In Pokémon GO, Niantic will introduce the “PvP”, meaning player versus player battles, in 2018. This was stated in a new interview. Players have been waiting for trainer battles for over a year. The new feature is expected to arrive in Pokémon GO by the end of 2018.
Who said that? The statement comes from Anne Beuttenmüller. She is the head of Product Marketing for the region of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, which is the center of the world. She gave the interview to the Polish site “Gram.pl”.
What exactly did she say about PvP? Beuttenmüller said:
- At the moment, Niantic is working on the PvP mode, which will be released soon.
- The PvP mode is the next big thing in social features, and they want to deliver it by the end of 2018.
Are there already details? No, there are no details yet about how the PvP will work.
PvP battle as part of the social features in Pokémon GO
Focus is on social features: The statement about PvP is related to the current focus of Pokémon GO: social features.
They are continually working to expand and improve the features they already have. Additionally, they want to enhance the offering with further features: like PvP.
The existing social features revolve around friends, the exchange, and interaction with them. You can now trade Pokémon.
PvP has been on Pokémon GO’s to-do list since 2017
Announced for a long time: It has been known for a long time that Pokémon GO will introduce PvP battles. This has been on a to-do list alongside the trading feature, at least since 2017. There have been repeated indications from Niantic, that such a PvP feature is on the way and is seen as a part of the future of Pokémon GO.
The trading feature came out this summer 2018 – the PvP doesn’t seem far away.
However, how exactly such “one-on-one” battles will work in Pokémon GO is still not known.
