Pokémon GO now increases trade range, but only for a short time

 In Pokémon GO, you can now trade with other players who are several kilometers away. But this bonus is a test and therefore lasts for a certain period.

What kind of test is that? When you open Pokémon GO on your mobile device, you will receive a message from Niantic. He announces that the exchange range has now been increased.

This is being tested to reactivate this bonus in future events. To do this, the developers are now collecting data from the players who use it.

The tests began on November 12 at 11:30 pm11:30 pm. According to the plan, the increased range will continue until November 16 at 7:00 pm7:00 pm, So you only have a few days to try it out.

Why is Niantic doing this? The increased trade rank is a change that coaches have always wanted. 

Due to Corona and regulations of distance to other people, this topic came back into focus. Developers may very well combine both themes here.

What is the new exchange distance?

Here's what the coaches notice: Following the announcement, the coaches immediately went to social media and announced their test results there. Because Niantic omitted a piece of information in the event announcement: How far can you trade now?

According to player reports, the new distance should be between 10 and 15 kilometers. Much research is still being done to obtain reliable details.

In a Reddit post, Scorpionco explains that the limit is 12 kilometers. With just 12,125 kilometers between him and his exchange partner, the exchange would not have worked.

As Reddit users reported, Niantic's Korean ad actually mentions "12 kilometers" as an increased distance. Give it a try for yourself and write your results to us in the comments here on InafGo.

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This exchange range may be further increased during testing if Niantic wants to collect more data in this field.

Note that some species are more worth trading than others. In Pokémon GO, you can develop certain Pokémon for free after trading them.

How about that? Do you think this new distance is good and sufficient to exchange with players in your environment from a safe distance, or should you increase the distance even more?

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