Season 23 of GO Battle League, also called GO Battle League: Delightful Days, lasted from June 3rd, 2025 to September 2nd, 2025.[1] It is preceded by Season 22 and succeeded by Season 24. This GO Battle League Season ran concurrently with Delightful Days.
Formats[]
| Formats | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
 Great League Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition
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June 3rd, 2025 | June 10th, 2025 |
 Ultra League Fossil Cup: Great League Edition
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June 10th, 2025 | June 17th, 2025 |
 Master League Summer Cup: Ultra League Edition
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June 17th, 2025 | June 24th, 2025 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League
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June 24th, 2025 | July 1st, 2025 |
Great League Element Cup: Little Edition
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July 1st, 2025 | July 8th, 2025 |
Ultra League Hisui Cup: Great League Edition
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July 8th, 2025 | July 15th, 2025 |
| Master League Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition
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July 15th, 2025 | July 22nd, 2025 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League
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July 22nd, 2025 | July 29th, 2025 |
| Great League Fossil Cup: Great League Edition
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July 29th, 2025 | August 5th, 2025 |
| Ultra League Summer Cup: Ultra League Edition
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August 5th, 2025 | August 12th, 2025 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League
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August 12th, 2025 | August 19th, 2025 |
Master League Catch Cup: Great League Edition
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August 19th, 2025 | August 26th, 2025 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League
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August 26th, 2025 | September 2nd, 2025 |
Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Normal-, Fire-, Grass-, and Ground-types allowed.
Fossil Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Water-, Rock-, and Steel-types allowed.
Summer Cup: Ultra League Edition: 2,500 CP limit. Only Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Grass-, Electric-, and Bug-types allowed.
Element Cup: Little Edition: 500 CP limit. Only Fire-, Water-, and Grass-types allowed. Only Pokémon that are able to evolve and have not evolved even once are allowed.
Hisui Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Pokémon found in the Pokémon Legends: Arceus Pokédex allowed.
Catch Cup: Great League Edition: 1,500 CP limit. Only Pokémon caught during Delightful Days 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:
Reaching rank 19 awarded:
Reaching Ace rank and above awarded avatar items and an avatar pose inspired by Leon's Battle Tower outfit from Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.
Free + Expert rank
Free + Veteran rank
Free + Ace rank
Free + Legend rank
Pokémon[]
Guaranteed first Pokémon encounters:
- Mienfoo: rank 1
- Vullaby: rank 6
- Morpeko: Ace rank
- Frigibax: Veteran rank
- Dreepy: 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 Ultra Unlock: Steel and Scales, Honedge was available as an encounter starting from rank 6. After the event concluded, it was available starting from rank 16 for the remainder of the GBL Season.
| 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 23. A Ticket for this Timed Research was available in the in-game shop at no cost from June 3rd, at 1:00 p.m. PDT to 17th, 2025, 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[]
GO Battle Weekend: Delightful Days[]
GO Battle Weekend: Delightful Days took place from August 15th, 2025, 12:00 a.m. local time to August 17th, 2025, 11:59 p.m. local time. Great League, Ultra League and Master League were available during this GO Battle Weekend.
GO Battle WeekendGO Battle Weekend Timed Research was available during the event:
Attack updates[]
These Attack updates went live on June 3rd, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. PDT:
Attack changes[]
- Ember: Energy generation increased from 6 to 7 in Trainer Battles.
- Bug Bite: Power increased from 3 to 4 in Trainer Battles.
- Fury Cutter: Power increased from 2 to 3 in Trainer Battles.
- Acid: Energy generation increased from 5 to 8 in Trainer Battles.
- Bullet Punch: Power increased from 6 to 8 in Trainer Battles.
- Metal Sound: Power increased from 3 to 5 in Trainer Battles.
- Double Iron Bash: Power increased from 50 to 55 in Trainer Battles.
- Doom Desire: Power increased from 75 to 80 in Trainer Battles.
- Crunch: Chance to decrease the opponent's Defense decreased from 30% to 20% in Trainer Battles.
- Wrap: Added 100% chance to decrease the opponent's Defense by 1 stage in Trainer Battles.
- Parabolic Charge: Energy cost decreased from 50 to 45 and chance to increase the user's Defense increased from 66% to 100% in Trainer Battles.
Attack availability[]
Some Pokémon received new Attacks to their standard Attack pools:
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References[]
- ↑ GO Battle League: Delightful Days Update. Pokémon GO. Retrieved on 2025-05-27.
