{"id":555441,"date":"2018-06-18T09:03:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T13:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/?p=555441"},"modified":"2018-06-18T09:07:50","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T13:07:50","slug":"pokemon-go-finally-getting-friends-gifting-and-trading-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nintendoeverything.com\/pokemon-go-finally-getting-friends-gifting-and-trading-features\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon GO finally getting friends, gifting, and trading features"},"content":{"rendered":"

Niantic has revealed brand new functionality coming to Pokemon GO. New features involving friends, gifting, and trading are all on the way.<\/p>\n

Here’s the full rundown from Niantic:<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re excited to share brand-new ways to interact with your friends in Pok\u00e9mon GO! The Friends feature will start rolling out to Trainers later this week, allowing you to connect with your real-life friends and keep track of their adventures in Pok\u00e9mon GO. You\u2019ll be able to send them items, earn bonuses\u2014and even trade Pok\u00e9mon!<\/p>\n

In order to add a friend in Pok\u00e9mon GO, you must first ask them to share their Trainer Code with you. To invite a Trainer to become your friend, simply enter their Trainer Code and then send them a request. If they accept, you\u2019ll become friends, and you\u2019ll see them in your Friends List.<\/p>\n

When you spin a Photo Disc at a Pok\u00e9Stop or Gym, you have a chance of receiving a special Gift. Although you can\u2019t open the Gifts you receive from Pok\u00e9Stops, you can send them to a friend on your Friend List. Inside the Gift will be a stash of helpful items, which your friend will receive along with a postcard showing where you picked up your Gift. Gifts can also include a special surprise: an Egg that, when hatched, will contain an Alolan form of a Pok\u00e9mon originally discovered in the Kanto region!<\/p>\n

When you send a Gift to a friend or participate in a raid or Gym battle with them, you can increase your Friendship Level. As your Friendship Level builds, you\u2019ll then unlock bonuses when you play together. For example, when you and a Great Friend participate in a Gym battle or Raid Battle together, you can earn an Attack bonus to give your Pok\u00e9mon an edge! You can increase your Friendship Level once per day per friend.<\/p>\n

You can also build your Friendship Level by trading Pok\u00e9mon with a friend. If you\u2019re near a friend and have a Trainer Level of 10 or higher, you can trade Pok\u00e9mon you\u2019ve caught with that friend. Completing a trade earns a bonus Candy for the Pok\u00e9mon you\u2019ve traded away, and that bonus can increase if the Pok\u00e9mon you traded were caught in locations far apart from each other! All trades are powered by Stardust, and some trades require more Stardust than others. As you build your Friendship Level with the friend you are trading with, you\u2019ll find that you can complete the trade with much less Stardust.<\/p>\n

Certain Pok\u00e9mon, such as a Legendary Pok\u00e9mon, a Shiny Pok\u00e9mon, or a Pok\u00e9mon not currently in your Pok\u00e9dex, require a Special Trade to complete, so keep that in mind before trading away that golden Magikarp! Special Trades can only occur once per day with a Great Friend or Best Friend, and it often requires a lot of Stardust to complete a Special Trade. Special Trades are a great way to show a friend how much you care!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We have screenshots showing the new Pokemon GO features below.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t