Pokemon Go has officially unveiled Party Play, a new feature that gives enhancements to the cooperative play experience.
On October 11, 2023, the official Pokemon Go Twitter/X account released a teaser image showing four trainer silhouettes with the hashtag GOStartTheParty.
This teaser led many to believe that the rumored co-op feature would finally be revealed in the coming days.
Now, Niantic has officially revealed that Party Play for Pokemon Go, which is will feature enhanced co-op features for trainers who want to play the mobile game together.
Pokemon Go unveils Party Play feature
On October 12, 2023 — one day after Pokemon Go released its cryptic teaser image — the game’s official Twitter/X account unveiled the Party Play feature through a short video.
The clip showed a wrapped gift slowly being unveiled through smartphone screens. Once fully revealed, trainers were treated to the full Party Play logo and the reveal that more information about the feature would be coming soon.
While official details about Party Play are still scarce, fans do have some idea of what to expect thanks to recent leaks.
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In September 2023, a group of Pokemon Go dataminers discovered early information about Party Play through the 0.283.0 update.
#GOPartyPlay is coming soon, and you’re invited to #GOStartTheParty with us! ✉️Stay tuned… 👀 pic.twitter.com/uFoeGPQJro
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) October 12, 2023
These leaks up to four players could form up a party and play together. Additionally, it seems the number of trainers able to party up may be able to increase over time.
Trainers in a Party can share their locations and play together while taking on Raids, exploring Routes, and clearing unique Party Challenges.
Of course, this information remains unconfirmed by Niantic at the time of writing, however, given the original teaser image’s inclusion of four trainers and a Raid silhouette it seems likely this leak is fairly accurate.
Now that Pokemon Go fans know Party Play is real and coming soon, it’s only a matter of time before Niantic reveals more information about the new co-op feature.
Until then, trainers can check out our dedicated Pokemon section to stay updated on all things Pokemon Go.