"Local" Friend Link hunts count towards daily Friend Link caps

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携帯端末情報(必須)/Mobile Device Information(Required)*

n/a (server side issue) - iOS 26.3.1, iPhone 17 Pro

アプリのバージョン(必須)/App Version(Required)*

v116.0-260305-1528

問題が発生する頻度/Frequency of the issue occurring

毎回/Every time

問題の詳細/Issue Details

Context:

  1. There are various limits on Friend Link hunts per day.
  • For monsters 7★ or below that do not consume Friend Link Tokens, there is a certain limit.
  • In addition, there is a maximum of 20 hunts that consume Friend Link Tokens per day.
  1. When hosting a Friend Link monster, friends of the host who are physically nearby will see the monster appear as a “normal” group hunt. This does not show the host’s avatar or name and does not display the Friend Link border information on the hunt in the Nearby list.

Bug:

  • After joining this hunt that was a friend link but appears nearby, the maximum number of Friend Link hunts that consume a token for the day is reduced by 1, i.e. this hunt counts as a “friend link” hunt.
  • As a player joining this hunt, I was not made aware that joining it is a limited resource - it doesn’t look like a “friend link” hunt.
  • Joining this hunt never costs a friend link token, but will count against token-limited hunts if the monster was 8 ★ or above.

Reproduction Steps:

  • A friend hosts a 8★ Friend Link monster while I am physically near them.
  • I see a normal “nearby” hunt without Friend Link visuals.
  • Complete the hunt.
    Expected: I can hunt 20 more 8★ monsters today via Friend Link, because I have not done a Friend Link hunt yet.
    Actual: I can hunt 19 more 8★ monsters today via Friend Link, because I have done 1 8★+ Friend Link hunt already.

その他の情報/Other Information

The issue is server side for how hunts are tracked. This will happen regardless of individual users’ device details.

@radruler
Thank you for reporting about friend link issue.
Did you see a notification about using tokens before starting Local Friend Link?
If you did, would you mind sharing a screenshot?

@NianticModKIC

Sorry for the delay and thanks for the reply!

We did not see a notification about using tokens in this situation. Screenshots: Lobby from host point of view, and “Join Hunt” list of available hunts from the point of view of a friend of the host who is nearby. We tested both with players who have the “Do not show this again” checkmark both on and off, it will not show in either case.

Notably:

  • The hunt does not consume Friend Link Tokens (screenshot is 6★ but the appearance is the same if the monster is 8★)
  • The hunt does count against the total number of monsters you can fight per day as Friend Link.
  • If no Friend Link hunters join and there are only local hunters, the host does not receive the Friend Link token for hosting a hunt (if they were not at the limit for the day). This is working as intended.

@radruler
Thank you for sharing details.
I will share it with dev team.
If you notice anything else, feel free to reach us anytime.