
Season 21 of GO Battle League, also called GO Battle League: Dual Destiny, lasts from December 3rd, 2024 to March 4th, 2025.[1] It is preceded by Season 20 and will be succeeded by Season 22. This GO Battle League Season runs concurrently with Dual Destiny.
This Season keeps the change to the switch timer introduced in the last Season, from 60 seconds to 50 seconds.
Formats[]
Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Dragon-, Steel-, and Fairy-types allowed.
Holiday Cup: Little Edition: 500 CP limit. Only Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Ice-, Flying-, and Ghost-types allowed.
Color Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Fire-, Water-, Grass-, and Electric-types allowed.
Jungle Cup: Little Edition: 500 CP limit. Only Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Poison-, Ground-, Flying-, Bug-, and Dark-types allowed. Gligar and Galarian Stunfisk are banned.
Love Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only red- and pink-colored Pokémon allowed.
Master League: Mega Edition: No CP limit. Mega-Evolved Pokémon are allowed.
Ranks and Ratings[]
Rank | Requirement |
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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
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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Premium
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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Stardust
Rank | 1st win (Basic) | 5th win (Basic) | 3rd win (Premium) |
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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 Grimsley from Pokémon Black and Pokémon White.
(male and female)
Free + Expert rank
Free + Veteran rank
Free + Ace rank
Grimsley-Style Shoes could also be obtained from GO Battle Weekend rewards.
Pokémon[]
Guaranteed first Pokémon encounters:
- Scraggy: rank 1 (one only)
- Sandile: rank 6 (one only)
- Jangmo-o: Ace rank
- Deino: Veteran rank
- Frigibax: Expert rank
- Pikachu Libre: Legend rank (one only)
Tier 5 Raid Bosses could be obtained starting at rank 20 during their time in raids. During Steeled Resolve, Rookidee was available as an encounter starting from rank 1.
Unlock Rank | Possible Pokémon Encounters |
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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 21. A Ticket for this Timed Research was available in the in-game shop at no cost from December 3rd, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. PDT to December 18th, 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 Days[]
GO Battle Week: Dual Destiny[]
GO Battle Week: Dual Destiny took place from January 21st, 2025, 12:00 a.m. local time to January 26th, 2025, 11:59 p.m. local time. Great League, Ultra League and Master League were available during this GO Battle Week.

GO Battle Weekend Timed Research was available during the event:
Attack updates[]
These Attack updates went live on December 3rd, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. PDT:
Attack changes[]
- Fire Fang: Energy gain increased from 5 to 6 in Trainer Battles.
- Ice Fang: Energy gain increased from 5 to 6 in Trainer Battles.
- Thunder Fang: Energy gain increased from 5 to 6 in Trainer Battles.
- Bulldoze: Power decreased from 80 to 45, energy cost decreased from 60 to 45, and added 50% chance to decrease the opponent's Defense by 1 stage in Trainer Battles.
- Fire Punch: Power increased from 55 to 60 in Trainer Battles.
- Ice Punch: Power increased from 55 to 60 in Trainer Battles.
- Thunder Punch: Power increased from 55 to 60 in Trainer Battles.
- Thunder Shock: Power increased from 3 to 4 in Trainer Battles.
Attack availability[]
Some Pokémon received new Attacks to their standard Attack pools:
Moves | Eligible Pokémon |
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Trivia[]
- Rage Fist was originally planned to have its energy cost increased. It was removed from the official blog post later.[2]
References[]
- ↑ GO Battle League: Dual Destiny Update. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2024-11-26.
- ↑ Rage Fist Nerf removed??. /r/TheSilphArena. Retrieved on 2024-11-29.