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Goodbye fall, hello winter! We're on the brink of December, and with that we've got a brand new season in Pokemon Go. This time around it's Timeless Travels, and with it comes a whole new season of Go Battle League, but brand new moveset updates as well. We're in the process of updating moves now, but in the meantime take a look at what Timeless Travels we're preparing to sojourn on this season/ 

Leagues & Cups Available Start Date End Date Bonus
Great League, Retro Cup: Great League December 1 December 8
Ultra League, Retro Cup: Great League December 8 December 15
Master League, Holiday Cup: Great League December 15 December 22 4x Stardust from Win Rewards
All Leagues December 22 December 29 4x Stardust from Win Rewards
Great League, Holiday Cup: Little December 29 January 5
Ultra League, Great League Remix January 5 January 12
Master League, Fantasy Cup: Great League January 12 January 19
All Leagues January 19 January 26 4x Stardust from Win Rewards
Great League, Hisui Cup: Great League January 26 February 2
Ultra League, Hisui Cup: Great League February 2 February 9
Master League, Evolution Cup: Great League February 9 February 16 4x Stardust from Win Rewards
Catch Cup, Great League and Little February 16 February 23 4x Stardust from Win Rewards
All Leagues February 23 March 1

Special Cup Breakdown

Retro Cup: Great League Edition

  • Only Pokemon1,500 CP and under can enter
  • Dark, Steel, and Fairy Types are not eligible 

Holiday Cup: Great League Edition

  • Only Pokemon1,500 CP and under can enter
  • Only Normal, Grass, Electric, Ice, Fying, and Ghost Types are eligible 

Holiday Cup: Little League Edition

  • Only Pokemon 500 CP and under can enter
  • Only Normal, Grass, Electric, Ice, Fying, and Ghost Types are eligible 

Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition

  • Only Pokemon1,500 CP and under can enter
  • Only Dragon, Steel, and Fairy Types are eligible 

Evolution Cup: Great League Edition

  • Only Pokemon1,500 CP and under can enter
  • Only Pokemon that have never evolved and can evolve are eligible

Hisui Cup: Great League Edition

  • Only Pokemon1,500 CP and under can enter
  • Only Pokemon from the Pokemon Legends: Arceus Pokedex are eligible

Great League Remix

  • Only Pokemon1,500 CP and under can enter
  • The top-20 Pokemon used by players ranked Axe and above last season are not eligible

Catch Cup: Timeless Travels, Great League Edition

  • Only Pokemon1,500 CP and under can enter
  • Only Pokemon caught from December 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. local time and March 1, 2024 at 9:59 local time are eligible

Catch Cup: Timeless Travels, Little Edition

  • Only Pokemon 500 CP and under can enter
  • Only Pokemon caught from December 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. local time and March 1, 2024 at 9:59 local time are eligible

Season Rewards

In conjunction with the normal rewards that will be outlined below, players will also be able to obtain an Avatar set inspired by Ingo. While Ingo initially appeared in Unova, these avatar items are based on his appearance in Hisui.

Players will be able to obtain the various pieces of this set by reaching specific ranks in Go Battle League this season

  • Ingo-Style Gloves and Shoes: Ace Rank
  • Ingo-Style Pants: Veteran Rank
  • Ingo-Style Shirt: Expert Rank
  • Ingo-Style Pose: Legend Rank

Rank 1

Guaranteed Once-Per-Season Reward: 

Rank Rewards:

Rank 6

Guaranteed Once-Per-Season Reward: 

Rank Rewards:

Rank 11

Rank Rewards: 

Rank 16

Rank Rewards:

Rank 19

Guaranteed Once-Per-Season & Rank Reward: 

  • 1x Charged Elite TM and 1x Fast Elite TM, Given at the End of the Season

Rank 20

Rank Rewards: 

  • Any currently active Five Star Raid Boss

Ace Rank

Guaranteed Once-Per-Season & Rank Reward: 

  • Ingo-Style Gloves and Shoes

Veteran Rank

Guaranteed Once-Per-Season & Rank Reward: 

  • Ingo-Style Pants

Expert Rank

Guaranteed Once-Per-Season & Rank Reward: 

  • Ingo-Style Shirt

Legend Rank

Guaranteed Once-Per-Season Reward: 

  • Ingo-Style Pose

Pokemon Changes

And now for what we've all been waiting for; the traditional season moves changes! We've got a few fun ones, so let's get into it!

