Released 3 September 2026

Co-op battles and horde encounters are now live in PBO

Team up with a friend in shared battles and take on wild Pokémon hordes in the latest PBO update.

Co-op and horde encounters are available now in the downloadable game. Browser play is open to everyone.

New to co-op? Read the step-by-step co-op and hordes guide.

Your adventure, together.

Create a Co-op Duo, invite a friend and meet on the same map. Play through the adventure together, including wild encounters, NPC and Gym battles, Champions and reruns. Each trainer can catch their assigned wild Pokémon.

More wild Pokémon. One battle.

Natural hordes bring two or three wild Pokémon into a single encounter. Pure Nectar increases land-encounter hordes to four or five Pokémon. Choose your targets carefully and plan your moves.