Pokémon Go: How to Add Friends and Trade Pokémon

The latest addition to Pokémon Go that has everybody excited isn’t new Pokémon, although that is always a cool surprise, but rather the ability to add friends and trade Pokémon with one another. If you’re looking for information on how to add your friends and start trading just like the more traditional games, we’ve got you covered here.

Since the feature was added this week, you can now add your friends, track their activity on a news feed, and exchange Pokémon just like we all imagined when the game first launched. Adding your friends is super easy, all it requires is for you to enter their Trainer Code. Simply click on the icon of your trainer in the bottom left of the screen when the game first opens. This will bring you to the screen where you normally see your stats in the game, but at the top there will now be another tab you can go to, labeled Friends. Clicking this tab will take you to a new screen, where you can see your current friends and add new ones. Click the icon that said Add Friend, then all you need to do is enter their Trainer Code in the box at the top. You can see your own Trainer Code just below that, so it’s super easy to find.

Once you’ve added each other, you can begin trading Pokémon with each other, assuming you’re both above level 10. In addition to Pokémon, you can also trade Gifts with each other, which are obtainable from PokéStop’s and Gym’s. You can’t open a gift yourself, but you can give it to a friend, and the most important part about the gift trading is the possibility of obtaining a special 7km egg. These 7km eggs are the only way to get your hands on some Alolan Pokémon, so make sure you add your friends and start trading.