Guide for managing friends in Pokémon GO

How to add friends

  1. Tap on your avatar at the right bottom corner
  2. Tap on “Friends” tab up on the screen
  3. Tap on “Add friend” button
  4. Now you have two options how to add friend
If you need to know where to find your trainer code or qr code follow this guide for sharing trainer code.

Adding friends by pasting code from this site

  1. Pick any trainer code from codes list
  2. Click on Copy as text button
  3. Paste into your Pokémon GO app

Adding friends by loading their QR code

  1. Pick any trainer code from codes list
  2. Click on Show QR button
  3. Tap on QR CODE at the top left of your Pokémon GO app and direct your phone camera towards shown QR code
Tip! If you want sooner response to your friends request use Latest codes list and if you want more active friends use The most active codes list

How to share friend/trainer code

If you need to know how to add a friend, follow this guide for adding friend.
  1. Tap on your avatar at the right bottom corner
  2. Tap on “Friends” tab up on the screen
  3. Tap on “Add friend” button
  4. Now you have more ways of sharing your code
    • By copying and pasting your code at the top of this site’s homepage
    • By using “Share my trainer code” button at the bottom of “Add friend” screen in your Pokémon GO app - than you can select one of offered apps to share the code (typically Facebook, Messenger, WhatsApp etc.)
    • By showing your QR code to your friend - to show your QR code, tap on the QR code icon under your avatar at “Add friend” screen in your Pokémon GO app
Tip! To copy your trainer code, you can use “Copy my trainer code” button at the bottom of “Add friend” screen in your Pokémon GO app

Bottom Pokemon GO bar Tapping an avatar brings you to the profile screen

Friends tab at profile page At the top of profile screen is tab "Friends" which brings you to the Friends screen

Add friend button Add friend button gets you to screen where you can manage your friends and share your trainer code with others

Friends manager screen