First official Pokémon GO screenshots and details for new Gift features, opening gifts, sending gifts and gift postcard

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Niantic has officially confirmed that friends, gifting and trading Pokémon are coming soon to Pokémon GO. When you spin a Photo Disc at a PokéStop or Gym, you have a chance of receiving a special Gift. Although you can’t open the Gifts you receive from PokéStops, you can send them to a friend on your Friend List. Inside the … Continue reading First official Pokémon GO screenshots and details for new Gift features, opening gifts, sending gifts and gift postcard

First official details and screenshots for new Trainer Profile, Friends List and Trainer Code features in Pokémon GO

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Niantic has officially confirmed that friends, gifting and trading Pokémon are coming soon to Pokémon GO. In order to add a friend in Pokémon GO, you must first ask them to share their Trainer Code with you. To invite a Trainer to become your friend, you must enter their Trainer Code and then send them a request. If … Continue reading First official details and screenshots for new Trainer Profile, Friends List and Trainer Code features in Pokémon GO

Niantic officially confirms that friends, gifting and trading Pokémon are coming soon to Pokémon GO

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Niantic has officially confirmed that friends, gifting and trading Pokémon are coming soon to Pokémon GO. The official announcement from the development team is as follows: Make Way for Friends, Trading, and Gifting in Pokémon GO! Trainers, We’re excited to share brand-new ways to interact with your friends in Pokémon GO! The Friends feature will start rolling … Continue reading Niantic officially confirms that friends, gifting and trading Pokémon are coming soon to Pokémon GO

Niantic confirms that Pokémon GO trading and PvP battles are still “on the roadmap”

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Trading and PvP battles are still on the cards for Pokémon GO. Niantic global product marketing lead Archit Bhargava explained that the team is always considering new features and how to prioritize them. "Trading was mentioned in the initial launch of the game, so that is definitely something that we want to get to at … Continue reading Niantic confirms that Pokémon GO trading and PvP battles are still “on the roadmap”

Pokémon GO consists of only 10 percent of what Niantic wants to accomplish

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In a recent interview with Bloomberg, The Pokémon Company CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara teased that there are much bigger plans for Pokémon GO, including the ability to trade Pokémon and battle one-on-one - key features seen in all the core Pokémon games. Here's what Ishihara had to say on the matter: “We’ve only accomplished 10 percent … Continue reading Pokémon GO consists of only 10 percent of what Niantic wants to accomplish

Niantic CEO John Hanke reflects on Pokémon GO’s first year and what’s next, including trading and player-versus-player combat

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There’s still a considerable amount of content missing from Pokémon GO - most notably player-versus-player combat and the ability to trade pokémon, both features developer Niantic has previously said were in the works. Just ahead of the game’s anniversary, The Verge had a chance to talk to Niantic CEO John Hanke about the status of … Continue reading Niantic CEO John Hanke reflects on Pokémon GO’s first year and what’s next, including trading and player-versus-player combat

Pokémon GO celebrates one year of exploration and discovery with real-world and in-game events

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Summer has arrived, and Niantic, Inc. and The Pokémon Company International will be unleashing a variety of in-game and real-world activities to celebrate Pokémon GO’s first anniversary. Downloaded more than 750 million times in its first year, Pokémon GO will be bringing Trainers together in new and unique ways this summer through a variety of … Continue reading Pokémon GO celebrates one year of exploration and discovery with real-world and in-game events

Pokémon GO celebrates over 750 million global downloads in multiple ways

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Pokémon GO developer Niantic has announced that the immensely-popular mobile game has been downloaded more thant 750 million times across the globe. This massive milestone will be celebrated in multiple ways, including with a new Solstice Event, Pokémon GO Fest events and collaborative group gameplay features. The official update from the Pokémon GO development team … Continue reading Pokémon GO celebrates over 750 million global downloads in multiple ways