Season 5

Season 5 of GO Battle League lasts from November, 2020 to November , 2020. It is preceded by Season 4 and will be succeeded by Season 6.

It was mentioned during the Season 4 announcement, that Season 5 will be shorter than previous seasons, as it will only last 3 weeks. It will not include ratings, as achieving higher ranks will be dependent only on number of won battles.

Three new formats are introduced, namely Little Cup, Kanto Cup and Catch Cup.

During this Season, Trainers still do not require walking to unlock battle sets.

Ranks and Ratings
Only rank exists during this Season. No need for increasing ratings to reach a new rank.

Rewards
Basic Premium

Stardust

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Pokémon
Guaranteed Pokémon encounters:
 * Galarian Zigzagoon is the first encounter in rank 4.
 * Galarian Farfetch'd is the first encounter in rank 7.
 * Rufflet is the first encounter in rank 8.
 * Scraggy is the first encounter in rank 9.
 * Libre Pikachu is the first encounter in rank 10, one only.

Certain Legendary Pokémon could be obtained starting at rank 7 during their time in tier 5 Raid Battle. The Lake Guardians were region-exclusive.

End-of-season rewards

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