Pokemon GO Players Want to See a New Kind of Pass

Key Takeaways

• A Pokemon GO player has suggested a paid remote trading pass for players to trade with friends globally.
• Redditors reacted positively to the idea, mentioning benefits like leveling up faster and obtaining regionally-exclusive Pokemon.
• Niantic has not indicated adding a remote trading pass, but players hope for the feature in future updates.

A clever Pokemon GO player has suggested creating a new type of pass that allows players to trade remotely. In Pokemon GO, players obtain new pocket monsters in a variety of ways, including through trading, one of the features available since the early days of the game.

Pokemon GO players can trade with each other and get new critters to add to their collections when their accounts reach trainer level 10. After that, all the two players have to do is choose the monsters they want to trade, and have the required amount of Stardust. There are some details to consider, however, such as limitations on which types of Pokemon cannot be traded, as well as the need for the two players to be 100 meters apart.

To ease the burden of this problem, a Redditor called Venaeris suggested the creation of a specific pass for remote trading. They explain that once the trainer has this pass, it would be possible to trade with any friend on their list, regardless of geographical location. They go on to say that this pass would not be free since the devs’ “main objective” is to monetize Pokemon GO, so they explain that for them this idea would not be so far-fetched. They also suggest the price of 195 Poke Coins.

Pokemon GO Players Debate the Idea of a Trade-Focused Pass

There are four Raid Passes types in Niantic’s augmented reality game that players can get in different ways, the simplest being by spinning Photo Discs and using Pokemon GO promo codes. The best known of these items is the Remote Raid Pass, which allows players to join a raid remotely, and which last year generated one of the biggest controversies in the game’s history due to the usage limitations imposed by Niantic.

The other Redditors reacted positively to the OP’s idea, and some said they would buy the remote trade pass. One player said the item would help them a lot, as they are stuck at level 48 due to the need to get 50 Lucky Pokemon in Trades to hit level 49. Another comment noted that it would be an interesting way for players to obtain Pokemon unavailable due to regional limitations. A third Redditor also suggested refunding the item if the trade doesn’t work out. Niantic has given no indication that it intends to add a remote trading pass, but with Pokemon GO regularly receiving new features, trainers can only hope for it to be added in a future update.