GO Battle League: Season of Light Reward encounters

With the start of season 12 in Pokemon GO, comes the start of another season of battle league
GO battle league: season of light starts on Thursday 1st September 2022 at 1pm PDT. It will last right up until the end of the season on December 1st
At the beginning of the season the following occurs
- End-of-season rewards will be available from last season
- Your GO battle league rank will reset
- Rank up requirements will remain the same as the previous season
This article will lay out the rewards available for the season 12 in the battle league
This season featured a large shake up of the meta and a vast pool of move changes. For a breakdown of all the move changes check that article out here
For a breakdown of the schedule of this season’s battle league find that here
Rewards available in the Battle League this season
Following the pattern from previous GO battle league seasons, this season will feature fixed rewards for achieving certain levels and a bunch of standard encounters when you achieve certain levels
Additionally you will get certain rewards both in game items and avatar items for reaching a certain rank in the battle league
Here is a breakdown of all the rewards available and how to get them
Guaranteed rank up rewards
- Level 1 – Pinsir (shiny chance)
- Level 6 – Meinfoo
- 2000 Elo (ace rank) – Axew (shiny chance)
- 2500 Elo (veteran rank) – Noibat
- 2750 Elo (expert rank) – Goomy
- 3000 Elo (legend) – Pikachu Libra (shiny available)

Standard encounters
Here are the standard encounters available this season. Note once you hit a certain level you can encounter all Pokemon previously encountered plus the new ones you unlock
Rank 1
- Poliwag (shiny available)
- Wingull (shiny available)
- Meditite (shiny available)
- Woobat (shiny available)
- Litwick
Rank 6
- Skarmory (shiny available)
- Frillish
- Meinfoo
Rank 11
- Onix (shiny available)
- Lickitung (shiny available)
- Hitmontop (shiny available)
- Ralts (shiny available)
- Phantump
Rank 16
- Espeon
- Umbreon
- Miltank (shiny available)
Rank 20
- Current 5* raid boss
2000 Elo
- Axew (shiny available)
2500 Elo
- Noibat
2750 Elo
- Goomy

GO Battle League Timed research pass
A free timed research pass will be available from the in-game shop. Acquiring this pass will give season long timed research that tracks your wins throughout the season.
Stardust will be the primary research for completing tasks and each page of tasks required 100 wins. Rewards such as an Elite Fast TM will be available for 400 wins and an Elite Charged TM for 500 wins

Avatar Items
Trainers who research level 3 will be rewarded with Pikachu Libra avatar items
Further avatar items will be available themed around Guzma the leader of team skull in Pokemon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. These items are
- Ace rank – Watch and Bracelet
- Veteran rank – Pants
- Expert rank – Glasses
- Legend rank – Shirt and Pose
In addition once you reach rank 19, you’ll receive an Elite Charged TM as a reward, and then at the end of season rewards you’ll also receive an Elite Fast TM

That is all the rewards available in the GO battle league: Season of Light. How many will you collect?