Niantic has now resolved the Pokémon GO issue where adding a new friend for “Add a new friend” Special Research Tasks did not complete the task and Trainers were unable to progress with that Special Research

Here is where you can find a list of issues currently being investigated by our engineering team. This list will be updated regularly, and issues will be added and removed as they are discovered and resolved. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of all issues we are aware of or working to fix. Click the link(s) for more detailed pages about individual Known Issues. You can find the list of known issues related to GO Battle League here.

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Last updated: February 27th, 2023

Issue description: Some Trainers are unable to see the Evolve button for Cosmoem after completing the related Special Research.

Issue status: Resolved

Issue description: Some Trainers are catching Zorua with a partially filled HP meter after it transforms from its Buddy disguise.

Issue status: Resolved

Some Trainers see incorrect or missing visuals when battling.
Issue description: Some Trainers battling may see incorrect or missing visuals if their device has not yet downloaded assets after a new update.
Issue status: Investigating. Please use the “download all assets” feature in the settings menu to mitigate this issue.

Berries and balls cannot be changed when encountering an Ultra Beast.
Issue description: Some Trainers do not see the ability to change berries or balls when encountering an Ultra Beast in GO Battle League.
Issue status: Investigating.