Pokémon GO: fight with friends - how it works

In Pokémon GO, you can fight with friends, making it easier for you to take on foreign arenas and even catch rare Pokémon. How this works and what requirements the multiplayer feature has, we clarify in this article.

Fight with friends in Pokémon GO

You have been able to compete with other players in Pokémon since the first generations. This also works in Pokémon GO - but somewhat differently than before:

• In Pokémon GO, you can compete in arenas with your friends. To do this, everyone must be in front of the respective arena. Then attack the enemy Pokémon together, making it much easier to lower their HP.
• To fight with your friends, tap an arena and start the fight. Your friends follow exactly the same path on their smartphones. Once everyone is in combat, your friends' Pokémon will appear in the background and you can see them attacking the enemy monster.
• The common fight is particularly advantageous against strong arenas.

Pokémon GO: Fight together in raids

In addition to the arena fights, you can also fight raid fights with your friends since June 2017. In it you compete with strong, wild Pokémon with up to five players in an arena.

• You can find out whether a raid is taking place near you at the bottom right using the wild Pokémon icon and the "Raid" tab.
• If you then go to one of the arenas displayed, you can fight against the raid boss together. This works in the same way as described above.
• If you can defeat the wild Pokémon in the allotted time, you can catch it. In this way you have the chance to get hold of rare and legendary Pokémon relatively easily.

Fighting friends: coach fight

It's also been possible to fight friends in Pokémon GO since a major update in December 2018. Here's how it works:

• If there is a friendly trainer in your area, you have the option "Fight" on his profile right next to the gift option.
• After tapping the icon, choose which league you want to compete in. The challenged must fight in the same league.
• After that, wait for your friend to agree to fight with you.
• Once he's confirmed, select the Pokémon you want to compete with and start the fight.