Go Battle League Season 11

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Trainers,

GO Battle League Season 11 is set to begin!

After a relaxing season off, it’s time to get back to battling with Season 11! We’ve got a whole slew of new cups just waiting to be won, and of course we can’t forget to mention the ongoing Pokémon GO World Championship Series events!

Keep up to date on the latest Pokémon GO World Championship Series events on the Play! Pokémon site.

Season 11 start date, rank resets, and end-of-season rewards

GO Battle League Season 11 will start on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

The following will occur at the beginning of the season.

• End-of-season rewards will be available on the battle screen.
• Your GO Battle League rank will be reset.
• Rank-up requirements will remain the same as in Season 10.

Season 11 Schedule

The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) on the dates listed below.

June 1 - June 8

Great League

Great League Remix

June 8 - June 15

Ultra League

Catch Cup — GO Fest Edition

June 15 - June 22

Master League*

Fossil Cup*

* 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards)

June 22 - June 29

Great League

Retro Cup

June 29 - July 6

Ultra League

Kanto Cup

July 6 - July 13

Great League

Ultra League

Master League

July 13 - July 20

Great League

Flying Cup

July 20 - July 27

Ultra League

Little cup Remix

July 27 - August 3

Master League*

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* 3× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end of set rewards)

August 3 - August 10

Great League

Element Cup

August 10 - August 17

Ultra League

Summer Cup

August 17 - August 24

Great League

Fighting Cup

August 24 - September 1

Great League

Ultra League

Master League

Season 11 GO Battle Events

GO Battle Day: Mankey

Saturday, June 18, 2022, from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time

A GO Battle Day featuring Mankey, plus the return of a featured attack for its Evolution, Primeape!

Bonuses

• 4× Stardust from win rewards.
• The maximum number of sets you can play per day will be increased from five to 20—for a total of 100 battles—from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.

Featured Pokémon - Mankey

Available from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. local time

• Mankey will be guaranteed to appear as a reward encounter.
• In each set, the first win reward from the Basic track will be a reward encounter. The second through fifth win rewards will remain unchanged.
• All win rewards from the Premium track will be reward encounters.

Mankey

Primeape

Evolve Mankey during the three hours of the event, or up to two hours after it, to get a Primeape that knows the Charged Attack Cross Chop.

Timed Research

Timed Research focused on battling will be available for the whole day!

Complete the research to earn:

• XP
• Rare Candy
• Bea-Style Gloves
• An Elite Charge TM

* Trainers who have already received the Bea-style Gloves avatar item from the rank 20 rewards will not receive another.

Active Leagues

Active Leagues The following leagues will be active.

• Master League
• Fossil Cup

GO Battle Weekend

Saturday, July 9, 2022, from 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, July 10, 2022, 11:59 p.m. local time

Celebrate Pokémon GO’s anniversary with a weekend full of battling! Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to this event!

Active Leagues

The following leagues will be active.

• Great League
• Ultra League
• Master League

More to come...

Pokémon GO World Championships Event

Celebrate the World Championship finals with a battle-focused event! Stay tuned for more details as we get closer to this event!

Active Leagues

The following leagues will be active.

• Great League
• Fighting Cup

More to come…

Season 11 rewards

Guaranteed rank-up encounters

You can encounter the following Pokémon once per season at the designated ranks.

Machamp

Mienfoo

Axew*

Noibat

Pikachu Libre

If you’re lucky, you may find a Shiny one!

Ace Rank

Veteran Rank

Legend Rank

*Shiny Axew will not be available to be encountered until after its debut in the global Pokémon GO Fest on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Standard Encounters

You can encounter the following Pokémon in reward encounters throughout the season at the ranks shown in the image below.

Poliwag

Wingull

Meditite

Litwick

Skwovet

Skarmory

Mienfoo

Lickitung

Hitmontop

Karrablast*

Frillish

Shelmet*

Absol

Pancham

Falinks

five-star Raid Boss

Axew*

Noibat

If you’re lucky, you may find a Shiny one!

The Pokémon currently appearing in five-star raids has a chance of appearing as a reward encounter after you reach rank 20.

Ace Rank

Veteran Rank

*Shiny Axew, Shiny Karrablast, and Shiny Shelmet will not be available to be encountered until after their debut in the global Pokémon GO Fest on Saturday, June 4, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Avatar items and other rewards

Pikachu Libre avatar items will be rewarded to Trainers who reach Rank 3.

Trainers will be able to earn avatar items and a pose inspired by Bea, Gym Leader of Stow-on-Side's Gym in Pokémon Sword!

• Ace rank: Bea-Style Gloves
• Veteran rank: Bea-Style Headband
• Expert rank: Bea-Style Outfit
• Legend rank: Bea-Style Pose

At rank 19, you’ll receive an Elite Charged TM, and you’ll also receive an Elite Fast TM as an end-of-season reward.

Cups

You can look forward to the following cups this season.

Great League

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.

Great League Remix

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• The 20 Pokémon most used by Trainers Ace rank and up in the Great League will not be allowed in the Great League Remix.

The following Pokémon will not be allowed.

Venusaur

Nidoqueen

Alolan Ninetails

Azumarill

Umbreon

Skarmory

Swampert

Sableye

Medicham

Altaria

Walrein

Defense Forme Deoxys

Bastiodon

Drapion

Scrafty

Jellicent

Galarian Stunfisk

Talonflame

Trevenant

Obstagoon

Ultra League

• Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.

Catch Cup — GO Fest Edition

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Pokémon caught during GO Fest weekend allowed*

*Pokémon must be caught between June 4, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. and June 5, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. local time.

Retro Cup

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Fairy-, Dark-, and Steel-type Pokémon are not eligible.

Kanto Cup

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Pokémon with a Pokédex number from #1 to #151 will be eligible.

Flying Cup

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Flying-type Pokémon will be eligible.

Fossil Cup

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Water-, Rock-, and Steel-type Pokémon will be permitted.

Summer Cup

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Grass-, Electric-, and Bug-type Pokémon will be permitted.

Fighting Cup

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Fighting-type Pokémon will be permitted.
• Psychic-type Pokémon will not be permitted.

Little Cup Remix

• Pokémon must be at or below 500 CP to enter.
• Only Pokémon that are able to evolve and have not evolved even once are eligible.

The Four Little Cup Pokémon most used by Trainers in the last Little Cup will not be allowed in Little Cup Remix.

The following Pokémon will not be allowed.

Vulpix

Bronzor

Cottonee

Deino

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