Pokémon GO Battle League: Dual Destiny Update

Trainers,
GO Battle League: Dual Destiny is almost here!

GO Battle League: Dual Destiny

GO Battle League: Dual Destiny will start on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 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: Dual Destiny Schedule

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

Date	Schedule
December 3rd, 2024 until December 10th, 2024	Great League Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition
December 10th, 2024 until December 17th, 2024	Ultra League Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition
December 17th, 2024 until December 24th, 2024	Master League* Holiday Cup: Little Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
December 24th, 2024 until December 31st, 2024	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
December 31st, 2024 until January 7th, 2025	Great League Holiday Cup: Little Edition
January 7th, 2025 until January 14th, 2025	Ultra League Color Cup: Great League Edition
January 14th, 2025 until January 21st, 2025	Master League* Color Cup: Great League Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
January 21st, 2025 until January 28th, 2025	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
January 28th, 2025 until February 4th, 2025	Great League Jungle Cup: Little Edition
February 4th, 2025 until February 11th, 2025	Ultra League Love Cup: Great League Edition
February 11th, 2025 until February 18th, 2025	Master League Love Cup: Great League Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
February 18th, 2025 until February 25th, 2025	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
February 25th, 2025 until March 4th, 2025	Great League* Master League: Mega Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

Dual Destiny GO Battle League Events GO Battle Week: Dual Destiny

Tuesday, January 21, at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. local time

Bonuses

• 4× Stardust from win rewards. (This does not include end-of-set rewards.)
• The maximum number of sets you can play per day will increase 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 shoes for your avatar inspired by Grimsley.
• Pokémon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP.

GO Battle League: Dual Destiny Rewards

Guaranteed rank-up encounters - You can encounter the following Pokémon once per Season at the designated ranks.


Scraggy
Sandile
Jangmo-o
Deino
Frigibax
Pikachu Libre

: If you’re lucky, you might find a Shiny one!
Ace Rank
Veteran Rank
Expert Rank
Legend Rank

Standard Encounters

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


Clefairy
Machop
Mienfoo
Bunnelby
Fletchling
Frillish
Togedemaru
Teddiursa
Galarian Stunfisk
Phantump
Cetoddle
Totodile
Totodile
Pancham
Active Raid Boss in five-star raids
Jangmo-o
Deino
Frigibax

: If you’re lucky, you might find a Shiny one!
: The Pokémon or Ultra Beasts currently appearing in five-star raids can appear 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: Dual Destiny 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 award Stardust and items such as Rare Candy XL, an Elite Fast TM (at 400 wins), and an Elite Charged TM (at 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 Grimsley, a member of the Unova Elite Four, from the Pokémon Black and Pokémon White video games!

• At Ace rank, you’ll receive shoes inspired by Grimsley.
• At Veteran rank, you’ll receive pants inspired by Grimsley.
• At Expert rank, you’ll receive a top inspired by Grimsley.
• At Legend rank, you’ll receive a pose inspired by Grimsley.

Cups

You can look forward to the following cups this Season.

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.
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.
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.
Jungle Cup: Little Edition - Pokémon must be at or below 500 CP to enter. Only Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Poison-, Ground-, Flying-, Bug-, and Dark-type Pokémon are eligible.
The following Pokémon will not be allowed: Gligar, Galarian Stunfisk
Love Cup: Great League Edition -Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. OOnly red- or pink-colored Pokémon are eligible.
Master League: Mega Edition - No CP limit. Mega-Evolved Pokémon are allowed.

Updates to the Combat System

The switch timer in the GO Battle League will continue to be 50 seconds. This change will also continue to affect Trainer Battles against friends, Team GO Rocket battles, and team leader battles.

Attack Changes

Fire Fang - Energy generation increased
Ice Fang - Energy generation increased
Thunder Fang - Energy generation increased
Bulldoze - Trainer Battles: 80 → 45 power. Energy cost decreased. Chance to decrease the opponent’s Defense by one stage.
Fire Punch - Trainer Battles: 55 → 60 power
Ice Punch - Trainer Battles: 55 → 60 power
Thunder Punch - Trainer Battles: 55 → 60 power
Thunder Shock - Trainer Battles: 3 → 4 power
Rage Fist - Energy cost increased

Attack Availability Updates

Dragalge - Dragalge will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Focus Blast.
Bibarel - Bibarel will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Rollout.
Gliscor - Gliscor will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Sand Attack.
Starmie - Starmie will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Psywave.
Starmie - Starmie will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Surf.

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/go-battle-league-dual-destiny/