Another method to add friends is by QR Code. Tapping the QR Codetab on the top corner opens up your camera. Then scan the code of the other person to add.
Once someone has accepted your friend request, that player will appear on your Friends List, where you can interact in various ways, including:
Friendship Levels
Once you’ve added a friend, you’ll be able to achieve one of four Friendship Levels:
- Good Friend
- Great Friend
- Ultra Friend
- Best Friend
| Level | Trading Discount | Regular & Regional Caught/New | Shiny & Legendary Caught/New |
| Good Friends (One Day) | 0% | 100/20,000 Stardust | 20,000/1,000,000 Stardust |
| Great Friends (Seven Days) | 20% | 80/16,000 Stardust | 16,000/800,000 Stardust |
| Ultra Friends (Thirty Days) | 92% | 8/1,600 Stardust | 1,600/80,000 Stardust |
| Best Friends (Ninety Days) | 96% | 8/800 Stardust | 800/40,000 Stardust |
| Level | Damage Bonus | Extra Premier Balls | XP Reward |
| Good Friends (One Day) | 3% | 0 | 3,000 |
| Great Friends (Seven Days) | 5% | 1 | 10,000 |
| Ultra Friends (Thirty Days) | 7% | 2 | 50,000 |
| Best Friends (Ninety Days) | 10% | 4 | 100,000 |
Raising your Friendship Level will offer various bonuses, including reduced Stardust costs for trades, extra damage during gym battles alongside a friend, and additional Premier Balls during raids with a friend.
These are the bonuses for each Friendship Level:
- Good Friend: Trade all Pokemon except Mythical
- Great Friend: Stardust discount for trading, attack bonus during gym battles with that friend, one additional Premiere Ball for raids alongside that friend
- Ultra Friend: Additional stardust discount for trading, larger attack bonus during gym battles with that friend, two additional Premiere Balls for raids alongside that friend
- Best Friend: Major stardust discount for trading, largest attack bonus during gym battles with that friend, four additional Premiere Balls for raids alongside that friend
These bonuses will not stack – for example, if you’re raiding with a Best Friend (which gives you 4 extra balls during raids) and an Ultra Friend (2 extra balls during raids), you’ll only receive the bonus from the single highest friend in your raid group, so you’d only get 4 extra balls for the raid, not 6.
