Party Play New Feature

Update

Starts:
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, at  9:00 AM Local Time
Ends:
None

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!




Features

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!


How to Host a Party

  1. Open Pokémon GO and navigate to your Trainer profile.
  2. Tap the new Party tab.
  3. Tap Create.
  4. You’ll be given a numerical code or QR code that you can share with up to three nearby Trainers.
  5. Tap Start and let the party begin!


Join a Party

  1. Open Pokémon GO and navigate to your Trainer profile.
  2. Tap the new Party tab.
  3. Tap Join Party. You will be prompted to either scan the host’s QR code or manually enter a numerical code.
  4. 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?


Additional Information

  • A Party Session is currently limited to 1 hour but you can start a new Party after it ends.

Research

Party Challenges

Here are the available Party Challenge that have been reported. Party Challenges are chosen by the Host and all Trainers can contribute progress to it. All Trainers will earn the reward for completing the Party Challenge.

  • Catch 25 Pokemon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×200
    Stardust ×200
    ×6
    Poké Ball ×6
    ×2
    Pinap Berry ×2
  • Catch 20 different species of Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×500
    Stardust ×500
    ×3
    Ultra Ball ×3
    ×1
    Max Revive ×1
    +1
    ×1
    Max Potion ×1
  • Catch 14 Pokémon with Weather Boost
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×200
    Stardust ×200
    ×5
    Great Ball ×5
    ×2
    Revive ×2
    +1
    ×2
    Hyper Potion ×2
  • Use 20 Berries to help catch Pokémon
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×500
    Stardust ×500
    ×6
    Poké Ball ×6
    ×3
    Razz Berry ×3
    +1
    ×2
    Pinap Berry ×2
  • Make 25 Nice Throws
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×200
    Stardust ×200
    ×6
    Poké Ball ×6
    ×3
    Razz Berry ×3
    +1
    ×2
    Pinap Berry ×2
  • Make 30 Great Throws
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×200
    Stardust ×200
    ×5
    Great Ball ×5
    ×2
    Hyper Potion ×2
  • Make 20 Excellent Throws
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×500
    Stardust ×500
    ×3
    Ultra Ball ×3
    ×1
    Max Potion ×1
    +1
    ×1
    Max Revive ×1
  • Win 2 raids
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×10
    Charizard Mega Energy ×10
    ×10
    Blastoise Mega Energy ×10
    ×10
    Beedrill Mega Energy ×10
    +1
    ×10
    Pidgeot Mega Energy ×10
  • Walk 3 km
    POSSIBLE REWARDS
    ×500
    Stardust ×500
    ×6
    Poké Ball ×6
    ×3
    Razz Berry ×3
    +1
    ×2
    Pinap Berry ×2
  • Spin 20 PokéStops or Gyms
    REWARD
    ×3
    Razz Berry ×3

Welcome Party

Event-exclusive Special Research

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?

STEP
1
Welcome Party (1/4)
Complete 10 Party Challenges Chansey
Catch 10 Normal-type Pokémon while in a Party
×2000
2000 XP

REWARDS

Eevee
×2000
Eevee T‑shirt
STEP
2
Welcome Party (2/4)
Complete 30 Party Challenges Lapras
Catch 15 Water-type Pokémon while in a Party
×3000
3000 XP

REWARDS

Vaporeon
×3000
Vaporeon T‑shirt
STEP
3
Welcome Party (3/4)
Complete 30 Party Challenges Alolan Raichu
Catch 15 Electric-type Pokémon while in a Party
×3000
3000 XP

REWARDS

Jolteon
×3000
Jolteon T‑shirt
STEP
4
Welcome Party (4/4)
Complete 30 Party Challenges Alolan Marowak
Catch 15 Fire-type Pokémon while in a Party
×3000
3000 XP

REWARDS

Flareon
×3000
Flareon T‑shirt

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