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Party Everywhere You GO with Party Play!
Ready for a new way to play Pokémon GO with your friends? Party Play has got you covered. With Party Play, Trainers can play and complete challenges together—all in one shared in-game experience.
Party Play lets four total Trainers—level 15 and above—adventure as a party together. You’ll even get to see your friends’ avatars on your in-game map! Whether you’re looking to represent your team, take on new challenges, or capture memories while catching Pokémon, Party Play makes it possible.
Get the party started in Pokémon GO today!
Featured Highlights
Join the Party
Dive into a shared Pokémon GO experience together.
Share Your Success
Use your Trainer profile’s new Party tab to see what’s going on with your party at any time, then share post-party highlights for all to see!
Team Up for Party Challenges
Work together to complete Party Challenges!
Embrace the Power of Party
When battling in a raid with their party, Trainers can activate a new bonus—Party Power—that doubles the damage of Charged Attacks!
Party Play 101
What else is there to know about Party Play?
How to Host a Party
- Open Pokémon GO and navigate to your Trainer profile.
- Tap the new Party tab.
- Tap Create.
- You’ll be given a numerical code or QR code that you can share with up to three nearby Trainers.
- Tap Start and let the party begin!
Join a Party
- Open Pokémon GO and navigate to your Trainer profile.
- Tap the new Party tab.
- Tap Join Party. You will be prompted to either scan the host’s QR code or manually enter a numerical code.
- Wait for the host to start the party! Once the party begins, you’ll be returned to the map.
Party Challenges
- Work to complete Party Challenges as you play together!
- After a party is formed, the party will receive a pop-up asking which Party Challenge they want to take on.
- Party Challenges can be focused on spinning PokéStops, battling in raids, catching Pokémon, and more. What other challenges await your next party?
- Completing Party Challenges get you in-game rewards!
Party Power
- When challenging a raid with your party, a new bonus will be available: Party Power. Party Power doubles the damage of your next Charged Attack and charges with every Fast Attack.
- More party members means your Party Power charges faster!
Activity Summary
- You can check your party’s progress and details via the Party tab of your Trainer profile.
- Your party’s Activity Summary has the following categories: Pokémon, Throws, Adventure, Battle, and General.
- Bookmark your favorite activities to quickly view them via the Favorite section of your Activity Summary.
Exclusive Eevee-themed T-shirts for you and your party!
In the new Special Research, Welcome Party, Trainers can get exclusive Eevee-themed T-shirts. Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon—can you and your party collect all four?
Learn More
Watch our tutorial for a deeper look at Party Play or check out our Help Center article! You can also view the in-game tutorial by tapping the question mark icon in your Trainer profile’s Party tab.
Squad Up for Spooky Season!
Pokémon GO’s Halloween party is everywhere you and your friends are playing, so why not celebrate with a party? The festive fun ends Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 8:00 p.m. local time!
Post Your Party
Once the party’s over, you’ll get a personalized visual recap of what you accomplished, complete with you and your friends’ avatars on full display! Don’t forget to share your favorite Party Play moments with us using the hashtags.
#GOPartyPlay #GOStartTheParty