What is a Premium Battle Pass?

Battling & GO Battle League

Premium Battle Passes are items that can be exchanged for entry into a Raid Battle or to unlock Premium Rewards in GO Battle League. Premium...

Sharing Game Logs

Top Articles

If you encounter an issue with a raid or GO Battle League, you can share data from your gameplay by using Game Logging. This allows you to s...

Primal Reversion

Mega Pokémon & Primal Reversion

Primal Reversion is a type of transformation, similar to Mega Evolution, where certain Pokémon will temporarily take on a new appearance, af...

I defeated a Mega Raid Boss, but they turned back into their regular form for the encounter.

Mega Pokémon & Primal Reversion

When you defeat a Mega Raid Boss or a Mega Legendary Raid Boss, they turn back into their regular form before you encounter and catch them, ...

Gameplay Fairness Policy

Safety & Security

At Niantic, we strive to create a friendly and fair gameplay experience for all players. As part of that commitment, we enforce a three-stri...

Reporting a Bug

Release Notes & Known Issues

 Please contact us through the Pokémon GO app to report a potential bug is not already listed on the Known Issues page. You won't get a...

Fast Attacks & Charged Attacks

Battling & GO Battle League

By default, all Pokémon have two attacking moves: a Fast Attack and a Charged Attack. Fast Attacks deal a small amount of damage, whi...

Friend List & Friendship Levels

Friends, Gifting & Trading

You can add friends in Pokémon GO to stay connected with Trainers that you meet along your Pokémon GO journey. As you play together, y...

Gigantamax Cinderace battle may freeze after defeating the Raid Boss.

Release Notes & Known Issues

Issue description: After defeating Cinderace in a Gigantamax Raid Battle, Pokémon GO may freeze and need to be restarted.Issue status: Inves...

Using a Mega-Evolved Pokémon

Mega Pokémon & Primal Reversion

Trainers can use Mega-Evolved Pokémon in different several ways: Raiding - In addition to having improved CP, attack, defense, and HP t...