Preseason of GO Battle League lasted from January 29th, 2020 to March 13th, 2020.[1] It is succeeded by Season 1.
According to Niantic, Preseason is a period of time before a Season of competitive play begins. They will be able to optimize and balance the GO Battle League feature during this time with Trainers help. They will also be taking this time to learn about how the GO Battle League is being used in order to determine things like ideal length of Seasons, rating thresholds for ranks, and more.
Formats[]
| Formats | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
 Great League
|
January 29th, 2020 | February 10th, 2020 |
 Ultra League
|
February 10th, 2020 | February 24th, 2020 |
 Master League
|
February 24th, 2020 | March 5th, 2020 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League
|
March 5th, 2020 | March 13th, 2020 |
Master League was originally planned to end on March 9th and then the format would return to Great League, but this was changed to all three Leagues.[2]
Ranks and Ratings[]
| Rank | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Start |
| Rank 2 | Complete 5 Battles |
| Rank 3 | Complete 5 more Battles |
| Rank 4 | Complete 5 more Battles |
| Rank 5 | Win 5 Battles (after reaching rank 4) |
| Rank 6 | Win 7 more Battles |
| Rank 7 | Win 10 more Battles |
| Rank 8 | Reach rating of 2500+ |
| Rank 9 | Reach rating of 3000+ |
| Rank 10 | Reach rating of 3500+ |
Rewards[]
Before March 3rd, 2020, the Rare Candy given from each set of reward was 1 and 7 respectively.[3]
Basic
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1×
 |
2×
 |
 |
|
Premium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1×
|
|
|
5×
 |
8×
|
Stardust
| Rank | 1st win (Basic) | 5th win (Basic) | 3rd win (Premium) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300 | 600 | 900 |
| 2 | 350 | 700 | 1100 |
| 3 | 400 | 800 | 1300 |
| 4 | 450 | 900 | 1500 |
| 5 | 500 | 1000 | 1700 |
| 6 | 550 | 1100 | 1900 |
| 7 | 600 | 1200 | 2100 |
| 8 | 650 | 1300 | 2300 |
| 9 | 700 | 1400 | 2500 |
| 10 | 750 | 1500 | 2700 |
The random items can include:
- ,
- ,
- ,
- or .
Reaching rank 7 awarded avatar items inspired by Pikachu Libre.
Pokémon[]
Snorlax was the first guaranteed encounter and Scraggy was the first encounter in rank 4 if Snorlax had already be encountered.
Since March 2nd, 2020, Tier 5 Raid Bosses could be obtained starting at rank 4 during their time in raids.[4]
| Unlock Rank | Possible Pokémon Encounters |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 |      |
| Rank 4 |       |
| Rank 7 |      |
End-of-Season rewards[]
- (rank 7 or above)
Events[]
- Initially, unlocking a set required to walk 5 km and at least 2 km was needed first to unlock via PokéCoins.
- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, GO Battle League had the following amendments in Japan, South Korea and Italy from March 2nd to 19th, 2020:[5][6]
- without walking or PokéCoins to unlock battle set
- receive more Rare Candies
- higher chance to encounter Scraggy and Legendary Pokémon
Maintenance[]
- January 30th, 2020 - temporally closed for 1 to 3 hours
- February 5th, 2020 - temporally closed for at least 16 hours
- February 12th, 2020 - temporally closed for 3 hours
- February 13th, 2020 - temporally closed for 30 minutes
- February 16th, 2020 - temporally closed for 20 minutes
- February 20th, 2020 - temporally closed for 30 minutes
- February 24th, 2020 - temporally closed for 30 minutes
- February 25th, 2020 - temporally closed for 30 minutes
- February 27th, 2020 - temporally closed for 30 minutes
- March 2nd, 2020 - temporally closed for 45 minutes
- Later, it was down for 1 to 3 hours again.
- March 3rd, 2020 - temporally closed for 1 to 3 hours
- March 10th, 2020 - temporally closed for 1 to 3 hours
References[]
- ↑ Battle other Trainers globally soon—the GO Battle League has started rolling out!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-01-30.
- ↑ GO Battle League Season 1 begins Friday, March 13, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-03-05.
- ↑ GameMaster Update 03-03-20 - GBL reward changes /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2020-03-03.
- ↑ PokemonGoApp. This month just got more LEGENDARY! Trainers now have a chance to encounter Thundurus as a Legendary Pokémon reward encounter in the #GOBattle League until further notice.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2020-03-03.
- ↑ 日本・韓国・イタリア地域における3月のコンテンツについて. Pokémon GO Live Japan. Retrieved on 2020-03-03.
- ↑ Legendary Pokémon from GBL (rarely).. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2020-03-03.
