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Sponsored Gifts – Pokémon GO Guide

Note:
This is a new feature being rolled out to Trainers in phases, so not all Trainers may receive Sponsored Gifts. 

During your visits to Gyms and PokéStops, you may receive Sponsored Gifts along with sponsored messages relevant to your location. These are different from Gifts you can send to your friends. Sponsored Gifts can’t be sent to friends and instead give items directly to the Trainer who receives them. 

Note about child accounts: Trainers with Child accounts will not receive Sponsored Gifts, even if permissions for accessing sponsored content are granted through the Niantic Kids Parent Portal or Pokémon Trainer Club website.

A Sponsored Gift may appear after spinning a Photo Disc at a PokéStop or Gym or after battling in a Raid. If you tap on a Sponsored Gift, you’ll see the logo and name of the sponsor, and you’ll have the choice to open the Gift or exit the screen. You won’t receive any items unless you choose to open the Gift.

Tap “Open a Sponsored Gift!” and you’ll see a sponsored message and items from the Gift in bubbles. Tap the “Learn more” button for more information about the sponsored offer. Once all items in the Gift have appeared, you can exit the screen and the items will be added to your Item Bag. 

There is a limit to the number of Sponsored Gifts you can receive in a day, and Trainers aren’t guaranteed to receive a Sponsored Gift from the same PokéStop or Gym as the Gifts are distributed on an individual account basis. 

You can choose to opt out of this feature by deselecting the “Show Sponsored Gifts” option in the Settings menu. This setting does not affect your ability to obtain Gifts that you can send to friends from sponsored or non-sponsored Gyms or PokéStops.

How to report an inappropriate sponsored message

If a sponsored message features inappropriate content, please let us know. After viewing a sponsored message, tap the three dots in the upper right-hand corner and tap “Report this ad”. Select the reason that best describes why the ad is inappropriate then submit your report.

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