Niantic has announced a new feature called Party Play which allows Pokémon GO to create a party of 4 people locally to take on challenges and raids as a group. The feature launches on October 17th, 2023.

YouTube Clip - Start the Party Everywhere You GO with Party Play!

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3xYmHZ9kzA

Play with Friends Using Pokémon GO’s Party Play Feature

Everything’s more fun with friends, including adventures in Pokémon GO. If you’ve ever wondered what it’d be like to swagger over to a Pokémon GO Gym with your besties at your side, then Pokémon GO’s Party Play is the adventure you’ve been waiting for. Launching October 17, 2023, Party Play lets you form or join a party with up to three of your friends to take on challenges and raids as a group. While part of a party, Trainers can see their friends’ avatars on their in-game map. And when battling in a raid together, Trainers can use Party Power to double the damage of their Charged Attacks. Party Challenges offer the group the chance to take on tasks—which can be focused on activities such as spinning PokéStops, battling in raids, and catching Pokémon—to earn awesome rewards. And when the fun is over, the party will receive a personalized visual recap of their accomplishments to share with the world.

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!

YouTube Clip - Pokémon GO | Party Play

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vyV74tkdEs

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

1. Work to complete Party Challenges as you play together!
2. After a party is formed, the party will receive a pop-up asking which Party Challenge they want to take on.
3. Party Challenges can be focused on spinning PokéStops, battling in raids, catching Pokémon, and more. What other challenges await your next party?
4. Completing Party Challenges get you in-game rewards!

Party Power

1. 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.
2. More party members means your Party Power charges faster!

Activity Summary

1. You can check your party’s progress and details via the Party tab of your Trainer profile.
2. Your party’s Activity Summary has the following categories: Pokémon, Throws, Adventure, Battle, and General.
3. 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?

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/partyplay