Referring Friends and Referral Bonuses

Friends, Gifting & Trading

In addition to adding your friends directly to your Friend List, you can also refer friends using a special code that is unique to you. Wh...

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...

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...

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, ...

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...

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...

[Video] Advanced Gym Strategy

Gyms & Raids

Explore the topics discussed in this tutorial. Learn more about powering up Pokémon and participating in Gym ...

Hosting a Party

Party Play

A Party is composed of a host and between 1 - 3 other Trainers. Both the host and the Party participants must be physically near one an...

I’m not collecting any Mega Energy after defeating a Mega Raid Boss.

Mega Pokémon & Primal Reversion

Trainers can only collect 9,999 Mega Energy per Pokémon species. If you reach this limit, you will not receive Mega Energy after defeating a...

What are Seasons?

Trainer Basics

Just like the real world, the world of Pokémon GO will change with the seasons. Every three months, you can expect to see a new Season in Po...