Season 4 of GO Battle League lasted from September 14th, 2020 to November 9th, 2020.[1] It is preceded by Season 3 and succeeded by Season 5.
GO Battle Night occurred during this Season on November 5th, featuring new format – Flying Cup, in which only Flying-type Pokémon were allowed.
During this Season, Trainers still did not require walking to unlock battle sets.
Formats[]
| Formats | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|
 Great League
|
September 14th, 2020 | September 28th, 2020 |
 Ultra League Premier Cup
|
September 28th, 2020 | October 12th, 2020 |
 Master League Premier Cup
|
October 12th, 2020 | October 26th, 2020 |
 Halloween Cup
|
October 26th, 2020 | November 3rd, 2020 |
| Great League Ultra League Master League Premier Cup
|
November 3rd, 2020 | November 9th, 2020 |
 Flying Cup
|
November 5th, 2020 6 p.m. local time |
November 5th, 2020 11:59 p.m. local time |
Halloween Cup: 1,500 CP limit. Only Poison-, Ghost-, Bug-, Dark-, and Fairy-type Pokémon allowed, excluding Legendary and Mythical ones.
Flying Cup: 1,500 CP limit. Only Flying-type Pokémon allowed.
Ranks and Ratings[]
Rank 8 and 9 could be reached by winning certain amount of battles rather than reaching the set ratings. Rating was only shown after reaching rank 9.[2]
| 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 15 more Battles |
| Rank 7 | Win 25 more Battles |
| Rank 8 | Win 50 more Battles |
| Rank 9 | Win 100 more Battles |
| Rank 10 | Reach rating of 3000+ |
Rewards[]
Basic
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1×
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3×
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Premium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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1×
|
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6×
|
5×
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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 and Poké Ball Show-Of pose.
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)
Halloween-costumed Kanto Starters were only available during Halloween Cup.
| 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)
GO Battle Night[]
The first GO Battle Night took place on November 5th, 2020 from 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time. Flying Cup would run, which only allows Flying-type Pokémon with a CP Limit of 1,500. All other Leagues were also available during GO Battle Night, including Ultra Premier Cup.
In order to obtain Gust, Trainers had to evolve Pidgeotto into Pidgeot during the event. Trainers cannot use TMs to obtain the attack.
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Attack updates[]
These Attack updates went live at the start of the Season:
New Attacks[]
Attack changes[]
- Bug Buzz: 30% chance to decrease the opponent's Defense by 1 stage in Trainer Battles.
- Flame Charge: Base power decreased from 70 to 65 and 100% chance to increase the user's Attack by 1 stage in Trainer Battles.
- Signal Beam: 20% chance to decrease the opponent's Attack and Defense by 1 stage in Trainer Battles.
Attack availability[]
Some Pokémon received new Attacks to their standard Attack pools:
| Moves | Eligible Pokémon |
|---|---|
  | |
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Events[]
- Due to serious connection problems since the start of this Season, the GO Battle Night originally planned on September 24th was postponed.[3]
- On October 9th, the rescheduled time of GO Battle Night was announced to be November 5th 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.
References[]
- ↑ GO Battle League Season 4 begins Monday, September 14, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-09-05.
- ↑ Game Master Update - 14-09-20 - GBL Season 4, new moves, new ranks ups and more) /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2020-11-10.
- ↑ Updates to events: GO Battle Night, Flying Cup. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-09-24.
