It’s been two years since Pokémon Go was released. Finally, publisher Niantic has announced that Pokémon Go is adding trading and friends lists to the game.
Trading Pokémon is a feature that players has been missing from the main Pokémon series, which traditionally allows two players to exchange Pokémon. Finally, during E3 2018, a Pokémon Go developer desccribed the game’s upcoming trading feature.
Trading in Pokémon Go will only work locally, within 100 meters of another player. That means you can’t sit at home and trade with random people online. Cannot be lazy ah.
Here’s how the trading feature will work;
Trainers will earn the Candy of the Pokémon received in trading, and that bonus can increase if the Pokémon traded were caught in locations far apart from each other. The Friendship level between players trading Pokémon will provide unique bonuses including Stardust discounts. Higher Friendship levels between Trainers will unlock the Special Trades option, which includes the ability to trade certain Pokémon, such as regional Pokémon, Legendary Pokémon and Shiny Pokémon, and add new Pokémon to their Pokédexes. Trainers who require parental approval and registration through the Pokémon Trainer Club to play Pokemon GO will be unable to trade with other Trainers in the game.
Niantic has also announced that Pokémon Go will get a “Friends” feature. This will grant players bonuses the more they play together. Players can add friends by using each other’s “trainer codes”. After adding a friend, playeres will received bonuses such as Stardust discounts and special Pokémon trading depending on their friendship level. Players can improve their friendship level via fighting at Gyms, doing raid battles or sending gifts to each other.
Pokémon Go‘s “Friends” feature will arrive later this week while trading will roll out sometime during the summer (June – September).
