Pokémon Go looks set to introduce the ability to party up, and explore alongside friends in-game.
A teaser image posted on social media shows the silhouettes of four in-game avatars standing next to a gym with a raid egg, suggesting that four-player teams will be able to travel together and head as one into the game’s PVE battles.
Pokémon Go developer Niantic captioned the image with a teasing eye emoji, an emoji wearing a party hat, and the hashtag #GoStartTheParty.
Pokémon Go has never included the ability to see other players, outside of your friends list and during shared battles. The suggestion here is that you’ll be able to see other player’s avatars wandering around the map when grouped together in a gameplay party.