Pokémon GO: 10 Missing Gameplay Features We Want To See
3. Friend List
You just hit Level 11. You were talking with your friend who was only at Level 9 earlier. You're curious to see how they're doing, so you pull up your Friend List and see that they actually just made Level 12! Drats! Now you bury your nose back into your phone and hit the sidewalks to get more XP and become a higher level than your friend.
Pokémon has always been about being better than your friends; having stronger creatures, a bigger collection of cards, a rarer catch - you know, the whole "To be the very best, like no one ever was" ideal.
A friends list in Pokémon GO would allow players to see progress of their friends without having to ask them directly or without looking at the other player's phone - they could see level, Pokédex status, gym battle record and more.
It would allow more friendly competition, so why not implement this sooner, rather than later?