Season 3 of GO Battle League lasted from July 27th, 2020 to September 14th, 2020.[1] It is preceded by Season 2 and succeeded by Season 4.
Premier Cup was available with Ultra and Master Leagues during this Season, with the Premier Cup in Ultra League following to the CP limit of 2500. When all the formats were available, only the Premier Cup with no CP limit took place.
During this Season, Trainers still did not require walking to unlock battle sets. The "Battle Until You Win" feature is removed.
Formats[]
| Formats | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
 Great League
|
July 27th, 2020 | August 10th, 2020 |
 Ultra League Premier Cup
|
August 10th, 2020 | August 24th, 2020 |
 Master League Premier Cup
|
August 24th, 2020 | September 7th, 2020 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League Premier Cup
|
September 7th, 2020 | September 14th, 2020 |
Ranks and Ratings[]
| Rank | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Start |
| Rank 2 | Complete 5 Battles |
| Rank 3 | Win 2 Battles (after reaching rank 2) |
| Rank 4 | Win 4 more Battles |
| Rank 5 | Win 8 more Battles |
| Rank 6 | Win 10 more Battles |
| Rank 7 | Win 14 more Battles |
| Rank 8 | Reach rating of 2000+ |
| Rank 9 | Reach rating of 2500+ |
| Rank 10 | Reach rating of 3000+ |
Rewards[]
Six Rare Candies were rewarded in the fourth win on the premium rewards instead of eight in the fifth win.
Basic
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1×
 |
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3×
 |
|
Premium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1×
|
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6×
|
5×
 |
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 10 awarded avatar items and an avatar pose inspired by Blue from Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
Pokémon[]
Guaranteed first Pokémon encounters:
- Pidgeot: rank 1
- Galarian Zigzagoon: rank 4
- Galarian Farfetch'd: rank 7
- Rufflet: rank 8
- Scraggy: rank 9
- Pikachu Libre: rank 10 (one only)
| Unlock Rank | Possible Pokémon Encounters |
|---|---|
| Rank 1 |      |
| Rank 4 |    |
| Rank 7 |     |
| Rank 8 |  |
| Rank 9 |  |
| Rank 10 |  |
End-of-Season rewards[]
- (rank 7 or above)
Attack updates[]
These Attack updates went live at the start of the Season:
Attack changes[]
- Drill Peck: Base power increased from 60 to 65 in Trainer Battles and Gym and Raid Battles.
- Brave Bird: Base power increased from 90 to 130, and 100% chance to decrease the user's Defense by 3 stages in Trainer Battles.
- Infestation: Energy gain increased from 11 to 12 in Trainer Battles.
- Hex: Energy gain increased from 11 to 12 in Trainer Battles and increased from 15 to 16 in Gym and Raid Battles.
- Powder Snow: Base power increased from 4 to 5 in Trainer Battles.
- Blizzard: Base power increased from 130 to 140 in Trainer Battles.
- Flash Cannon: Energy cost increased from 65 to 70 in Trainer Battles.
- Focus Blast: Base power decreased from 150 to 140 in Trainer Battles.
- Moonblast: Chance to decrease the opponent's Attack by 1 stage in Trainer Battles decreased from 30% to 10%.
Attack availability[]
Some Pokémon received new Attacks to their standard Attack pools:
| Moves | Eligible Pokémon |
|---|---|
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Events[]
- On July 29th, Niantic announced GO Battle League will no longer be unavailable during server maintenance.[2]
- A new format, Flying Cup was initially planned for this Season. It was postponed to the GO Battle Night in Season 4.
References[]
- ↑ GO Battle League Season 3 begins Monday, July 27, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-07-22.
- ↑ NianticHelp. Trainers, we're happy to share that GO Battle League will no longer be unavailable when we perform server maintenance. We want to assure you that we will continue taking steps to improve and build on GO Battle League, with this change being one of those steps.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2020-07-30.
