Friends, Gifting & Trading

Adding Friends

You can add friends in Pokémon GO to stay connected with Trainers that you meet along your Pokémon GO journey. Each Trainer has a unique 12-...
Friend List & Friendship Levels

You can add friends in Pokémon GO to stay connected with Trainers that you meet along your Pokémon GO journey. As you play togethe...
Sending & Receiving Gifts

One of the benefits of connecting with friends in Pokémon GO is gaining the ability to send and receive Gifts. When you visit and spin PokéS...
What are Gift stickers?

You can add a sticker to a Gift before sending it to a friend. Each sticker can only be used once and will disappear from your inventory whe...
Lucky Friends

Once you become Best Friends, all subsequent friendship interactions have a small chance to make you and your Best Friend become Lucky Fri...
Trading Pokémon

Trading allows you to exchange Pokémon with your friends and make progress on completing the Pokédex. Trading occurs in-person and in r...
Lucky Pokémon

One of the many benefits to trading Pokémon with friends is that you have a chance at receiving a Lucky Pokémon. Lucky Pok&eac...
How can my child access social features such as Friends, Gifting, and Trading?

If your child logs into Pokémon GO using Niantic Kids or Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC), you can opt into enabling social features such as ...
Referring Friends and Referral Bonuses

In addition to adding your friends directly to your Friend List, you can also refer friends using a special code that is unique to you.When ...

Friends, Gifting & Trading

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