GO Battle League: Forever Forward Update

GO Battle League: Forever Forward will start on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

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.

GO Battle League: Forever Forward Schedule

The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) on the dates listed below.

Date	Schedule
June 2nd, 2026 until June 9th, 2026	Great League Pokémon North America International Championships 2026 Cup: Great League Edition
June 9th, 2026 until June 16th, 2026	Ultra League Pokémon North America International Championships 2026 Cup: Great League Edition
June 16th, 2026 until June 23rd, 2026	Master League* Sunshine Cup: Great League Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
June 23rd, 2026 until June 30th, 2026	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
June 30th, 2026 until July 7th, 2026	Great League Summer Cup: Great League Edition
July 7th, 2026 until July 14th, 2026	Ultra League Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition
July 14th, 2026 until July 21st, 2026	Master Premier* Retro Cup: Great League Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
July 21st, 2026 until July 28th, 2026	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
July 28th, 2026 until August 4th, 2026	Great League Master Premier* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
August 4th, 2026 until August 11th, 2026	Ultra League Weather Cup: Great League Edition
August 11th, 2026 until August 18th, 2026	Master League* Evolution Cup: Great League Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
August 18th, 2026 until August 25th, 2026	Great League* Scroll Cup: Great League Edition
August 25th, 2026 until September 1st, 2026	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
September 1st, 2026 until September 8th, 2026	Great League: Mega Edition* Ultra League: Mega Edition* Master League: Mega Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

Forever Forward GO Battle League Events

Daily Discoveries: GO Battle Thursday - Thursdays between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. local time

Continuing with Forever Forward, different days of the week will have a Daily Discovery experience associated with it each week.

• Up to 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 10—for a total of 50 battles.

GO Battle League: Forever Forward Rewards - Guaranteed Rank-Up Encounters

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


Gabite , Lucario , Honedge , Dreepy, Pikachu Libre

: If you’re lucky, you might find a Shiny one!

Standard Encounters

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


: 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: Forever Forward begins.

This Timed Research will keep track of your victories throughout the Season. The first research page will require catching Pokémon and will award encounters with Pokémon that will help Trainers build their GO Battle League team. Each subsequent research page will require 100 battles and 50 wins to complete, and doing so will award Stardust and items such as Rare Candy XL, an Elite Fast TM, and an Elite Charged TM. Keep at it throughout the Season to see how far you can get!

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: Forever Forward begins.

This Timed Research will keep track of your victories throughout the Season. The first research page will require catching Pokémon and will award encounters with Pokémon that will help Trainers build their GO Battle League team. Each subsequent research page will require 100 battles and 50 wins to complete, and doing so will award Stardust and items such as Rare Candy XL, an Elite Fast TM, and an Elite Charged TM. 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 Cynthia, the Pokémon Champion of the Sinnoh region.

• At Rank 10, you’ll receive shoes inspired by Cynthia.
• At Rank 15, you’ll receive a hair accessory inspired by Cynthia.
• At Rank 20, you’ll receive pants inspired by Cynthia.
• At Ace rank, you’ll receive a jacket inspired by Cynthia.
• At Legend rank, you’ll receive a pose inspired by Cynthia.

Cups

You can look forward to the following cups this Season.

Pokémon North America International Championships 2026 Cup: Great League Edition
June 2 – June 16

• Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter.
• Only Fairy-, Normal-, Psychic-, and Water-type Pokémon are eligible.
• Pokémon that are also Dark, Grass, or Steel type are not eligible.
• Shadow Pokémon are eligible.
• Mega-Evolved Pokemon are not eligible.

The following Pokémon are not allowed: Clefable, Wigglytuff, Poliwrath, Farfetch'd, Lickitung, Chansey, Furret, Chinchou, Lanturn, Lugia, Medicham, Claydol, Gastrodon (West Sea), Gastrodon (East Sea), Lickilicky, Rotom (Wash Rotom), Cresselia, Jellicent (Male), Jellicent (Female), Diggersby, Dedenne, Carbink, Toxapex, Araquanid, Oranguru, Golisopod, Greedent

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. The following Pokémon is not allowed: Charizard

Summer Cup: Great League Edition - Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Only Normal-, Fire-, Water-, Grass-, Electric-, and Bug-type Pokémon are eligible.

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.

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.

Master Premier - Mythical and Legendary Pokémon are not eligible.

Weather Cup: Great League Edition - Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Only Fire-, Water-, Ice-, and Rock-type Pokémon are eligible.

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 will be eligible.

Scroll Cup: Great League Edition - Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Only Water-, Fighting-, and Dark-type Pokémon are eligible. The following Pokémon is not allowed: Primarina

Attack Changes

Drill Run - Trainer Battles: 80 → 70 power. Energy cost decreased.
Flash Cannon - Energy cost decreased.
Hurricane - Energy cost decreased.
Dragon Ascent - Trainer Battles: 150 → 110 power. Energy cost decreased.
Earth Power - Energy cost decreased.
Gust - Energy generation increased.
Charm - Trainer Battles: 13 → 12 power.
Wrap - Trainer Battles: 60 → 70 power.
Energy Ball - Trainer Battles: 90 → 80 power. Energy cost decreased.
Silver Wind - Trainer Battles: 60 → 75 power.
Earthquake - Trainer Battles: 110 → 120 power.

Attack Availability Updates

Sliggoo - Sliggoo will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Dragon Breath.
Pidgeot - Pidgeot will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Twister.
Mantine - Mantine will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Twister.
Kecleon - Kecleon will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Thunder Punch.
Lopunny - Lopunny will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Thunder Punch.
Aromatisse - Aromatisse will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Fairy Wind.
Sylveon - Sylveon will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Fairy Wind.
Kecleon - Kecleon will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Dynamic Punch.
Melmetal - Melmetal will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Dynamic Punch.
Conkeldurr - Conkeldurr will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Force Palm.
Galarian Zapdos - Galarian Zapdos will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Low Kick.
Quaquaval - Quaquaval will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Low Kick.
Ledian - Ledian will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Acrobatics.
Lumineon - Lumineon will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Gust.
Swanna - Swanna will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Gust.
Seismitoad - Seismitoad will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Icy Wind.
Sliggoo - Sliggoo will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Body Slam.
Gigalith - Gigalith will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Lock-On.
Ledian - Ledian will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Rollout.
Starmie - Starmie will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Aqua Jet.
Kabutops - Kabutops will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Aqua Jet.
Swanna - Swanna will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Aqua Jet.
Kingdra - Kingdra will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Surf.
Xatu - Xatu will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.
Qwilfish - Qwilfish will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.
Lopunny - Lopunny will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.
Sylveon - Sylveon will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Shadow Ball.
Rhyperior - Rhyperior will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Drill Run.

Source: https://pokemongo.com/news/go-battle-league-forever-forward