Summary: A leak hints at Pokémon GO adding remote trading in 2025, potentially allowing players to trade with friends from any location.
A 2025 Pokémon GO leak suggests remote trading may be introduced, enabling trades with friends regardless of location.
It’s looking like remote trading is finally getting added to Pokémon GO, if the latest datamine is anything to go by. Ever since the game launched in 2016, trading wasn’t a thing—at least not at first. That changed in 2018 when trading was officially rolled out, but remote trades? Still not a thing—until now, maybe.
According to info spotted on TheSilphRoad, new lines of code in the game’s settings seem to point to remote trades being worked on. It’s assumed that players will be allowed to trade with folks on their friend list without needing to be right next to them—kinda like how remote raids work. No confirmation yet, though, and there’s a chance some kind of item (like a remote trade pass?) might be needed. But since normal trades don’t use items right now, that part’s still up in the air.
Fans are already reacting pretty positively. A lot of players have been calling it a solid quality-of-life move, especially since Niantic recently lifted the cap on remote raids. All of it feels like a step in the right direction.
There was some worry when Scopely bought out Pokémon GO that monetization would get pushed hard. But so far, the changes that have been made—or even just leaked—have been well-received. Whether these updates were already in the pipeline before Scopely got involved is anyone’s guess.
In any case, there’s plenty going on. The Summer 2025 event lineup has just been shared, so trainers have stuff to look forward to while they wait for official word on remote trading.
