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Pokémon Go Battle League Season 2 delayed until May 11

Technical difficulties have delayed Pokémon Go's next competitive Battle League season.
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Published: May 5, 2020 01:15 pm

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Initially, the next season of Pokémon Go’s competitive Battle League was set to start on May 1. However, after discovering a technical issue, developer Niantic is pushing the release of Season 2 until May 11 to work out the bug.

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Because of this delay, those who participated in the first season of the Battle League won’t be able to receive their end of the season rewards until this point. Any rank rewards available for those who qualified, such as those who reached trainer rank 7 for their Elite Fast and Charged TMs, won’t receive them until the new release date.

Season 2 of the Battle League comes with handful of new rewards, such as trainers being able to encounter Stunfisk at trainer rank 4 as a random encounter, or Rufflet at rank 8 and above. Other rewards are remaining the same, like the Libre Pikachu encounter for trainers who hold rank 10 at the end of the season.

A new mode called the Premier Cup is also releasing in Season 2. The Premier Cup is a new game mode that releases alongside the Master League, with all of the same rules for players to bring out their most powerful Pokémon. However, the major difference is trainers are prohibited from using any legendary or mythical Pokémon in this game mode.

The following updates to popular Pokémon moves are also releasing when Season 2 arrives:

  • Drill Run: Its energy requirement has been reduced.
  • Moonblast: Its energy requirement and damage have both been reduced, and it now has a chance to lower the opponent’s Attack stat.
  • Wild Charge: Its energy requirement has been reduced, its damage has been increased, and will now sharply lower the user’s Defense stat.
  • Palkia and Aqua Tail: Aqua Tail gives Palkia a powerful Water-type Charged Attack that charges quickly, helping Palkia stand out from the other Legendary Dragon types in the Master League and making Protect Shield decisions tougher for opponents.

The Pokémon Go Battle League Season 2 arrives on May 11 and Season 3 starts on July 13. Here is the new schedule:

  • The Great League: May 11 to June 1
  • The Ultra League: June 1 to June 22
  • The Master League and The Premier Cup: June 22 to July 6
  • Battle League Season 3 begins: July 13
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Zack Palm is the Senior Writer of Gamepur and has spent over five years covering video games, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Oregon State University. He spends his free time biking, running tabletop campaigns, and listening to heavy metal. His primary game beats are Pokémon Go, Destiny 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and any newly released title, and he finds it difficult to pull away from any Star Wars game.