Trading in Pokémon GO. Could trading through public transport systems work?
Through a patent by Niantic, there might be a trading feature in Pokémon GO using public transport systems.
Players have been wishing for a trading feature in Pokémon GO since its release in July. This would allow them to trade Pokémon with friends or other trainers to complete their collection.
Some Pokémon are region-dependent and cannot be caught in certain countries. A player even planned a world trip to complete their Pokédex. A current rumor shows how the trading feature could work with the local transport system. Instead of going on a world trip, you might just need to go to the nearest bus stop.
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The rumor refers to a patent that Niantic filed back in 2012. It concerns the transport of virtual objects in a virtual world that is linked to a game. Niantic may have registered this patent for the game “Ingress”, but has not used it to this day.
The YouTube channel PatentYogi has taken a closer look at this patent and shows how the trading feature could work with public transport. It utilizes schedules and routes of buses, trains, or airplanes to send Pokémon on a trading journey.
You could bring your Pikachu that you want to trade to the bus station and wait for a later bus to receive your new Mewtwo. PatentYogi explained the potential feature in an entertaining video.
The idea, therefore, is to use bus stops, train stations, or airports to connect these with the trading feature. However, these plans would not be easy to implement. All schedules and routes would need to be integrated into the Pokémon GO system. That there will be a trading feature in Pokémon GO was confirmed by Niantic’s CEO John Hanke already half a year ago.
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