A new Season of the GO Battle League has arrived, bringing fierce battles and opportunities to earn exciting rewards. Whether you’re looking to prove you’re the ultimate Pokémon Master or gather Stardust to power up your Pokémon, Season 10 of Pokémon GO—Rising Heroes—is rife with opportunities to test your mettle in the GO Battle League. The new Season kicks off with the Great League and Fantasy Cup: Ultra League Edition, and there’s plenty of excitement ahead with new cups, GO Battle Days, and new Pokémon attacks. The GO Battle League Timed Research Pass is once again available, which includes rewards such as Stardust, an Elite Fast TM, an Elite Charged TM, and more.

This Season features two GO Battle Days, during which the maximum number of daily sets increases from five to 20, for a total of 100 battles between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. local time. GO Battle Day: Palmer takes place on March 25, 2023, and features free, battle-themed Timed Research. Next up, GO Battle Day: Stardust will take place on May 14, 2023, and Trainers will have the opportunity to purchase battle-themed Timed Research for US$1.00 (or the equivalent pricing in your local currency). On both days, Trainers can enjoy quadruple Stardust from winning battles, excluding end-of-set rewards.

The new Season has brought new attacks to select Pokémon. Burst, breeze, and surf your way into battle with the following attacks, available to the Pokémon below for the first time in Pokémon GO.

• Exploud: Boomburst (Charged Attack) (Normal)

• Flygon: Boomburst (Charged Attack) (Normal)

• Kommo-o: Boomburst (Charged Attack) (Normal)

• Whimsicott: Fairy Wind (Fast Attack) (Fairy)

• Jellicent: Surf (Charged Attack) (Water)

Want to start prepping teams for the upcoming cups? Here’s the GO Battle League: Rising Heroes schedule, with each new cup switching at 12:00 p.m. PT on the dates listed.

• March 1 – March 8

  • Great League

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

  • Fantasy Cup: Ultra League Edition

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

    • Only Dragon-, Steel-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are eligible.

• March 8 – March 15

  • Great League

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

  • Color Cup: Great League Edition

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

    • Only Fire-, Water-, Grass-, and Electric-type Pokémon are eligible.

• March 15 – March 22

  • Ultra League

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

  • Psychic Cup: Great League Edition

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

    • Only Psychic-type Pokémon are eligible.

    • Mew is not allowed to compete.

• March 22 – March 29

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

  • Mountain Cup: Great League Edition

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

    • Only Ice-, Ground-, Rock-, and Steel-type Pokémon are eligible.

    • Swampert is not allowed to compete.

• March 29 – April 5

  • Master League

    • There is no CP limit to enter.

  • Little Cup

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

    • Only Pokémon that are able to evolve and have not evolved are eligible.

  • 3× Stardust for win rewards (excluding end of set rewards).

• April 5 – April 12

  • Master League

    • There is no CP limit to enter.

  • Spring Cup: Great League Edition

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

    • Only Water-, Grass-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are eligible.

    • Toxapex is not allowed to compete.

  • 3× Stardust for win rewards (excluding end of set rewards).

• April 12 – April 19

  • Great League

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

  • Ultra League

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

  • Master League

    • There is no CP limit to enter.

  • Evolution Cup: Great League Edition

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

    • Only Pokémon that have evolved at least once and can evolve again are eligible.

• April 19 – April 26

  • Great League

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

  • Weather Cup: Ultra League Edition

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

    • Only Fire-, Water-, Ice-, and Rock-type Pokémon are eligible.

• April 26 – May 3

  • Great League

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

  • Master Premier Cup

    • No CP limit.

    • Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts are not eligible.

• May 3 – May 10

  • Ultra League

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

  • Little Cup

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

    • Only Pokémon that are able to evolve and have not evolved are eligible.

• May 10 – May 17

  • Ultra League

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

  • Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition

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

    • Only Normal-, Fire-, Grass-, and Ground-type Pokémon are eligible.

• May 17 – May 24

  • Master League

    • There is no CP limit to enter.

  • Element Cup: Little Edition

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

    • Only Fire-, Water-, and Grass-type Pokémon are eligible.

  • 3× Stardust for win rewards (excluding end of set rewards).

• May 24 – June 1

  • Master League

    • There is no CP limit to enter.

  • Catch Cup: Rising Heroes Edition

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

    • Only Pokémon that have been caught during the Catch Cup are eligible.

    • Mythical Pokémon are not eligible.

  • 3× Stardust for win rewards (excluding end of set rewards).

Battle on, Trainers!

Looking for GO Battle League tips and strategy? Learn how to get started in GO Battle League, master Charged Attacks and Fast Attacks, and pick up some tips from the 2022 Pokémon GO World Championships. Once you’ve mastered those, take on advanced GO Battle League techniques!