End of pre-season
From Thursday 5 March 2020 at 22:00 to Monday 16 March 2020 at 22:00
- All 3 combat leagues of the GO Battle League are available. So choose your favorite league or the one where you excel between the Great League, the Ultra League and the Master League!
- Legendary Pokémon such as Giratina and Tornadus are available as GO Battle League rewards! Don't miss this opportunity to catch these powerful Pokémon without the need to raid, especially since Giratina is available in shiny!
- A Premium Battle Pass will be offered to all trainers who have reached level 4 or higher of the GO Battle League as a pre-season reward.
Preparing for Season 1
From Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 8:00 am to Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10:00 pm
Pokémon that would be useful in the GO Battle League such as Swampert, Skarmory and Shieldon, but also the legendary Pokémon Cresselia and Registeel, will appear more often in the raid! Here's a list of these Raid Bosses:
Tier 1
Max PC
731-785
914-981
Max PC
465-509
581-636
Tier 2
508-552
635-690
1120-1186
1401-1482
Tier 3
1322-1392
1653-1741
1667-1746
2084-2143
1271-1340
1589-1675
1139-1204
1424-1506
Tier 4
1760-1843
2201-2304
917-976
1147-1220
1153-1221
1442-1526
1662-1699
2027-2124
Tier 5
1326-1398
1658-1748
1555-1663
1944-2041
- Stardust x2 for each Raid or Trainer fight during this event (/!\ this bonus does not apply to GO Battle League fights /!\)
Season 1 Launch
From Friday, March 13, 2020 at 8:00 am to Monday, March 16, 2020 at 10:00 pm
- Powerful new Pokémon for the GO Battle League are coming to Raid, including the Alternative Giratina form!
- Fighting-type Pokémon will appear more often in the wild, including Timburr, which will also be Raid Tier 1 and available in shiny!
- One free Premium Raid Pass for 5 victories in a series of fights on the GO Battle League Premium Circuit (=1 pass used, 1 pass free if all won)
- Possibility to do up to 7 series of fights (instead of 5) in GO Battle League
- Stardust bonus in the GO Battle League
Program and new features for season 1
Season 1 of the GO Battle League begins on Friday, March 13, 2020 at 9:00pm! Here is the program for this first season:
In addition, season 1 comes with a lot of changes compared to the pre-season! Here are the new features that announce an exceptional first season:
- Rewards such as Stardust or Immediate and Charged Attack TMs will be distributed in different numbers depending on your rank in the GO Battle League.
- The number of victories to move up a rank now applies to Rank 2 and Rank 3 (previously this condition only applied to Ranks 4 to 7).
- Other Pokémon will sometimes be offered as fighting rewards in the GO Battle League like: Scraggy, Metagross, Beldum, Rufflet and Pikachu Libre !
Here's how to get the Pikachu Libre in Pokémon GO. Is there a time limit on how long we can get it? All details here.
