GO Battle League: Memories in Motion Update

GO Battle League: Memories in Motion will start on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 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.
• The number of wins required to advance from Rank 19 to Rank 20 will revert to 20. All other rank-up requirements will remain the same.

GO Battle League: Memories in Motion Schedule

The following leagues will begin and end at 1:00 p.m. PST (GMT −8) on the dates listed below. Starting on March 10, they will end at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Date	Schedule
March 3rd, 2026 until March 10th, 2026	Great League Kanto Cup: Great League Edition
March 10th, 2026 until March 17th, 2026	Ultra League Spring Cup: Great League Edition
March 17th, 2026 until March 24th, 2026	Master League* Jungle Cup: Great League Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
March 24th, 2026 until March 31st, 2026	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
March 31st, 2026 until April 7th, 2026	Great League Electric Cup: Great League Edition
April 7th, 2026 until April 14th, 2026	Ultra League Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition
April 14th, 2026 until April 21st, 2026	Master Premier* Spring Cup: Great League Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
April 21st, 2026 until April 28th, 2026	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
April 28th, 2026 until May 5th, 2026	Great League Fantasy Cup: Great League Edition
May 5th, 2026 until May 12th, 2026	Ultra League Jungle Cup: Great League Edition
May 12th, 2026 until May 19th, 2026	Master League* Catch Cup: Memories in Motion: Great League Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
May 19th, 2026 until May 26th, 2026	Great League* Ultra League* Master League* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)
May 26th, 2026 until June 2nd, 2026	Great League* Ultra League* Master League: Mega Edition* *4× Stardust from win rewards (this does not include end-of-set rewards)

Memories in Motion GO Battle League Events Daily Discoveries: GO Battle Thursday

Thursdays between 12:00 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. local time

Starting with Memories in Motion, 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: Memories in Motion Rewards

Guaranteed Rank-Up Encounters - You can encounter the following Pokémon once per Season at the designated ranks.


Pidgeot
Pancham
Togetic
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.


Totodile
Marill
Pineco
Duskull
Rookidee
Furret
Lileep
Lapras
Togetic
Beldum
Morpeko
Galarian Weezing
Galarian Corsola
Honedge
Active Raid Boss in five-star raids
Jangmo-o
Frigibax
Dreepy

: 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: Memories in Motion 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 Blue from the games Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!

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

Cups

You can look forward to the following cups this Season.

Kanto Cup: Great League Edition: Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Only Pokémon with a Pokédex number between #001 and #151 are eligible.

Spring Cup: Great League Edition: Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Only Water-, Grass-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are eligible.

The following Pokémon will not be allowed: Jumpluff, Roserade, Toxapex

Jungle Cup: Great League Edition: Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Only Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Poison-, Ground-, Flying-, Bug-, and Dark-type Pokémon are eligible.

Electric Cup: Great League Edition: Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Only Electric-type Pokémon are eligible.

The following Pokémon will not be allowed: Stunfisk, Heliolisk, Charjabug, Vikavolt

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.

Catch Cup: Memories in Motion: Great League Edition: Pokémon must be at or below 1,500 CP to enter. Only Pokémon caught during the Memories in Motion Season are eligible.*

Pokémon must be caught between March 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. and June 2, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. local time.

Attack Changes

Low Kick - Trainer Battles: 4 → 5 power. Energy generation increased
Mud Shot - Trainer Battles: 4 → 3 power. Energy generation increased
Psycho Cut - Trainer Battles: 3 → 4 power
Waterfall - Trainer Battles: 12 → 11 power. Energy generation increased
Wing Attack - Energy generation increased
Drain Punch - Trainer Battles: 20 → 40 power
Heat Wave - Trainer Battles: 95 → 75 power. Energy cost decreased
Sand Tomb - Trainer Battles: 25 → 40 power
Twister - Trainer Battles: 45 → 70 power. Energy cost decreased
Volt Tackle - Energy cost decreased.
Bullet Punch - Trainer Battles: 8 → 7 power
Mud Slap - Trainer Battles: 12 → 11 power
Smack Down - Trainer Battles: 12 → 11 power
Mud Bomb - Trainer Battles: 60 → 65 power. Energy cost increased
Night Slash - The user’s attack increase has been lowered.
Rock Tomb - Trainer Battles: 80 → 75 power

Attack Availability Updates

Gliscor - Gliscor will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Acrobatics.
Moltres - Moltres will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Fly.
Scolipede - Scolipede will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Aqua Tail.
Volcanion - Volcanion will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scald.
Heracross - Heracross will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Fury Cutter.
Pidgeot - Pidgeot will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Heat Wave.
Zapdos - Zapdos will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Heat Wave.
Togetic - Togetic will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Heat Wave.
Camerupt - Camerupt will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Scorching Sands.
Rotom (Mow Forme) - Rotom will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Leaf Storm.
Articuno - Articuno will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Powder Snow.
Heracross - Heracross will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Tomb.
Camerupt - Camerupt will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Rock Tomb.
Marshadow - Marshadow will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Shadow Claw.
Wormadam (Plant Cloak) - Wormadam (Plant Cloak) will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Sucker Punch
Wormadam (Sandy Cloak) - Wormadam (Sandy Cloak) will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Sucker Punch
Wormadam (Trash Cloak) - Wormadam (Trash Cloak) will now be able to learn the Fast Attack Sucker Punch
Flygon - Flygon will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Twister.
Garchomp - Garchomp will now be able to learn the Charged Attack Twister.

Source: https://www.pokemongo.com/news/go-battle-league-memories-in-motion