Season 18 of GO Battle League, also called GO Battle League: World of Wonders, lasted from March 1st, 2024 to June 1st, 2024.[1] It is preceded by Season 17 and succeeded by Season 19. This GO Battle League Season ran concurrently with World of Wonders.
Formats[]
| Formats | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
 Great League Electric Cup: Great League Edition
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March 1st, 2024 | March 8th, 2024 |
 Ultra League Spring Cup: Great League Edition
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March 8th, 2024 | March 15th, 2024 |
 Master League Spring Cup: Great League Edition
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March 15th, 2024 | March 22nd, 2024 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League
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March 22nd, 2024 | March 29th, 2024 |
Great League Ultra Premier
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March 29th, 2024 | April 5th, 2024 |
Ultra League Jungle Cup: Great League Edition
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April 5th, 2024 | April 12th, 2024 |
| Master League Jungle Cup: Great League Edition
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April 12th, 2024 | April 19th, 2024 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League
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April 19th, 2024 | April 26th, 2024 |
| Great League Master Premier
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April 26th, 2024 | May 3rd, 2024 |
Ultra League Great League Remix
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May 3rd, 2024 | May 10th, 2024 |
| Master League Great League Remix
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May 10th, 2024 | May 17th, 2024 |
 Catch Cup: Little Edition Catch Cup: Great League Edition
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May 17th, 2024 | May 24th, 2024 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League
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May 24th, 2024 | June 1st, 2024 |
Electric Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Electric-types allowed. Stunfisk, Heliolisk, Charjabug, and Vikavolt are banned.
Spring Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Water-, Grass-, and Fairy-types allowed. Mantine and Toxapex are banned.
Ultra Premier: 2,500 CP limit. Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts are banned.
Jungle Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Poison-, Ground-, Flying-, Bug-, and Dark-types allowed. Gligar and Galarian Stunfisk are banned.
Master Premier: No CP limit. Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts are banned.
Great League Remix: 1,500 CP limit. Alolan Sandslash, Wigglytuff, Lickitung, Lanturn, Azumarill, Umbreon, Skarmory, Vigoroth, Medicham, Altaria, Whiscash, Registeel, Defense Forme Deoxys, Bastiodon, Galarian Stunfisk, Talonflame, Trevenant, Charjabug, Skeledirge, and Clodsire are banned.
Catch Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Pokémon caught during World of Wonders allowed.
Catch Cup: Little Edition: 500 CP limit. Only Pokémon caught during World of Wonders allowed.
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 | Complete 5 more Battles |
| Rank 6 | Complete 5 more Battles |
| Rank 7 | Win 1 Battle |
| Rank 8 | Win 1 more Battle |
| Rank 9 | Win 1 more Battle |
| Rank 10 | Win 1 more Battle |
| Rank 11 | Complete 5 more Battles |
| Rank 12 | Win 5 more Battles |
| Rank 13 | Win 6 more Battles |
| Rank 14 | Win 7 more Battles |
| Rank 15 | Win 8 more Battles |
| Rank 16 | Complete 5 more Battles |
| Rank 17 | Win 10 more Battles |
| Rank 18 | Win 15 more Battles |
| Rank 19 | Win 20 more Battles |
| Rank 20 | Complete 5 more Battles |
| Ace | Reach rating of 2000+ |
| Veteran | Reach rating of 2500+ |
| Expert | Reach rating of 2750+ |
| Legend | Reach rating of 3000+ |
Rewards[]
- Rank 5: Mysterious Item
- Rank 10: 750 (Basic) / 1500 (Premium) Stardust
- Rank 15: 1 (Basic) / 2 (Premium) Rare Candy
- Rank 19: Pokémon Encounter
- Other ranks:
Basic
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Premium
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Stardust
| Rank | 1st win (Basic) | 5th win (Basic) | 3rd win (Premium) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300 | 600 | 900 |
| 2 | 330 | 660 | 1000 |
| 3 | 330 | 660 | 1000 |
| 4 | 370 | 740 | 1100 |
| 6 | 400 | 800 | 1200 |
| 7 | 430 | 860 | 1300 |
| 8 | 430 | 860 | 1300 |
| 9 | 470 | 940 | 1400 |
| 11 | 530 | 1060 | 1600 |
| 12 | 530 | 1060 | 1600 |
| 13 | 570 | 1140 | 1700 |
| 14 | 600 | 1200 | 1800 |
| 16 | 700 | 1400 | 2100 |
| 17 | 730 | 1460 | 2200 |
| 18 | 770 | 1540 | 2300 |
| 20 | 870 | 1740 | 2600 |
| Ace | 900 | 1800 | 2700 |
| Veteran | 900 | 1800 | 2700 |
| Expert | 900 | 1800 | 2700 |
| Legend | 900 | 1800 | 2700 |
The random items can include:
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Reaching rank 19 awarded:
Reaching Ace rank and above awarded avatar items and an avatar pose inspired by Hala from Pokémon Sun and Moon.
