UPDATED: Niantic CONFIRMS Player-Vs-Player Features for Pokemon Go

Pokémon GO has flirted with the idea of player-vs-player battles for a little while now, but it looks like Niantic is about to go all in on PvP.

The official Pokemon GO Twitter account posted this little gem earlier this morning:

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— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 30, 2018

We see a small clearing with lines on the ground, seemingly in the vein of Pokémon stadiums of the past, with a single trainer standing in wait. The tweet was accompanied only by two exclamation point emojis and a shocked face emoji.

Rumors of a December PvP launch for Pokémon GO started swirling recently, particularly after Niantic said they were targeting the end of the year to launch the feature. While Niantic hadn’t given any official announcement about the mode after that until this tweet, rumors began to pop up that PvP would finally make its way to the game by year’s end. Considering December 1st is tomorrow we don’t have much “end of 2018” left, so this mode is coming it needs to be soon. .

We’re curious how the PvP mode will work, and more importantly what the incentives will be for winning a match. Are we looking at Stardust or Candy prizes, or will more be in the mix? Additionally, will there be opportunities for tournaments or competition-style events? The sky’s the limit here Niantic, all you have to do is provide the goods.

UPDATE 11:39AM 

Soon after the above exchange occured, Niantic then confirmed Pokemon Go's Trainer Battle mode. 

Get prepared... Trainer Battles are coming soon to Pokémon GO❗ #GOBattle pic.twitter.com/AUWyhNGlT7

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) November 30, 2018

This teaser has given us all we need. We'll wait patiently until more information is released, but for now check out our guide on the latest five-star raid Cresselia and our coverage of the latest Community Day announcement.