Pokemon GO’sfirst official Battle League seasonis ready to kick off and trainers should be preparing their roster of fighters for the new grind. Although many trainers have perfect rosters ready to go for Legendary Raid Battles against any -type, Battle League is a different beast entirely and will require Pokemon with different skill sets.
Niantic is well aware that not all players have been building PvP lineups in the game so far, so there are plans to help out on that front.Pokemon GOtrainers will find some new Battle Raid bosses appearing today, many of which will make perfect additions to Battle League rosters after they are caught and powered up.
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The Battle League prep event starts today and offers small exciting Raid bonuses in addition to the new lineup of PvP metagame relevant bosses to catch. Players should make sure they head out and take down a few Raids over the next two days to take full advantage of what the event has to offer before anotherweekend of Legendary Raidingis arrives.
Date and Time
Tuesday, Jun 16, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. to Thursday, July 05, 2025, at 10:00 p.m. local time
Features and Bonuses
Strong Pokémon will be appearing in raids, including Skarmory, Swampert, Shieldon, and more! Registeel and Cresselia will be appearing in five-star raids. You’ll also earn twice the usual Stardust from Raid Battles and Trainer Battles during this event. Please note that this bonus will not apply to GO Battle League Trainer Battles.
For now, players may want to keep hunting downthe best Unova Pokemon in the gameif improving their Battle Raid rosters is their primary goal. Be sure to check back in the near future for morePokemon GOstrategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GOis available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