(male)
Free + Expert rank
Free + Veteran rank
Free + Ace rank
(female)
Free + Expert rank
Free + Veteran rank
Free + Ace rank
Hala-Style Sandals could also be obtained from GO Battle Day rewards.
Pokémon[]
Guaranteed first Pokémon encounters:
- Primeape: rank 1 (one only)
- Poliwrath: rank 6 (one only)
- Deino: Ace rank
- Goomy: Veteran rank
- Jangmo-o: Expert rank
- Pikachu Libre: Legend rank (one only)
Tier 5 Raid Bosses could be obtained starting at rank 20 during their time in raids.
| Unlock Rank | Possible Pokémon Encounters |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 |       |
| Rank 6 |    |
| Rank 11 |     |
| Rank 16 |    |
| Rank 20 |            |
| Ace |  |
| Veteran |  |
| Expert |  |
| Legend |  |
End-of-Season rewards[]
- (rank 19 or above)
Timed Research[]
Ticket for the research
GO Battle League Timed Research is for the GO Battle League Season 18. A Ticket for this Timed Research was available in the in-game shop at no cost from March 1st, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PDT to March 15th, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PDT. Each part of the Timed Research had the same requirements, with the only difference being the rewards for completing each part.
GO Battle League Timed Research
GO Battle Days[]
2024 Pokémon Europe International Championships Bonus[]
2024 Pokémon Europe International Championships Bonus took place from April 3rd, 2024, from 12 a.m. local time to 7th, 11:59 p.m. local time.
2024 Pokémon LAIC's Champion2024 Pokémon LAIC's Champion Timed Research was available during the event via a promotional code received from a Twitch Drop after watching at least 30 minutes of the EUIC livestream. The Pokémon encounters received in this Timed Research were themed around the team used by LNDsRargef, winner of the 2024 Latin America International Championships:[2]
Everyone Starts Somewhere Timed Research was available during the event for Trainers located at the real-world event.
- Main article: Pokémon GO Championship Series 2024
GO Battle Weekend: World of Wonders[]
GO Battle Weekend: World of Wonders took place from May 4th, 2024, 12:00 a.m. local time to May 5th, 2024, 11:59 p.m. local time. Ultra League and Great League Remix were available during this GO Battle Weekend.
GO Battle WeekendThis GO Battle Weekend Timed Research was available for free during the event:
GO Battle WeekendThis GO Battle Weekend Timed Research was available with the US$0.99 ticket during the event:
Attack updates[]
These Attack updates went live at the start of the Season:
New Attacks[]
Attack changes[]
- Shadow Bone: Power increased from 75 to 80 in Trainer Battles.
- Brick Break: Energy cost increased from 35 to 40 and added 100% chance to reduce the opponent's Defense by 1 stage in Trainer Battles.
- Cross Chop: Power increased from 50 to 55 in Trainer Battles.
- Aqua Tail: Power increased from 50 to 55 in Trainer Battles.
- Water Pulse: Power increased from 70 to 80 and energy cost decreased from 60 to 55 in Trainer Battles.
Attack availability[]
Some Pokémon received new Attacks to their standard Attack pools:
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Trivia[]
- There were some errors in the announcement blog post. These included:
- Hakamo-o could already learn Brick Break.
References[]
- ↑ GO Battle League: World of Wonders Update. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2024-02-28.
- ↑ Tune in to the 2024 Pokémon Europe International Championships! Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2024-04-09.