Attack Changes

  • Mud Slap
    • Trainer Battles: Energy Generation Increase
  • Fire Spin
    • Trainer Battles: 9>10 power
  • Incinerate
    • Trainer Battles: 15>20 power
  • Blaze Kick
    • Trainer Battles: 55>60 power
  • Breaking Swipe
    • Trainer Battles Attack Drop No Longer Guaranteed 
  • Iron Tail
    • Trainer Battles: 9>10 Power
  • Steel Wing
    • Trainer Battles: Energy Generation Increased
  • Astonish
    • Trainer Battles: 5>9 Power
  • Bubble
    • Trainer Battles: 7>8 Power
  • Scald
    • Trainer Battles: 80>85 Power, Increased Odds of Lowering the Target's Attack
  • Psychic
    • Trainer Battles: 85>75 Power

Moveset Additions

Icy Wind New Users

Trailblaze New Users

Aerial Ace New Users

Fly New Users

Scald New Users

Rock Slide New Users

Shadow Ball New Users

Astonish New Users

Triple Axel New Users

Full Announcement

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Trainers,

GO Battle League: Timeless Travels is almost here!

GO Battle League: Timeless Travels

GO Battle League: Timeless Travels start date, rank resets, and end-of-Season rewards

GO Battle League: Timeless Travels will start on Friday, December 1, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8).

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 the prior Season.

GO Battle League: Timeless Travels schedule

The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8) on the dates listed below.

December 1 - December 8

Great League

Retro Cup: Great League Edition

December 8 - December 15

Ultra League

Retro Cup: Great League Edition

December 15 - December 22

Master League*

Holiday Cup: Great League Edition*

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

December 22 - December 29

Great League*

Ultra League*

Master League*

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

December 29 - January 5

Great League

Holiday Cup: Little Edition

January 5 - January 12

Ultra League

Great League Remix

January 12 - January 19

Master League*

Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition*

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

January 19 - January 26

Great League*

Ultra League*

Master League*

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

January 26 - February 2

Great League

Hisui Cup: Great League Edition

February 2 - February 9

Ultra League

Hisui Cup: Great League Edition

February 9 - February 16

Master League

Evolution Cup: Great League Edition

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

February 16 - February 23

Catch Cup: Little Edition*

Catch Cup: Great League Edition*

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

February 23 - March 1

Great League*

Ultra League*

Master League*

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

Timeless Travels GO Battle Events

GO Battle Week: Timeless Travels

Friday, January 19, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 8:00 p.m. local time

Bonuses

  • 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include the end-of-set rewards and will not stack with the 4× Stardust bonus in January.)
  • The maximum number of sets you can play per day will be increased from five to 10—for a total of 50 battles—from 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time.
  • Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available. Rewards include the avatar item Ingo-Style Gloves.
  • Paid battle-themed Timed Research awarding Stardust, Rare Candy, and one Star Piece will be available for US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency). IMPORTANT: Please note that Timed Research expires. To receive the rewards, the tasks associated with this Timed Research must be completed and the rewards claimed before Sunday, January 24, 11:59 p.m. local time.

Active League

The following leagues will be active.

  • Great League
  • Ultra League
  • Master League

Timeless Travels: GO Battle Day

Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. local time

Bonuses

  • 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include the end-of-set rewards and will not stack with the 4× Stardust bonus in February.)
  • 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.
  • Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available. Rewards include various battle items and XP.

Active League

  • Master League
  • Evolution Cup: Great League Edition

GO Battle League: Timeless Travels rewards

Image of 1x Guaranteed Encounter IconGuaranteed rank-up encounters

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

Hisuian Sneasel

Machoke

Deino*

Goomy*

Jangmo-o

Pikachu Libre - Legend - Shiny Icon On

Pikachu Libre

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

Ace Rank

Veteran Rank

Expert Rank

Legend Rank

Image of Wild Encounter IconStandard Encounters

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

Machop

Image of Marill - Shiny Icon

Marill

Gligar

Spheal

Skwovet

Frillish

Carbink

Alolan Vulpix

Lickitung

Drilbur

Phantump

Mareanie

Mareanie

Vullaby

Image of Espeon - Shiny Icon Off

Wooloo

Falinks

Active Raid Boss in five-star raids

Goomy

Deino

Jangmo-o

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.

GO Battle League Timed Research Pass

For our most dedicated battlers, a pass to access battle-themed Timed Research will be available in the in-game shop at no cost once GO Battle League: Timeless Travels begins.

This Timed Research will keep track of your victories throughout the Season. Each research page will require 100 wins to complete, and doing so will reward you with a small amount of Stardust and items, such as an Elite Fast TM (400 wins) and an Elite Charged TM (500 wins). Keep at it throughout the Season to see how far you can get!

Avatar items and other rewards

Trainers will be able to earn the following avatar items, which are all inspired by Ingo, warden of the Pearl Clan, from the Pokémon Legends: Arceus game for the Nintendo Switch!

  • At Ace rank, you’ll receive the Ingo-Style Gloves and Ingo-Style Shoes.
  • At Veteran rank, you’ll receive the Ingo-Style Pants.
  • At Expert rank, you’ll receive the Ingo-Style Shirt.
  • At Legend rank, you’ll receive the Ingo-Style Pose.

At Rank 19, you’ll receive an Elite Charged TM. 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.

