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Niantic today announced it’ll soon be adding Friends and Trading features to Pokémon Go, meaning you have a new reason to reinstall the app on your phone.

The details: The new features were initially hinted at during this year’s E3 presentation, and were finally revealed by Niantic today. Players can send each other friend requests, trade pocket monsters, and gift each other things. According to Niantic’s press release, there’s even a benefit to having friends: