Quest New Friends Singular Pokemon Go: How to Complete the Quest

Quest new friends singular Pokemon GO is a quest showing up for some players as part of the Jump-Start Research questline. The Jump-Start Research quests are explicitly designed to get new players involved in Pokémon Go, but the formatting of the quest has confused the players who see it. Here's how to complete it.

Do you have a friend who wants to play but feels they’ve missed out on too much in Pokémon GO? Don’t worry! New Special Research offers helpful rewards to jump-start Trainers’ new (or continuing!) adventures.
— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) June 28, 2019

Quest New friends Singular Pokemon Go: How to Complete the Quest

To complete the Pokémon Go quest tasking players with "new_friends_singular" is far simpler than it appears. All the quest asks of players is that they add one new friend to their friends list.

The strange formatting appears to be the result of a bug. The actual quest is meant to read "Add 1 new friend," and is worth 5,000 experience. Players report that refreshing their app, typically by closing and restarting it, has solved the display problem and made clear the requirements of the quest.

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