Hidden Tracked Statistics in Pokémon Go

In my post about hypothesizing greater friendship levels in Pokémon Go, I mentioned that there is the possibility that the number of times (the count) that two friends have become Lucky Friends with each other may be retained or tracked, which allows it to be used for the purpose of the proposed friendship levels, despite not being explicitly shown. This possibility is based on the fact that certain other statistics are tracked without being made evident until they actually were. I've chosen to discuss them as "statistics" instead of "data" because the latter is known to have its negative connotations that are relevant today.

A (previous) example of one of these statistics is the number of times that a Trainer has completed a raid in conjunction with one other Trainer, which becomes the basis for the Rising Star Duo medal. It becomes obvious that the statistic had been tracked from an early point even before the medal debuted, as when the medal finally made its debut, it had already come with a value for many Trainers. Awareness of the statistic by the medal then led to many Trainers to increase it to the highest level of platinum in order to complete certain tasks for leveling up. Now the statistic is not hidden - though it continues to be tracked - but it is or was a plain example of one.

Based on this, something as simple as the count of one Trainer becoming Lucky Friends with another is likely to be tracked as a statistic, even if it is hidden. It is trivial to be tracked and allows for the easy implementation of new features involving the statistic, such as greater friendship levels as previously explained. It may be expected that there are other truly hidden statistics, but true to their description, they may be unknown until certain circumstances, as with the above medal debut, makes them known.

Pokémon Go is known for its other hidden statistics, although they are less hidden, at least to a certain extent. The stats of Pokémon were once hidden, despite being vaguely described, until they became fully visible. Gym points, though numerically shown when earning them, require observation in order to evaluate their totals, and may be considered hidden again after a gold Gym Badge has been earned. The practice is common even if the methods aren't.

With their state of hiddenness, it may be considered that some vital things in Pokémon Go still need to be tracked to improve progress, even later on, but Trainers don't need to know about them necessarily. The moment they reveal themselves and become pertinent can then be a major revolution for Trainers within this realm of Pokémon. 

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