Season 5

Season 5 of GO Battle League lasted from November, 2020 to November , 2020. It is preceded by Season 4 and 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 were introduced, namely Little Cup, Kanto Cup and Catch Cup.

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

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

Rewards
Basic Premium

Stardust

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Pokémon
Guaranteed first Pokémon encounters:
 * Galarian Zigzagoon: rank 4
 * Galarian Farfetch'd: rank 7
 * Rufflet: rank 8
 * Scraggy: rank 9
 * Pikachu Libre: rank 10 (one only)

Tier 5 Raid Bosses could be obtained starting at rank 7 during their time in raids. The Lake Guardians were region-exclusive.

End-of-Season rewards

 * (rank 7 or above)

Attack updates
These Attack updates went live at the start of the Season:

Attack changes

 * Poison Sting: Energy gain increased from 6 to 8 in Trainer Battles.

Attack availability
Some Pokémon received new Attacks to their standard Attack pools: