Pokémon Go is getting online multiplayer battles early next year

Starting in early 2020, Niantic will let Pokémon Go players compete against each other online in a new Go Battle League for the mobile game. Niantic says the league will let you battle players from around the globe using a matchmaking system, and that it will feature ranks that you’ll have to rise up through.
This won’t be the first time Pokémon Go has let you battle other players, but the current Trainer Battles feature is much more limited in scope. Unless you’v