{"id":102135,"date":"2018-06-21T15:42:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T15:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=102135"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:23:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:23:50","slug":"pokemon-go-trading-and-friends-are-finally-here-how-will-they-change-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pokemon-go-trading-and-friends-are-finally-here-how-will-they-change-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon GO: Trading and Friends are finally here, how will they change things?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a big moment for Niantic. Fire the confetti cannons: <strong>trading is here for Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/strong>, and it promises to revolutionize mobile gameplay.<\/p>\n<!-- Shortcode [playwire] does not match the conditions -->\n<p>With this much-awaited update, Pok\u00e9mon Trainers will be able to start using one of the game\u2019s most iconic features. As you can imagine, it will now be possible to trade Pok\u00e9mon with friends near you. What better opportunity to steal some regional Pok\u00e9mon from your globe-trotting cousin when he returns from his trip around the world?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102137\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/pokemongo21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/pokemongo21.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/pokemongo21-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/06\/pokemongo21-768x290.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When trading your Pok\u00e9mon, you\u2019ll also be able to receive Candy and exclusive bonuses that will vary according to the capture distance of the two Pok\u00e9mon exchanged.<\/p>\n<p>Another important addition to the game is the Friends feature, which lets you connect with all your buddies and participate in Gym and Raid battles together. Specifically, you\u2019ll now be able to send gifts to your friends to make them happy, and especially to increase your friendship level, allowing you to receive a slew of Raid and Gym battle bonuses and rewards for each level you pass.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/e6290d2a-96d0-11e6-869d-00163ec9f5fa\/1284888783\/pokemon-go-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pokemon-go.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download Free<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pokemon-go.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>As you can see, these two features may well change our way of playing Pok\u00e9mon GO, which recently unveiled two new Shinies. To take advantage of Trading and Friends, you\u2019ll have to wait a bit longer, specifically until the Pok\u00e9mon GO Summer Tour kicks off June 30 at Safari Zone Dortmund in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a big moment for Niantic. Fire the confetti cannons: trading is here for Pok\u00e9mon GO, and it promises to revolutionize mobile gameplay. With this much-awaited update, Pok\u00e9mon Trainers will be able to start using one of the game\u2019s most iconic features. As you can imagine, it will now be possible to trade Pok\u00e9mon with &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pokemon-go-trading-and-friends-are-finally-here-how-will-they-change-things\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pok\u00e9mon GO: Trading and Friends are finally here, how will they change things?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9147,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[1082,2501,1030,1083,1113,1102],"usertag":[784],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-102135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-how-to","tag-android","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionpokemon-go","tag-entertainment","tag-ios","tag-pokemon-lets-go","tag-rpg","usertag-gamer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":327833,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102135\/revisions\/327833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102135"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=102135"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=102135"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=102135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}