I wanna be the very best tapper
You’ve spent the past two years proving you’re perfectly capable of catching them. Soon, it will be time to prove you know how to put thosePokémon to good use. You haven’t just been capturing them just to put them in little spherical cages, have you?
Niantic has teased trainer battle PvP implementation forPokémon Gofor a while now. It seems as though this much-wanted feature is somewhat imminent. Niantic tweeted about it this morning:
Get prepared… Trainer Battles are coming soon to Pokémon GO❗#GOBattlepic.twitter.com/AUWyhNGlT7
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp)July 15, 2025
Of course, “soon” isn’t exactly a hyper-specific time frame. But, it’s the near future and it’s before long. Players shouldn’t have to wait much more.
Maybe this is a bit too ambitious but Niantic is running its monthlyPokémon GoCommunity Day this weekend. That’d be a sensible first place to introduce trainer battles — all those players in close proximity as they stroll through the park in search of shiny Pokémon.
Regardless of when it happens, it’ll be fascinating to see how this tapping-based mobile game handles PvP. Traditionally, it’s games like the newly-releasedPokémon Let’s Gowith full RPG elements that focus on fighting. Niantic’s take will almost certainly be a deviation from what mostPokémonplayers are used to.
