We tell you how to send and receive gifts in Pokémon GO. What items can we obtain by opening gifts?Gifts in Pokémon GO allow us to get free items when we receive them from our friends. In this Pokémon GO guide we tell you how to send and receive gifts and how to get them :
How do you get gifts in Pokémon GO?
To get gifts in Pokémon GO , we have to follow these steps:
- In the game world, we must look around us to see if there are any PokéStops nearby.
- We tap on a nearby PokéStop (there is an animation that tells us if we are within detection range).
- We spin the Photo Disc to get a gift and several random objects.
Please note that this will add Gifts to your inventory, but you cannot open them yourself; Gifts are meant to be sent to your friends . Another possible way to get Gifts is by tapping on your Buddy Pokémon when you’re out walking with it ; occasionally you’ll be able to get several Gifts in one sitting, as if you had spun Photo Discs at nearby PokéStops.
How to open gifts sent to us by our friends in Pokémon GO?
To open gifts sent to us by our friends in Pokémon GO, we must follow these steps:
- From the world map, we tap on our player avatar.
- We tap on the “friends” section.
- We tap on any friend who has sent us a gift to obtain the items.
- We open the gift.
The current daily limit of gifts we can open is thirty. That is, we can only open thirty gifts per day .
How to send gifts to our friends in Pokémon GO?
To send gifts to our friends in Pokémon GO , we must follow these steps:
- From the world map, we tap on our player avatar.
- We tap on the “friends” section.
- We tap on any friend who can receive gifts (if they have one of ours yet to be opened, we will not be able to send another one). Obviously, we must have gifts in the inventory to be able to send them.
- We send the gift. As an optional step, we can add a postcard with a sticker (postcards are obtained by spinning Photo Discs at PokéStops and we get free stickers by opening gifts and they can also be purchased in the Store).
Sending and receiving gifts in Pokémon GO is one of the easiest ways to increase your friendship level with another player in order to unlock bonuses when battling in Gyms and Raids and to unlock Lucky Trades.
List of items we can get by opening gifts in Pokémon GO
This is the list of items we can get by opening gifts in Pokémon GO :
| Object | Description |
|---|---|
| Potion | A spray medicine that heals wounds and restores 20 of a Pokémon’s HP. |
| Super Potion | A spray medicine that heals wounds and restores 50 of a Pokémon’s HP. |
| Hyperpotion | A spray medicine that heals wounds and restores 200 of a Pokémon’s HP. |
| Maximum Potion | A spray medicine that heals wounds and restores all of a Pokémon’s HP. |
| Reviving | Medicine that revives a weakened Pokémon and restores half of its HP. |
| Revive Max | Medicine that revives a weakened Pokémon and restores all its HP. |
| Poke Ball | A capsule-shaped device that captures wild Pokémon. It is launched as a ball at a target. |
| Super Ball | High-performance Poké Ball. It has a higher success rate than the Poké Ball. |
| Ultra Ball | High-performance Poké Ball. It has a higher success rate than the Super Ball. |
| Raspberry Berry | When used on a Pokémon, it becomes easier to catch. |
| Latan Berry | When used on a Pokémon, it calms down and becomes less erratic. |
| Pinia berry | When used on a Pokémon, you will receive more Candy if you catch it. |
| Sunstone | A curious stone that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is red like the core of the sun. |
| King’s Rock | A rock that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It looks like a crown. |
| Metal Cladding | A coating that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. It is a special metallic film. |
| Dragon Scale | Evolves certain species of Pokémon. |
| Improvement | A peculiar device that makes certain species of Pokémon evolve. Made in Silph SA |
| Sinnoh Stone | A special stone originally found in the Sinnoh region that can cause certain species of Pokémon to evolve. It is very durable and has a nice shine. |
| Unova Stone | A rare stone originating from the Unova region that can cause certain species of Pokémon to evolve. It is known for its appearance, which is a mix of black and white. |