distance trades as permanent feature would be nice
Hitting lucky friends with someone living far away feels odd man
by SkulIaz
48 Comments
luca-nicoletti
I know that feeling, I have a few lucky friends, no one nearby
Gold-Perspective-699
They’ll never do it because regionals make them tons of money from egg events and go fests. If you don’t know the person or have no way of ever meeting them you can probably just delete them.
Dr0nline11
Agreed. I have multiple lucky friends from different states and overseas đ
Pope_Squirrely
Hopefully we can have this original thought a few more times.
Haha, I need 50 lucky trades for next level⊠so I would give many things for distance trades. Many things
bilvester
Even a temporary event woukd be nice
_pm_ur_tit_pics_pls_
They should implement gyms that act as Pokecentres where you can do worldwide trades as long as both people are at a Pokecentre.
GardenSquid1
If they implemented long distance trades but made it so they were special trades, I feel that would be a fair balance. The only real reason to trade with someone on the other side of the planet would be for regional exclusives or to take advantage of them being a lucky friend.
Insane_Snake
Why do you think Niantic would do anything that would make people living i non super populated areas have a better tims? They’re continuously proving they are againdt rural players, and that they are ableist
redlurk47
Distance trade will never happen again. What in the last few years makes you think niantic would even think about this?
Artrock80
If their plan was to prevent people from monetizing pokemon trades, they failed completely.
txtxtway
Preach the good word!!!
ooojaeger
I just had one of those for the first time in a long while.
I guess that’s so because I moved 2 years ago and I’m already lucky friends with so many of the people in my old community that I never see anymore so can’t be double lucky
LilyGaming
I wish you could do far trades
franky3987
A way for niantic to easily enhance the player experience? Pfffft keep dreaming đ
LouBlacksail
Yeah I dont know anyone locally who plays regularly enough to make their friendship grind worth the effort, this just seems like a dead game anymore the more I log in the more solo hustling I have to do. Thank goodness I never go with the terms of agreement and made multiple accounts already I can utilize.
Juanitothegreat
Just do a rule 3
But-WhyThough
Having in-game trading lobbies and systems to communicate between players outside of Reddit would be epic too
Defenalone
My man we have been suggesting this for years and they will never agree
Lemondr0pz
Honestly, it should be that Lucky Friend Trades can be done at any distance. But that doesnât push people to interact in person so guessing Niantic wouldnât do it
Spindrune
Iâm sure theyâll bring it back for a premium.
Skrub_99
I agree but exclusively for lucky trades. They will never implement distance trades for everything. Making it just for luckys would keep the trades from being exploited as you have to be extremely lucky in the first part and already best friends to get the lucky trade option. I have been daily gifting with my wife for 2 years now and we still havenât hit lucky⊠but managed to get it first day after hitting best friend with a random I added on pokegenie.
0rganicMach1ne
Since players want that and have been asking for it for years, they wonât do it. Best they can do is continue to make everything rigidly conditional and limit remote raiding.
BreegullBeak
At the very least as a compromise you could be able to do a trade from any distance with a Lucky friend at the cost of it not being lucky.
Jazlen8888
I have about 15 distance lucky friends đ they are good gift givers and openers so they stay đđ»
moistdragons
All of my friends who used to play the game stopped playing years ago so I have absolutely no one to trade with.
friendIyfire1337
They want to encourage you to visit each other /s
The_Eye_of_Ra
All of my Lucky Friends except for one are people that Iâll never meet in real life.
DrOxycodone
How long does it take to become lucky friends? What did you do? My brother and I became best friends last week and I want us to get that lucky status for good trades
BrachWurst
Yes! Even if itâs like one trade a week!
m8remotion
How about 1000 coins for a remote trade passâŠ/s
HayKd
yeah it would be nice but this is Niantic weâre talking about
Maserati777
Not sure why this isnât available yet.
Obviously they can block regionals so thats not a reason to not do it.
OssimPossim
If I could trade with ny best friend, who lives in another state, I’d be tempted to reinstall
Chief-Toad753
If you become lucky friends you should be able to trade them wherever they are
Mintbear
Honestly if there only was something like GTS (global trade station) it gives me huge nostalgia from previous pokemon games on gameboy. What if there were pokestops that enabled worldwide trading, acting as a global tradepoint? I remember putting ads up for things i wanted and there even was a website linked to the pokemon servers where you could see where everyone was from trading. It was a huge thing back then and now just very nostalgic!
Professional-Hold-78
Yes!!!! I wish…
Wonderful_Emu_9610
Iâd settle for even temporaryâŠgiven how rare LF is, you could stack them all up for once-per-season events
merganzer
Yeah. I have two Lucky Friends in other countries. Such a waste.
I’m also trying to get an real overseas friend to start playing, but it’s like, “We can battle but we can’t trade.” Why isn’t that a feature for Ultra/Best friends?
POrtega27
I’m lucky friends with like 3 people I don’t know in real life. 1 of them I raided with the most, so understood. Yet my fiancee and I have been best friends for over a year and haven’t hit lucky status yet.
fr62564278
I get lucky friends with people across the ocean like within a week of becoming best friends. Meanwhile with my actual friends and locals, I’m still not lucky friends after several months of being best friends….
