Pokemon GO Battle League Max Out Encounters & Rewards

The Pokémon GO Dual Destiny season brings exciting updates to the GO Battle League, including rank resets, fresh rewards, and new Pokémon encounters. This guide details all the Dual Destiny encounters and rewards available.

Dual Destiny Season Start Date:

The Dual Destiny season commences on December 3rd, 2024, and concludes on March 4th, 2025. Rank resets in the GO Battle League occur at the season's start, offering a chance to climb the ranks and earn season-exclusive rewards.

Guaranteed Rank-Up Encounters:

Reaching specific ranks guarantees an encounter with a particular Pokémon. These are one-time encounters upon reaching the designated rank.

GO Battle League Rank	Guaranteed Pokémon Encounter
Rank 1	Scraggy
Rank 6	Sandile
Ace Rank	Jangmo-o
Veteran Rank	Deino
Expert Rank	Frigibax
Legend Rank	Pikachu Libre

All guaranteed encounters, except Frigibax, have a chance to be Shiny.

Standard Encounters:

Unlike guaranteed encounters, standard encounters offer repeated chances to catch featured Pokémon at various ranks throughout the season.

GO Battle League Rank	Pokémon Encounter
Rank 1	Machop, Clefairy, Mienfoo, Bunnelby, Fletchling
Rank 6	Frillish, Togedemaru
Rank 11	Teddiursa, Galarian Stunfisk, Phantump, Cetoddle
Rank 16	Hisuian Sneasel, Pancham, Totodile
Rank 20	Currently Active 5-Star Raid Boss
Ace Rank	Jangmo-o
Veteran Rank	Deino
Expert Rank	Frigibax

Most standard encounter Pokémon can be Shiny, except for Cetoddle and Frigibax.

GO Battle Week Bonuses (January 21st - 26th, 2025):

• 4x Stardust for win rewards.
• Increased battle limit (up to 20 battles daily).
• Battle-themed Timed Research with various rewards.
• Improved stat ranges for reward encounter Pokémon.

Avatar Item Rewards:

This concludes the overview of Dual Destiny encounters and rewards in the Pokémon GO Battle League. Pokémon GO is available on mobile devices. (Article updated 12/4/2024)