Season 28

Details



Series Date


September 8th 2026 - December 2nd 2026

Ruleset


League Format:
Great League: Mega Edition, Ultra League: Mega Edition and Master League: Mega Edition run from September 8th through 15th
Great League, Ultra League: Mega Edition and Willpower Cup run from September 15th through 22nd
Ultra League, Master League: Mega Edition and Retro Cup will run from September 22nd through September 29th
Master League and Mega Color Cup run from September 29th through October 6th
Great League: Mega Edition, Ultra League: Mega Edition and Master League: Mega Edition run from October 6th through 13th
Great League, Ultra League: Mega Edition and Little Cup run from October 13th through 20th
Ultra League, Master League: Mega Edition and Fantasy League run from October 20th through 27th
Master League and Mega Halloween Cup run October 27th through November 3rd
Great League: Mega Edition, Ultra League: Mega Edition and Master League: Mega Edition run from November 3rd through 10th
Great League, Ultra League: Mega Edition and 2026 GO LAIC Cup run from November 10th through 17th
Ultra League, Master League: Mega Edition and 2026 GO LAIC Cup run from November 17th through 24th
Master League and Mega Catch Cup run from November 25th through December 1stnd
Willpower Cup
Only Fighting, Psychic or Dark-type Pokémon eligible
Gardvoir, Zorua & Zoroark banned

Retro Cup
Dark, Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon are not eligible

Mega Color Cup
Grass, Fire, Water and Electric-type Pokémon are eligible

Little Cup
Pokémon must be at 500CP or lower
Pokémon have to be able to evolve and have not evolved

Fantasy Cup
Dragon, Steel and Fairy-type Pokémon eligible

Mega Halloween Cup
Only Bug, Poison, Ghost, Dark and Fairy-type Pokémon eligible

2026 GO LAIC Cup Fire-, Dark-, Steel-, and Fairy-type Pokémon are not eligible
Legendary, Mythical and Ultra Beasts not eligible
Chansey, Snorlax, Furret, Wobbuffet, Galarian Corsola, Kingdra, medicham, Altaria, Dusclops, Jellicent, Araquanid, Oranguru, Annihilape & Clodsire are not allowed

Mega Catch Cup
Only Pokémon caught in Twilight Trails are eligible
Mythical Pokémon are not Eligible

This season was the twenty-eighth full season and featured a focus on Ryme while tying in with the Season Twilight Trails. It featured the entire first running the new battle system and included Mega Evolutions throughout the season

 Season 28

Rank Unlocks

Rank Unlock Method
Rank 1 Start
Rank 2 5 more battles
Rank 3 5 more battles
Rank 4 5 more battles
Rank 5 5 more battles
Rank 6 5 more battles
Rank 7 1 more win
Rank 8 1 more win
Rank 9 1 more win
Rank 10 1 more win
Rank 11 5 more battles
Rank 12 5 more wins
Rank 13 6 more wins
Rank 14 7 more wins
Rank 15 8 more wins
Rank 16 5 more battles
Rank 17 10 more wins
Rank 18 15 more wins
Rank 19 20 more wins
Rank 20 25 more wins
Rank 21 Reach a Rating of 2000+
Rank 22 Reach a Rating of 2500+
Rank 23 Reach a Rating of 3000+

Rewards

Rank 1 Rewards
First Time Encounter Reward
Picture Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move
Toxtricity Toxtricity Standard Standard
Standard Premium
Stardust 300 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 600 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 900 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Swablu Inkay Mareanie


Rank 2 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 330 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 660 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1000 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Swablu Inkay Mareanie


Rank 3 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 330 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 660 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1000 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Swablu Inkay Mareanie


Rank 4 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 370 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 740 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1100 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Swablu Inkay Mareanie


Rank 5 Rewards
Standard Premium
Item 1 * Item
Item 1 * Item
Item 1 * Item
Item 1 * Item
Item 1 * Item
Item 1 * Item
Item 1 * Item
Item 1 * Item
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Swablu Inkay Mareanie


Rank 6 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 400 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 800 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1200 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Swablu Audino Inkay Mareanie


Rank 7 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 430 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 860 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1300 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Swablu Audino Inkay Mareanie


Rank 8 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 430 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 860 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1300 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Swablu Audino Inkay Mareanie


Rank 9 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 470 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 940 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1400 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Swablu Audino Inkay Mareanie


Rank 10 Rewards
Standard Premium
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Swablu Audino Inkay Mareanie


Rank 11 Rewards
Standard Premium
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Inkay Mareanie


Rank 12 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 530 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1060 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1600 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Inkay Mareanie


Rank 13 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 570 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1140 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1700 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Inkay Mareanie


Rank 14 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 600 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1200 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 1800 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Inkay Mareanie


Rank 15 Rewards
Standard Premium
Rare Candy 1 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 1 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 1 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 1 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 1 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 2 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 2 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 2 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 2 * Rare Candy
Rare Candy 2 * Rare Candy
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Inkay Mareanie


Rank 16 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 700 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1400 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 2100 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Honedge Inkay Mareanie Mimikyu Cramorant Morpeko


Rank 17 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 730 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1460 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 2200 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Honedge Inkay Mareanie Mimikyu Cramorant Morpeko


Rank 18 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 770 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1540 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 2300 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Honedge Inkay Mareanie Mimikyu Cramorant Morpeko


Rank 19 Rewards
Standard Premium
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Honedge Inkay Mareanie Mimikyu Cramorant Morpeko


Rank 20 Rewards
Standard Premium
Stardust 870 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1740 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 2600 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Honedge Inkay Mareanie Mimikyu Cramorant Morpeko Current Legendary Raid Boss


Rank 21 Rewards
First Time Encounter Reward
Picture Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move
Dondozo Dondozo Standard Standard
Standard Premium
Stardust 900 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1800 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 2700 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Honedge Inkay Mareanie Mimikyu Cramorant Morpeko Current Legendary Raid Boss


Rank 22 Rewards
First Time Encounter Reward
Picture Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move
Kingdra Kingdra Standard Standard
Standard Premium
Stardust 900 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1800 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 2700 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Honedge Inkay Mareanie Mimikyu Cramorant Morpeko Current Legendary Raid Boss


Rank 23 Rewards
First Time Encounter Reward
Picture Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move
Duraludon Duraludon Standard Standard
Standard Premium
Stardust 900 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Rare Candy 3 * Rare Candy
Stardust 1800 * Stardust
Item 1 * Item
Stardust 2700 * Stardust
Rare Candy 6 * Rare Candy
Charged TM 5 * Charged TM
Possible Encounters
Vulpix Bellsprout Voltorb Snorlax Dratini Swablu Beldum Audino Frillish Honedge Inkay Mareanie Mimikyu Cramorant Morpeko Current Legendary Raid Boss