{"id":599988,"date":"2026-03-20T21:04:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/new-social-features-are-coming-to-pokemon-go-sometime-within-the-next-few-months"},"modified":"2026-03-20T21:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:04:51","slug":"new-social-features-are-coming-to-pokemon-go-sometime-within-the-next-few-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/new-social-features-are-coming-to-pokemon-go-sometime-within-the-next-few-months\/","title":{"rendered":"New social features are coming to Pokemon Go sometime within the next few months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/new-social-features-are-coming-to-pokemon-go-sometime-within-the-next-few-months.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>New social features are coming to <strong>Pokemon Go<\/strong> to help bring people together for raids, and arrange potential meetups.<\/p>\n<p>The new social features, some of which are based on a separate Niantic app, have been &#8220;tested over time&#8221; and will be available in Pokemon Go sometime in the next few months. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pokemongolive.com\/en\/post\/changes-updates-in-person-raid-bonuses-remote-raid-passes\/\">Niantic said<\/a> the hope is that the new features will make it easier for Trainers to communicate with each other, discover new communities, and enjoy local raid battles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/new-social-features-are-coming-to-pokemon-go-sometime-within-the-next-few-months\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/new-social-features-are-coming-to-pokemon-go-sometime-within-the-next-few-months\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New social features are coming to Pokemon Go to help bring people together for raids, and arrange potential meetups. 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