Pokémon Go set to finally get PvP mode

It seems as though Niantic will finally be implementing a PvP mode in Pokémon Go. The news came directly from EMEA marketing chief Anne Beuttenmüller during an interview with Polish magazine Gram, as translated by PokemonHub:

"Now we are working on the PvP mode, which will soon appear. In addition, we're still working on improving the feature that has just made its debut - it's all about friends, such as the ability to exchange Pokemon in the game.

"We've just introduced an improvement so you can add a note to your friend. The point is that you can have many people on your friends list and do not remember who is who. So you can add a comment to that person. You can also segregate your friends list.

"We are constantly improving the elements that we have available in the game and the next thing that we want to add at the end of this year is the PvP mode."

Is a PvP mode for Pokémon Go something you're waiting for?