boss of Team Flare.
Season 10 Move Shakeup
As is tradition, we've got a few updates to movesets. In this case, almost nothing nothing here has a tangible effect on PvE, but we may have a small meta-shift in PvP...
Rock Tomb
This move will have a 100% chance to drop the target's Defense on use.
Pound
Pound will deal less damage.... but why?
Bug Buzz
We're getting a small damage-increase in both PvP and PvE! Nice to see Bug Types get a small buff!
New Attack: Body Slam
New Attack: Shadow Ball
New Attack: Incinerate (fast), Rock Tomb (charged)
New Attacks: Lock-On
New Attack: Rock Tomb
New Attack: Rock Tomb
New Attack: Rock Tomb
Full Announcement
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Trainers,
GO Battle League Season 10 is set to kick off!
As previously announced, Trainers who reach Legend rank this season will be able to register early for certain Pokémon GO World Championship Series events! Stay tuned—additional details will be posted on the Pokémon GO World Championship Series page soon.
Season 10 Start Date, Rank Resets, and End-of-Season Rewards
GO Battle League Season 10 will start on Monday, November 29, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).
The following will occur at the beginning of the season.
- End-of-season rewards will be available on the battle screen.
- Your GO Battle League rank will be reset.
- Rank-up requirements will remain the same as in Season 9.
- Pokémon appearing in GO Battle League encounters will now be slightly easier to catch.
Season 10 Schedule
The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8) on the dates listed below.
Nov 29 - Dec 13
Great League
Great League Remix
Dec 13 - Dec 27
Ultra League
Ultra League Remix
Holiday Cup (begins Dec 16)
Dec 27 - Jan 10
Master League*
Master League Classic*
Holiday Cup (ends Dec 31)*
* 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards)
Jan 10 - Jan 24
Great League
Sinnoh Cup
Jan 24 - Feb 7
Ultra League
UL Premier Classic
Feb 7 - Feb 21
Master League*
ML Premier Classic*
Love Cup*
*3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards)
Feb 21 - Feb 28
Great League
Ultra League
Master League
Johto Cup
Season 10 GO Battle Days
Bonuses
The maximum number of sets you can play per day will be increased from five to 20, for a total of 100 battles.
4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include the end-of-set rewards and will not stack with the 3× Stardust bonus on January 8).
Dates and Times
Saturday, January 8, 2022 from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time
- The Master League and the Master League Classic will be active.
Sunday, January 23, 2022, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time
- The Great League and the Sinnoh Cup will be active.
Sunday, February 6, 2022, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time
- The Ultra League and the UL Premier Classic will be active.
Season 10 Rewards
Guaranteed rank-up encounters
You can encounter the following Pokémon once per season at the designated ranks. At rank 1, you’ll be guaranteed to encounter one of the Pokémon that the leader of Team Flare, Lysandre, is known to use!
Pyroar
Mienfoo
Noibat
Deino
Pikachu Libre
If you’re lucky, you may find a Shiny one!
Veteran Rank
Expert Rank
Legend Rank
Standard Encounters
You can encounter the following Pokémon in reward encounters throughout the season at the ranks shown in the image below.
Pokémon appearing in GO Battle League encounters will now be slightly easier to catch.
Bayleef
Quilava
Croconaw
Spinarak
Chinchou
Azumarill
Mienfoo
Noctowl
Forretress
Shieldon
Skuntank
Frillish
Larvitar
Scraggy
Rufflet
five-star Raid Boss
Noibat
Deino
If you’re lucky, you may find a Shiny one!
The Pokémon currently appearing in five-star raids has a chance of appearing as a reward encounter after you reach rank 20.
Veteran Rank
Expert Rank
Avatar Items and Other Rewards
Pikachu Libre avatar items will be rewarded to Trainers who reach Rank 3.
Trainers will be able to earn avatar items and a pose inspired by the leader of Team Flare, Lysandre, who first made his debut in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y!
- Ace rank: Lysandre-Style Gloves
- Veteran rank: Lysandre-Style Shoes
- Expert rank: Lysandre-Style Pants
- Legend rank: Lysandre-Style Jacket and Lysandre Pose
At rank 19, you’ll receive an Elite Charged TM, and you’ll also receive an Elite Fast TM as an end-of-season reward.
Cups
You can look forward to the following cups this season.
Great League Remix
The 20 Pokémon most used by Trainers Ace rank and up in the Great League will not be allowed in the Great League Remix.
The following Pokémon will not be allowed.
Venusaur
Nidoqueen
Alolan Ninetails
Azumarill
Umbreon
Skarmory
Swampert
Vigoroth
Sableye
Medicham
Altaria
Defense Forme Deoxys
Bastiodon
Scrafty
Jellicent
Galvantula
Galarian Stunfisk
Mandibuzz
Talonflame
Obstagoon
Ultra League Remix
The 10 Ultra League Pokémon most used by Trainers Ace rank and up in the Ultra League will not be allowed in the Ultra League Remix.
The following Pokémon will not be allowed.
Venusaur
Alolan Muk
Umbreon
Swampert
Empoleon
Togekiss
Altered Forme Giratina
Cresselia
Talonflame
Obstagoon
Holiday Cup
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Ice-, Flying-, and Ghost-type Pokémon are permitted.
Sinnoh Cup
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only Pokémon with a Pokédex number from #387 to #493 will be allowed.
Love cup
- Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
- Only red or pink Pokémon will be allowed.
Johto Cup
- Pokémon must be at or below 1500 CP to enter.
- Only Pokémon with a Pokédex number from #152 to #251 will be allowed.
Attack changes
Rock Tomb
This attack will now have an additional effect when it’s used in Trainer Battles.
- Trainer Battles: Guaranteed to lower the opposing Pokémon’s Attack.
Pound
- Trainer Battles: 5 → 4 damage
Bug Buzz
Bug Buzz will gain a slight increase in damage to boost Wormadam’s, Vespiquen’s, and Yanmega’s Bug-type Charged Attack options.
- Trainer Battles: 90 → 100 damage
- Gyms and raids: 90 → 100 damage
Attack Availability Apdates
Donphan
Donphan will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Body Slam.
Noctowl
Noctowl will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.
Magcargo
Magcargo will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Incinerate.
Magcargo will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Tomb.
Octillery
Octillery will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Lock-On.
Sudowoodo
Sudowoodo will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Tomb.
Lairon
Lairon will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Tomb.
Aggron
Aggron will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Tomb.
Claydol
Claydol will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Tomb.
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