Hints to trading found in Pokémon Go code

[RedbullKing]

Oh man that's great to know - I'm so stoked!

 

[Z25]

Nice! Looking at the code, trading could be worldwide if there search for trading players is anything to go by. This doesn't mean to much though. I imagine searching within your area could make sense as well.

Glad to see any code for it, as it does hint towards it coming soon. Trading will be a lot of fun and bring players together. Which is why I could see trading being worldwide as well. This would put a bigger emphasis on bringing people together.

Hope to hear more soon!

 

[Poké Bean]

I wish people wouldn't do this sort of thing to be honest. Niantic have already said that trading will be a thing and they'll announce it when it's ready or close to ready to go. At least it doesn't ruin the surprise like hacking the main series games ruined the surprise of future event Pokémon but it still adds fuel to entitled internet trolls. I am however looking forward to trading becoming a thing and though unlikely I'm keeping everything crossed it will extend to items to too!

 

[Taemin]

I've heard sooo many people say that they would pick the game back up again if trading were implemented, and we have heard from Niantic themselves that it'll be added in the foreseeable future. So this isn't really anything new, but it's pretty cool that it does confirm that we might get sooner than later.

I don't really care about item trading, and actually what I'd look forward to most would be just that people would pick the game back up. I'm not even sure I'd wanna trade all too much myself. Maybe a few things, but I like hunting down my own, unless something is outright impossible to find in my area.

 

[VisualJae]

I thought trading was a given already.

I'm actually surprised no one mentioned this. The following has been in Pokémon GO's Terms of Service since the very beginning. Excerpt in full:

Spoiler:

Via official site

Trading

The App permits Account holders to capture and trade virtual items, including but not limited to Pokémon characters or creatures ("Trading Items") during gameplay. Unlike Virtual Money and Virtual Goods (see below), Trading Items are obtained at no additional charge during gameplay. Trading Items are a category of Content, and Niantic grants you a limited, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to use such Trading Items in conjunction with your personal, noncommercial use of the Services. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights in or to Trading Items and that Trading Items do not have monetary value. Trading Items may be traded with other Account holders for other Trading Items, but Trading Items can never be sold, transferred, or exchanged for Virtual Money, Virtual Goods, "real" goods, "real" money, or "real" services, or any other compensation or consideration from us or anyone else.

You also agree that you will only obtain Trading Items from other Account holders and through means provided by us, and not from or through any third-party platform, exchange, broker, or other mechanism, unless expressly authorized. We may cancel any Trading Items sold, transferred, or exchanged in violation of these Terms. Any such sale, transfer, or exchange (or attempt to do so) is prohibited and may result in the termination of your Account. As set forth below, all Trading Items and other Content are provided "as is," without any warranty.

Essentially it's similar to other online games that feature a "marketplace" where items count as virtual goods. In this case, the capturable Pokémon (creatures) are a form of goods. The terms set in place essentially states that players are not to use trading features as means of generating profit in sales and that they will only trade using in-game means (no hacking, third party apps, etc.).

Yes, I do read the complete ToS for every game I play {XD}

 

[Neltharion83]

I hope its local with a rather short range, otherwise, sure, it may get some old players back in the game. But if its global, those people would stay home. Diablo 3 got badly burned by having a big global auction house, people were just browsing the auction house instead of actually playing, trading for loot instead of defeating monsters for loot.

If its a 100 meter radius, those people would go outside and come back to the popular spots.

I wonder if there will be some sort of currency or if its just pokemon for pokemon. I hope you would be able to trade pokemon for pokemon, pokemon for candy, and candy for candy. That way, dratini candy or magikarp candy could be currencies. With all the pokemon being so different and also influenced by movesets, IVs and level, it could be difficult if only pokemon for pokemon is possible.

EDIT: oh, and, the last thing they datamined was the buddy function, which was the next feature added, so this has a little bit of a track record of being reliable.

 

[Phoenixstarz]

definately agree that it should be short ranged, otherwise everyone will complete their pokedex within minutes of it being live.

 

[Arjay]

Hoping this is a precursor for gen 2 Pokémon. If trading is enabled, people should complete their Pokédex faster, and then the game will need all those new Pokémon to keep the interest going. As someone who couldn't give a toss about gyms and IVs and all that crap and is in this solely to "catch 'em all", I really cannot wait for the next lot of Pokémon to become available.