Parties and Clans

Parties
Players can party up and form clans, like any MMORPG. You can travel around in 3-man teams. When one of your party members gets into a battle with a wild Pokemon you have the ability to jump into the fight or just spectate it. Only one of you can catch it. Pick your party members wisely. AI trainer battles will work differently when you’re in a party. If both or all three players are within a certain vicinity of the challenged player, then you have the option to battle the AI as a party. If only one other party member is nearby, then only those 2 players can battle (the player who got challenged, and the player nearby). The number AI will always at least match your party number. If you battle as 2 the AI is guaranteed to have 2 Pokemon, but they could have 3–6. You won’t know until you accept the battle. When in a party, you’re more likely to get challenged by multiple AI, like twins or triplets.

As a party, you can only challenge other parties to battles. The game will notify you if a player is in a party or not in some way. However, if a single player challenges your party to a battle, you are more than welcome to accept. This will allow single players to challenge themselves. Single players are at a clear disadvantage, even with an insanely strong Pokemon, after all, it’s a literal 1v3. In a dynamic battle like this, it’s impossible to control 3 different Pokemon simultaneously.

The party battles are way more intense and engaging. Some Pokemon will work better together and even have moves that were made to complement each other. You’ll be able to pull off crazy combos and power moves when you and your teammates get really good.