All Pokemon GO Battle League Precious Paths balance updates (Season 25)

Pokemon GO Battle League Precious Paths balance updates were announced on November 25, 2025. This is the 25th season of the GBL and will last from 1 pm PST on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, until 1 pm PST on March 3, 2025. Winter staples like the Holiday Cup and Love Cup are back, and so is the Championship Series Cup.

The Pokemon GO Battle League Precious Paths balance updates contain a bunch of buffs and nerfs to existing moves, besides adding attacks to creatures already in the game. This article covers it all.

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All Pokemon GO Battle League Precious Paths attack buffs and nerfs

Powder Snow

• Trainer Battles: 5 → 6 power

Icicle Spear

• Trainer Battles: 65 → 70 power

Geomancy

• Trainer Battles: 4 → 8 power

Shadow Ball

• Energy cost decreased

Shadow Sneak

• Energy cost increased

Foul Play

• Trainer Battles: 60 → 65 power

Oblivion Wing

• Guaranteed chance to increase the user’s defense.

Brick Break

• Trainer Battles: 40 → 50 power

Meteor Mash

• Energy cost decreased

Vice Grip

• Trainer Battles: 40 → 70 power

Dragon Energy

• Trainer Battles: 100 → 90 power

Spacial Rend

• Energy cost increased

Parabolic Charge

• Energy cost increased

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All Pokemon GO Battle League Precious Paths attack availability changes

The following Pokemon get access to the corresponding moves:

Ursaluna

• Smack Down (Fast Attack)
• Play Rough (Charged Attack)

Gogoat

• Rock Slide (Charged Attack)

Dhelmise

• Brutal Swing (Charged Attack)

Tentacruel

• Payback (Charged Attack)

Houndstone

• Play Rough (Charged Attack)

Doublade

• Shadow Claw (Fast Attack)
• Sacred Sword (Charged Attack)

Ludicolo

• Astonish (Fast Attack)
• Weather Ball - Water (Charged Attack)

Hisuian Samurott

• Sacred Sword (Charged Attack)

Kartana

• Sacred Sword (Charged Attack)
• Fury Cutter (Fast Attack)

Cetitan

• Superpower (Charged Attack)
• Icicle Spear (Charged Attack)

Blaziken

• Ember (Fast Attack)
• Aura Sphere (Charged Attack)

Regidrago

• Vice Grip (Charged Attack)

Dudansparce

• Dragon Tail (Fast Attack)

Milotic

• Aqua Tail (Charged Attack)

Lumineon

• Aqua Tail (Charged Attack)

Bronzong

• Weather Ball - Water (Charged Attack)

Suicune

• Water Gun (Fast Attack)

Hydreigon

• Fly (Charged Attack)

Glalie

• Powder Snow (Fast Attack)

Lunatone

• Weather Ball - Ice (Charged Attack)

Kyogre

• Avalanche (Charged Attack)

Aerodactyl

• Dragon Breath (Fast Attack)

Tyranitar

• Dragon Breath (Fast Attack)

Lucario

• Meteor Mash (Charged Attack)

Dachsbun

• Fire Fang (Fast Attack)

Solrock

• Weather Ball - Fire (Charged Attack)

Gourgeist

• Incinerate (Fast Attack)

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