Remote Trading Coming To Pokemon GO

Pokémon GO has announced a new feature that is gradually rolling out. This feature is a new level of Friendship as well as Remote Trades. This is gradually rolling out, starting today with New Zealand

Forever Friends

When you become Forever Friends with other players, you'll be able to Remote Trade. You can keep engaging with Forever Friends to earn more Friendship Points to get more experience and more Remote Trades, but you can only have one Remote Trade available with a Forever Friend at a time. Friendship Points are to be added to track friendship progression. You can earn one Friendship Point a day with a friend

How Remote Trades work

With Remote Trades, each player takes turns to select up to 3 of a friend's tagged Pokémon to receive. These wishlists are sent to the other trailers, and when each player selects it, they can then review and confirm or cancel. The following Pokémon can't be traded in Remote Trades:

1. Pokémon caught in the last 30 days

2. Previously traded Pokémon

3. Shadow Pokémon

4. Mythical Pokémon

5. Pokémon defending Gyms or Power Spots

6. Pokémon currently set as your buddy

7. Actively Mega-Evolved Pokémon

8. Fused Pokémon

9. Crowned Sword Zacian and Crowned Shield Zamazenta

10. Pokémon placed at Pokémon Playgrounds.

Increase in the number of Friends

The number of friends players can have will be increased from 450 to 650

Research

There will be Timed Research from December 15th through 29th, which contains an encounter with Scatterbug as well as Experience, Stardust, and more.