Pokemon GO – friends, trading, and gifts now live; level 40 currently required for adding friends

The new friends, trading, and gifts features announced for Pokemon GO this week are now live. However, there is a caveat.

In order to add friends, you’ll need to be at level 40. You’ll receive a notice about this if you attempt to use the functionality at a lower level. This is likely to be a temporary restriction, though it’s unclear when Niantic will make it available to a wider array of players.

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