Pokemon Go players have been asking for a trading feature for a long, long time and it's finally coming this week! Over the course of the next several days, Niantic will be rolling out updates that will bring Friends Lists into the game, a new feature that comes with several nifty things for players.
Friends Lists include:
- The ability to add friends & track their adventures.
- Players stopping at a PokeStop or Gym may see a player earn a Special Gift that can only be sent to a friend. These contains a "stash of helpful items" including the possibility to have an Egg that can contain Alolan.
- Sending Gifts or heading to a raid or Gym with a friend earns bonuses for both players.
- Friendship Level can increase by raiding or going to a Gym together, sending Special Gifts or Trading Pokemon with one another. Friendship Levels can increase 1x per day.
You can also build your Friendship Level by trading Pokémon with a friend. If you’re near a friend and have a Trainer Level of 10 or higher, you can trade Pokémon you’ve caught with that friend. Completing a trade earns a bonus Candy for the Pokémon you’ve traded away, and that bonus can increase if the Pokémon 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’ll find that you can complete the trade with much less Stardust.
Read the details on the Pokemon Go site.
