Learn how to alternate a present with Mateo in Pokémon Go

Mateo is a personality and have launched in as a part of Pokémon Go’s “Alongside the Routes” occasion throughout the Timeless Journey season in Dec. 2023.

The researcher might be discovered when enjoying Routes, and provides gamers one other strategy to alternate presents with others from distant locales — one thing which might show helpful for finishing your Vivillion assortment.

It’s in any other case an additional incentive for finishing Routes, alongside discovering Zygarde Cells.

Right here’s alternate a present with Mateo in Pokémon Go — helpful for finishing a step within the “A Path to New Friendships” analysis — and why Mateo won’t be showing for you.

Learn how to alternate a present with Mateo in Pokémon Go

Mateo is discovered by utilizing the Route function. Routes, launched to the sport in the summertime of 2023, are discovered on a tab within the “Close by” window within the decrease proper nook of the map display.

To seek out and alternate a present with Mateo, it’s essential to stroll to the tip of a Route. From there, Mateo can seem on the closing PokéStop, just like Rocket Grunts and Leaders.

Just like Zygarde Cells, there may be solely a likelihood he could seem on a Route — so if he doesn’t present up, attempt one other Path to see if in case you have higher luck.

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If he’s there, work together with the PokéStop will permit you to have interaction with Mateo. From there, you’ll be able to ship a Present discovered alongside your route, after which select from a number of Items to open one in return from one other coach elsewhere on this planet — supplying you with an opportunity to pin a Postcard from one other nation.

Picture: Niantic / The Pokémon Firm through Polygon

Although the precise mechanics of the Present alternate are unclear, it’s doubtless just like Marvel Commerce in the principle video games, in that that trainers giving presents to Mateo are actually exchanging presents with one other coach at random.

Why isn’t Mateo showing in Pokémon Go?

If Mateo isn’t showing, know that he solely “could” present up on the finish of a given route, in keeping with developer Niantic.

As such, you might need to finish a number of routes for Mateo to indicate. That is just like amassing Zygarde Cells, which solely have a likelihood of showing when strolling Routes — and going by group discussions on The Silph Street subreddit, his look is simply as unusual.

Nonetheless, just like Zygarde Cells, it’s attainable that “forcing” Mateo to spawn by closing and re-opening the Pokémon Go app throughout the PokéStop radius might assist. Give this a go — and if there’s no luck, attempt finishing one other distinctive Path to see if Mateo seems.