I hit best friends with someone for the first time yesterday and now they aren’t on my friends list 😭💔. I can see why they’d delete me but it’s kinda sad 🥺😭
by daikirai007
Pokemon Go
I hit best friends with someone for the first time yesterday and now they aren’t on my friends list 😭💔. I can see why they’d delete me but it’s kinda sad 🥺😭
by daikirai007
47 Comments
Yeah I have had a few do this to me doesn’t make sense
Have never deleted any friend. Have been deleted few times. You are lucky they waited long enough for you to get your XP for hitting best friends… hv experienced two „best friends“ who deleted me before I could collect my fair share of XP 🙁
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It’s prob because there friends list is full
I delete best friends that I don’t know (AFTER they have gotten the xp:), bc there really isn’t point for me to keep them; I don’t need more scatterbugs and remote trades aren’t a thing so Lucky friends are just waste.
I have an almost full friend list but I still got attached to my best friends (PoGo kept me busy while I was in a low moment of my life, and I got some comfort on long distance friends in game; I’m a big fan of postcards and I raid daily, so I send invites quite often). However, after some time I had to start doing cleaning. Anyone that won’t exchange gifts, nor join or invite to Raids after a period, I delete it.
I wish there was a better way to track how long someone has been inactive. 2+ days is too vague!
XP grind. Its how to level up quick.
I mean the transaction is complete
some people do, but they probably won’t if they know you join or invite them in raids. Some people would rather replace you with somoene else so they can get more EXP.
It happens to me occasionally but not very often.
The only people I ever delete after hitting best friends are the ones who held me at 1 day for weeks or months.
Some people do, don’t know why because it’s a major dick move. I don’t think I’ve deleted a single person and I have over 20 best friends
Edit: just went to check how many and saw one was close with an unopened gift. Opened it and it went to BF, number 29
It is fairly common. People do it to free up space in friends list. There’s a max number of friends you can have.
Yeah, well… if they never show up in raids and aren’t nearby, they lose there use, how sad that may be…
Maybe they’re just looking at building up the XP. Put an egg on when you make Best Friend, the delete you and start again.
I keep my distance friends so I can hatch distance eggs and trade them, thus guaranteeing Xl candy
If they’re just in it for the experience points, yeah.
I keep them, as it’s only a small handful compared to my maxed friend list. You never know, they may someday add remote trading. And they are often a source of players that will actually accept a raid invite.
I give it a few days for the other person to get the xp. Look at how many best friends you need to grind the 170+ million xp, you can’t keep them all.
Common but not normal.
Yes. Once I get the xp from leveling up our friendship, there’s zero reason for you to still take up space on my list. I’m replacing you with someone else I can level up friendship with.
It’s not personal. You’re literally just an avatar to me.
Some people just want the XP, nothing personal
I always name theme the month and year we became friends and where they are from.
I’m already lvl 50, so I’m not grinding xp anymore. I always let the other one decide when to open the last one. But if they send I’ll open.
I delete people who don’t progress.
I find it common that people can/will delete after hitting best friends. Use it to get XP and then be done. You have a limit of 400 friends, and with some sites like pogotrainer.com you can add friends from all over and gain friends fast. I currently haven’t added more people but I went from 400 to 377 at the moment in the matter of 3 weeks. Sending gifts and interacting together gets you XP. That’s part of how I grew with my trainer level so fast in a short period of time.
I still keep people for the gifts so I can get the Vivillions
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Same here, I mean I know we don’t actually talk in this game unless you are on discord or campfire… But you work so hard to be BF.
I delete most best friends after about a week from reaching best status.
I add most people from the reddit so chances are I won’t see them in person especially for those overseas. Additionally my friends list is full between those who I accept gifts from and can send to (as a rural player sending the buddy gifts) so its purely an experience exchange.
It would also be easier if there was a way to notice inactive players. I lost half of my friends list in the months after the raid pass changes and its just been a nightmare to track who plays since then. I’ve resorted to tagging them by their pokemon caught on profile but its still a pain to do and remember how long its been since the tag was added.
I joke with my girlfriend I’m going to delete her after we become best friends lol
She doesn’t think it’s as funny as I do
Not uncommon especially if you aren’t close for trading to lucky friends. There’s no more xp to be earned.
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This user did the same to me
Yeah I only really keep “best friends” if I know them IRL or if they are regular raid inviters/ joiners.
How to get friends that’s the question..sry i m new player
Yes, most people only get to Best Friend status just to get the XP then delete them, especially if y’all aren’t near each other to raid, trade, or battle – there is literally no point in keeping that person as a friend once y’all are done gaining XP.
This has nothing to do with anything, but I think I’ve had her on my friend list as well!
I do. I gift daily just for the xp and it’s too much sorting past friends I’ve already hit best friends with.
Most people just add friends for the exp so yeah
I’d never delete anyone from my list I just don’t care enough
As long as they’re active, I keep everyone! I currently have 165 friends. 29 of those are Best/Lucky Friends! 18 of them are best friends. I have a crazy/extensive “filing system” for friends: The Grandkids & their friends that are all part of a raid group, are nicknamed “***Family” (that way they show up at the very top of my nickname list). Anyone I consider Family is then listed as “**Family”. Family that isn’t quite as active is “*Family”. The next group is anyone I’m friends with but don’t know personally and have not reached best friends with. They are listed as the date. So when I open gifts today, they’ll be nicknamed “11-04”. Then once we get to best friends, they are nicknamed “Z-11-03”. Once we become Lucky Friends, they are “ZL-11-03”. I’m certain I overthought it! LOL But it’s an easy way for me to keep track of who’s who. Right now, the oldest interaction on my list is 10-11. I usually give everyone about a month & if they’re still not interacting, I delete them.
I’m best friends with like 10 ppl I added for remote raids and were still best friends. Idk why but they or I haven’t deleted. It feels like a waste to delete active friends even if you don’t know them
Depends. If they are local in person friends, it’s a little unusual, but happens. With random distance friends? Yes, it’s very normal
I really wish the xp continued after best friends
I delete anyone sitting on the last gift needed to make best friends after one month.
I haven’t done it yet, but I’ll probably do it at some point for the people I don’t know or can’t trade with since remote trades doesn’t exist.
I delete best friends after we’ve exchanged and extra gift, just to make sure they got the XP. I do it because half the reason I have friends is for XP, and I’d rather use my daily gift limit towards friends who I haven’t maxed yet