Averagechildeater
Or Maybe make it an event bonus
LiveWhatULove
I think they spoke loud and clear with the remote raid things â âget out there and raid, trade, and play with your community like itâs 2016â if you canât well, we donât care about you or your lucky friends â as you are not our market!
User2EletricBoogaloo
I wouldnât count on it since Niantic has a hate boner for remote raids.
Olivejuice2012
I have a lucky friend in florida and a lucky friend that I donât even know
djflylo69
Having a way to interact with your friends would be nice
McSoapster
After they changed the remote raids I gave up on distance trades
48 Comments
I know that feeling, I have a few lucky friends, no one nearby
They’ll never do it because regionals make them tons of money from egg events and go fests. If you don’t know the person or have no way of ever meeting them you can probably just delete them.
Agreed. I have multiple lucky friends from different states and overseas đ
Hopefully we can have this original thought a few more times.
PokĂ©monGO! Itâs meant to help you connect with others from around the world! But only if you spend a ton of money to travel to meet them, or on raid passes
Haha, I need 50 lucky trades for next level⊠so I would give many things for distance trades. Many things
Even a temporary event woukd be nice
They should implement gyms that act as Pokecentres where you can do worldwide trades as long as both people are at a Pokecentre.
If they implemented long distance trades but made it so they were special trades, I feel that would be a fair balance. The only real reason to trade with someone on the other side of the planet would be for regional exclusives or to take advantage of them being a lucky friend.
Why do you think Niantic would do anything that would make people living i non super populated areas have a better tims? They’re continuously proving they are againdt rural players, and that they are ableist
Distance trade will never happen again. What in the last few years makes you think niantic would even think about this?
If their plan was to prevent people from monetizing pokemon trades, they failed completely.
Preach the good word!!!
I just had one of those for the first time in a long while.
I guess that’s so because I moved 2 years ago and I’m already lucky friends with so many of the people in my old community that I never see anymore so can’t be double lucky
I wish you could do far trades
A way for niantic to easily enhance the player experience? Pfffft keep dreaming đ
Yeah I dont know anyone locally who plays regularly enough to make their friendship grind worth the effort, this just seems like a dead game anymore the more I log in the more solo hustling I have to do. Thank goodness I never go with the terms of agreement and made multiple accounts already I can utilize.
Just do a rule 3
Having in-game trading lobbies and systems to communicate between players outside of Reddit would be epic too
My man we have been suggesting this for years and they will never agree
Honestly, it should be that Lucky Friend Trades can be done at any distance. But that doesnât push people to interact in person so guessing Niantic wouldnât do it
Iâm sure theyâll bring it back for a premium.
I agree but exclusively for lucky trades. They will never implement distance trades for everything. Making it just for luckys would keep the trades from being exploited as you have to be extremely lucky in the first part and already best friends to get the lucky trade option. I have been daily gifting with my wife for 2 years now and we still havenât hit lucky⊠but managed to get it first day after hitting best friend with a random I added on pokegenie.
Since players want that and have been asking for it for years, they wonât do it. Best they can do is continue to make everything rigidly conditional and limit remote raiding.
At the very least as a compromise you could be able to do a trade from any distance with a Lucky friend at the cost of it not being lucky.
I have about 15 distance lucky friends đ they are good gift givers and openers so they stay đđ»
All of my friends who used to play the game stopped playing years ago so I have absolutely no one to trade with.
They want to encourage you to visit each other /s
All of my Lucky Friends except for one are people that Iâll never meet in real life.
How long does it take to become lucky friends? What did you do? My brother and I became best friends last week and I want us to get that lucky status for good trades
Yes! Even if itâs like one trade a week!
How about 1000 coins for a remote trade passâŠ/s
yeah it would be nice but this is Niantic weâre talking about
Not sure why this isnât available yet.
Obviously they can block regionals so thats not a reason to not do it.
If I could trade with ny best friend, who lives in another state, I’d be tempted to reinstall
If you become lucky friends you should be able to trade them wherever they are
Honestly if there only was something like GTS (global trade station) it gives me huge nostalgia from previous pokemon games on gameboy. What if there were pokestops that enabled worldwide trading, acting as a global tradepoint? I remember putting ads up for things i wanted and there even was a website linked to the pokemon servers where you could see where everyone was from trading. It was a huge thing back then and now just very nostalgic!
Yes!!!! I wish…
Iâd settle for even temporaryâŠgiven how rare LF is, you could stack them all up for once-per-season events
Yeah. I have two Lucky Friends in other countries. Such a waste.
I’m also trying to get an real overseas friend to start playing, but it’s like, “We can battle but we can’t trade.” Why isn’t that a feature for Ultra/Best friends?
I’m lucky friends with like 3 people I don’t know in real life. 1 of them I raided with the most, so understood. Yet my fiancee and I have been best friends for over a year and haven’t hit lucky status yet.
I get lucky friends with people across the ocean like within a week of becoming best friends. Meanwhile with my actual friends and locals, I’m still not lucky friends after several months of being best friends….
Or Maybe make it an event bonus
I think they spoke loud and clear with the remote raid things â âget out there and raid, trade, and play with your community like itâs 2016â if you canât well, we donât care about you or your lucky friends â as you are not our market!
I wouldnât count on it since Niantic has a hate boner for remote raids.
I have a lucky friend in florida and a lucky friend that I donât even know
Having a way to interact with your friends would be nice
After they changed the remote raids I gave up on distance trades