Pokémon GO: 10 Essential Features It Desperately Needs

9. Player Vs. Player Battling

You have to assume the only reason player-versus-player battles are yet to be included, is down to server stability issues.

After all, the game monitors everything from how many items you have to which gyms are being fought over and especially the spawn-rate of the Pokémon themselves. Introducing player battles would mean a whole load more data to keep track of as we burn through our respective items to gain the upper hand, before then being left with knocked out or injured Pokémon in need of Revives and Potions.

On the other hand, it could just be that Niantic wanted to test drive the base gameplay of Pokémon GO first, as they knew it would drain so much battery power, and later we'll get additional features like this.

Either way, we're currently resigned to tapping like a gibbon at the gym if we want to battle, and at some point that just won't be enough.