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Pokemon Go: How to Fix Make a New Friend Not Working Error

Here is how to fix the make a new friend quest step not working.

Pokemon Go is filled with different quests and challenges for players to complete. Many of these multiple-step quests will net you some pretty powerful rewards in the form of items, gifts, and even wild encounters with special Pokemon. Sometimes, you’ll encounter a problem or error that can impede your progress. Here is how to fix the “Make a New Friend” questline if it is not working.

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Pokemon Go: How to Fix Make a New Friend Not Working Error

If you’re trying to complete the quest Misunderstood Mischief you might encounter an error when trying to “Make a New Friend” even if you complete the requirements for the quest step, it might not actually trigger that you’ve done this step. If you’re having this problem, you won’t be able to move on to the next step for the questline.

There isn’t a simple fix to this questline so what you’ll need to do is contact Niantic support. Don’t worry though, your problem won’t be thrown into the void of support tickets. Niantic can actually solve the issue on its end and push you through to the next step of the quest after speaking to them.

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All you need to do is head over to the Niantic Support center and talk to them to have them help fix the problem.

After that, you’ll be all set to actually continue on with the Misunderstood Mischief mission. It might take some time, but it’s a pretty simple fix from here.

That’s everything you need to know about how to fix the “Make a new friend” quest step not working error. There is plenty of other stuff to get done in Pokemon Go, like trading Pokemon with stardust, and even participating in events like Pokemon Go Fest.


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Jesse Vitelli
Jesse loves most games, but he really loves games that he can play together with friends and family. This usually means late nights in Destiny 2 or FFXIV. You can also find him thinking about his ever-expanding backlog of games he won't play and being constantly dehydrated. Do not contact him.