Retro Cup: Great League Edition

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

Holiday Cup: Great League Edition

  • Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
  • Only Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Ice-, Flying-, and Ghost-type Pokémon are eligible.

Holiday Cup: Little Edition

  • Pokémon must be at or below 500 CP to enter.
  • Only Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Ice-, Flying-, and Ghost-type Pokémon are eligible.

Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition

  • Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
  • Only Dragon-, Steel-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are eligible.

Evolution Cup: Great League Edition

  • Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
  • Only Pokémon that are able to evolve and have never evolved are eligible.

Hisui Cup: Great League Edition

  • Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
  • Only Pokémon found in the Pokémon Legends: Arceus Pokédex are eligible.

Great League Remix

  • Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
  • The 20 Pokémon that are most used by Trainers ranked Ace and above in the Great League are not eligible in the Great League Remix.

The following Pokémon are not eligible.

Alolan Sandslash

Alolan Ninetales

Wigglytuff

Noctowl

Lanturn

Azumarill

Umbreon

Pelipper

Sableye

Medicham

Altaria

Registeel

Deoxys (Defense Forme)

Bastiodon

Toxicroak

Scrafty

Galarian Stunfisk

Greninja

Talonflame

Trevenant

Catch Cup: Timeless Travels: Great League Edition

  • Pokémon must be at or below 1500 CP to enter.
  • Only Pokémon caught during the Timeless Travels Season are eligible.*

*Pokémon must be caught between December 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. and March 1, 2024 at 9:59 a.m. local time.

Catch Cup: Timeless Travels: Little Edition

  • Pokémon must be at or below 500 CP to enter.
  • Only Pokémon caught during the Timeless Travels Season are eligible.*

*Pokémon must be caught between December 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. and March 1, 2024 at 9:59 a.m. local time.

Attack Changes

 

Mud Slap

  • Trainer Battles: Energy generation increased

 

Fire Spin

  • Trainer Battles: 9 → 10 power

 

Incinerate

  • Trainer Battles: 15 → 20 power

 

Blaze Kick

  • Trainer Battles: 55 → 60 power

 

Breaking Swipe

  • Trainer Battles: Chance to lower the opposing Pokémon’s Attack is no longer guaranteed

 

Iron Tail

  • Trainer Battles: 9 → 10 power
    Energy Generation increased

 

Steel Wing

  • Trainer Battles: Energy Generation increased

 

Astonish

  • Trainer Battles: 5 → 9 power

 

Bubble

  • Trainer Battles: 7 → 8 power

 

Scald

  • Trainer Battles: 80 → 85 power
    Greater chance to lower the opposing Pokémon’s Attack by one stage

 

Psychic

  • Trainer Battles: 85 → 75 power

Attack availability updates

Wigglytuff

Wigglytuff will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Poliwrath

Poliwrath will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Abomasnow

Abomasnow will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Avalugg

Avalugg will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Hisuian Avalugg

Hisuian Avalugg will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Frigibax

Frigibax will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Arctibax

Arctibax will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Icy Wind.

Dedenne

Dedenne will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Parabolic Charge.

Alolan Raichu

Alolan Raichu will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Raichu

Raichu will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Alolan Meowth

Alolan Meowth will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Alolan Persian

Alolan Persian will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Ariados

Ariados will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Cacnea

Cacnea will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Cacturne

Cacturne will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Oranguru

Oranguru will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Greedent

Greedent will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Nymble

Nymble will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Lokix

Lokix will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Smoliv

Smoliv will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Dolliv

Dolliv will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Arboliva

Arboliva will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Trailblaze.

Alolan Sandslash

Alolan Sandslash will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Aerial Ace.

Delibird

Delibird will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Starly

Starly will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Staravia

Staravia will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Staraptor

Staraptor will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Rufflet

Rufflet will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Braviary

Braviary will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Hisuian Braviary

Hisuian Braviary will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Fletchling

Fletchling will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Fletchinder

Fletchinder will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Talonflame

Talonflame will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Vikavolt

Vikavolt will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.

Slowbro

Slowbro will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Galarian Slowbro

Galarian Slowbro will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Politoed

Politoed will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Slowking

Slowking will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Galarian Slowking

Galarian Slowking will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Qwilfish

Qwilfish will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Suicune

Suicune will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Lotad

Lotad will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Lombre

Lombre will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Ludicolo

Ludicolo will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Wailmer

Wailmer will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Wailord

Wailord will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Barboach

Barboach will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Whiscash

Whiscash will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Corphish

Corphish will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Crawdaunt

Crawdaunt will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.

Vigoroth

Vigoroth will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Slide.

Toxicroak

Toxicroak will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.

Palossand

Palossand will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Astonish.

Articuno

Articuno will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Triple Axel.

Delibird

Delibird will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Triple Axel.

Froslass

Froslass will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Triple Axel.

Cryogonal

Cryogonal will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Triple Axel.

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