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Full schedule and details for the GO Battle League: Precious Paths, commencing next Tuesday December 2nd in Pokémon GO

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The full schedule and details for the upcoming Precious Paths season for the GO Battle League in Pokémon GO have been released ahead of the start of the new season, which begins next Tuesday December 2nd, at 1:00pm (PST).

As usual, the following will occur at the beginning of the season:
  • End-of-season rewards will be available for Trainers on the battle screen.
  • Trainers' GO Battle League ranks will be reset.
  • Rank-up requirements will remain the same as in the previous season
Combat System Changes
For this season, the switch timer in the GO Battle League will remain at 45 seconds, maintaining the experimental change from the Tales of Transformation season. In addition to the GO Battle League, this switch timer will impact Trainer Battles against friends, Team GO Rocket battles, and team leader battles.

This experimental change will continue to be evaluated for play in the next and subsequent seasons.

League Schedule
The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00pm (PST), on the dates listed below:
  • December 3rd to 10th
    • Great League *
    • Ultra League *
    • Master League *
  • December 10th to 17th
    • Ultra League
    • Scroll Cup: Great League Edition
  • December 17th to 24th
    • Master League: Mega Edition *
    • Holiday Cup: Great League Edition *
  • December 24th to 31st
    • Great League
    • Holiday Cup: Ultra League Edition *
  • December 31st to January 7th
    • Great League *
    • Ultra League *
    • Master League *
  • January 7th to 14th
    • Ultra League
    • Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition
  • January 14th to 21st
    • Master Premier *
    • Retro Cup: Great League Edition *
  • January 21st to January 28th
    • Great League
    • Ultra Premier
  • January 28th to February 4th
    • Great League *
    • Ultra League *
    • Master League *
  • February 4th to 11th
    • Ultra League
    • 2026 Championship Series Cup
  • February 11th to 18th
    • Master League *
    • 2026 Championship Series Cup *
  • February 18th to 25th
    • Great League
    • Love Cup: Great League Edition *
  • February 25th to March 4th
    • Great League *
    • Ultra League *
    • Master League: Mega Edition *
Trainers will receive a bonus 4× Stardust from win rewards (not including end of set rewards) for leagues and cups marked with a * in the above list.

Cup Details
Cup NameEntry Restrictions
Great LeaguePokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
Ultra League
Ultra Premier		Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter.
Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts are not eligible for Ultra Premier.
Master League
Master League: Mega Edition
Master Premier		All Pokémon are eligible to enter, regardless of CP.
Mega-Evolved Pokémon are allowed to enter the Mega Edition only.
Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts are not eligible for Master Premier.
Scroll Cup: Great League EditionWater-, Fighting-, and Dark-type Pokémon are eligible to enter, with the exception of Primarina.
Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter the Great League Edition.
Holiday Cup: Great League Edition
Holiday Cup: Ultra League Edition		All Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Ice-, Flying-, and Ghost-type Pokémon are eligible to enter.
Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter the Great League Edition.
Pokémon must be at or below 2,500 CP to enter the Ultra League Edition
Sunshine Cup: Great League EditionNormal-, Fire-, Grass-, and Ground-type Pokémon are eligible to enter, with the exception of Charizard
Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter the Great League Edition.
Retro Cup: Great League EditionDark-, Steel-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are NOT eligible to enter.
Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter the Great League Edition.
2026 Championship Series CupBug-, Dark-, Normal-, and Dragon-type Pokémon are eligible to enter, with the exception of Wigglytuff, Chansey, Crustle, Diggersby, Ribombee, Araquanid, Turtonator, Morgrem, and Morpeko.
Fighting-, Flying-, and Steel-type Pokémon, as well as Legendary Pokémon, Mythical Pokémon, Mega Pokémon, and Ultra Beasts, are not eligible for the 2026 Championship Series Cup.
Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
Love Cup: Great League EditionRed- and Pink-colored Pokémon are eligible to enter.
Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter the Great League Edition.

GO Battle Week: Precious Paths
A short GO Battle Week will be held from Thursday December 4th at midnight local time, through to Monday December 8th at 11:59pm local time, overlapping with the simultaneous run of the Great League, Ultra League, and Master League.

During this event, the following bonuses will be active:
  • Trainers will receive 4× Stardust from win rewards (separate to the end-of-set rewards)
  • The maximum number of sets Trainers can play per day will be increased from five to 20 - for a total of 100 battles - from 12:00am to 11:59pm local time.
  • Pokémon encountered via GO Battle League rewards will have a wider variance of Attack, Defense, and HP than would typically be seen.
  • Trainers can use a Charged TM to help a Shadow Pokémon forget the Charged Attack Frustration.
GO Battle Weekend Timed Research
Free battle-themed Timed Research will be available over this Battle Weekend. Completing the free Timed Research will award Trainers with the Grusha-style shoes avatar item, among other rewards.

GO Battle League: Precious Paths Rewards
Guaranteed rank-up encounters
Trainers can encounter the following Pokémon once per season at the designated ranks:
Standard Encounters
Trainers can encounter the following Pokémon in reward encounters throughout the season on completing a set of 5 battles:
Avatar Items
At certain ranks, Trainers will also be able to earn avatar items and a pose inspired by Grusha, the Gym Leader of Glaseado Gym in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
  • Rank 17: Grusha-style Shoes
  • Rank 18: Grusha-style Pants
  • Rank 19: Grusha-style Top
  • Rank 20: Grusha-style Pose
GO Battle League Timed Research Pass
A pass to access free battle-themed Timed Research will available to claim from the in-game shop from the start of the season. This Timed Research will keep track of Trainer's victories throughout the season, with each page requiring 100 battles and 50 wins to complete. Completing a page will award an amount of Stardust and items such as Rare Candy XL, with additional rewards including an Elite Fast TM, and an Elite Charged TM.

Attack Updates
Attack Changes
The following changes will go live in-game from the beginning of this season.

Charged Attacks
Fast Attacks
Attack Availability Updates
The following additional attacks will now be able to be learned by the listed Pokémon:

Charged Attacks
Fast Attacks
 
Sources
pokemongo.com

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