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Trading is a gameplay feature in Pokémon Go.^[1] It enables trainers who are in close proximity to one another to trade Pokémon.^[two]

Trading

Trading Pokémon can be done betwixt two friends that are in 100 chiliad from each other in real life. All trades require both trainers to use Stardust. If swapping Pokémon already found within their Pokédexes, just a minimal corporeality of Stardust is required. This allows Trainers to freely merchandise most Pokémon that they encounter within reasonable limits, equally Stardust is an of import resource. Trading is special, and although several mechanics are in place to ensure that Trainers don't take unfair advantage of it, there are too plenty of rewards to make these mechanics feel unique and personal.^[three]

Trainer level 10 is required for trading.

Process

The stats of the Pokémon will change randomly inside a range when traded. Before a Trainer completes a trade, they will run across the range of CP and HP that the Pokémon could potentially have when the trade is complete.

There's a thoughtful adding to deciding that range:

Check Friend's Trainer level to confirm the Pokémon is not powered up past what would normally be obtainable for someone at that level.
Assign new, fully random stat values with a minimum based on Friendship level, and that base of operations increases the higher that level is.

In other words, as a Trainer's Friendship level increases with a friend, they will have a slightly better chance of receiving a potent Pokémon when trading. A Pokémon that may non exist great in battle may excel in battle once traded to a friend, or it could become even worse.

Possible IV Ranges mail service-trade^[4]

Good Friends: 1-fifteen
Slap-up Friends: 2-15
Ultra Friends: 3-15
Best Friends: 5-xv
Lucky Friends: 12-15

Re-trading

In guild to bar Trainers from continually re-rolling a Pokémon'due south stats through trade, a traded Pokémon cannot exist traded again. This characteristic promotes trading without giving a pregnant reward to one Trainer over another.^[3] Trainers are currently limited to 100 trades per day.

Special trades

Special trades are all trades involving Legendary Pokémon, Shiny Pokémon, Purified Pokémon and Pokémon that have non been registered in the Pokédex.

Special Trades can simply exist done once per day to limit the number of times a single Trainer can make Special Trades with all of their friends. Special Trading does get more attainable over fourth dimension. As the Friendship level between two Trainers increases, the amount of Stardust needed to consummate a Special Trade will significantly decrease.^[3]

New friends, making high-value Special Trades of Legendary Pokémon, Shiny Pokémon, and Pokémon not currently in a Trainer's Pokédex, will accept to spend a large portion of their Stardust to forbid exploitation and the cosmos of a blackness market, which would devalue the difficult piece of work of Trainers who accept managed to run across and grab rare or powerful Pokémon.^[iii]

Banned trades

The following Pokémon are not allowed to trade.^[5]

Mythical (except Meltan & Melmetal)
"Slashed" (Pokémon acquired by spoofing or botting)
Current Buddy Pokémon
Pokémon currently defending gyms
Fainted or not at full wellness
Unhatched eggs
Shadow Pokémon
Pokémon that were already traded

Lucky Pokémon

Main article: Lucky Pokémon

When trading Pokémon, there is a chance that Pokémon can get a Lucky Pokémon. Lucky Pokémon require less Stardust to power upwardly.

Candies

When you merchandise away a Pokémon, y'all get one of their candy as if you transferred it to the professor. Candy increases if the Pokémon were defenseless far apart. 2 candies are given if caught at least 10 km apart, and three candies over 100 km (which is the maximum; you do not get any more no affair how further they were caught apart).

Trading costs

Performing whatever Pokémon trade costs specific amount of stardust which depends on friendship levels and kind of trade (either information technology is regular or special trade).

Below there is a tabular array with all possible costs for Pokémon trades.
Regular Pokémon term includes regular Pokémon, region-exclusive Pokémon, baby Pokémon and starter Pokémon. (Or, everything that isn't either a Legendary or any Pokémon'south Shiny class.)
New Pokémon term ways that Pokémon is non registered in trainer'due south Pokédex prior to the trade (ie: the Pokédex entry is either fully blank or grayness for that verbal course). It as well includes a Pokémon's detail form — new letter forms of Unown, event costumed Pikachu, Alolan/Galar forms of Pokémon, Castform conditions forms, etc. Note that any Shiny grade that has not been registered counts as new; the cost is not affected by having registered the base form or even some other Shiny grade of a variant of that Pokémon (unless something happens like a Costume Shiny unintentionally resulting in registering the normal Shiny course of the species).

Level	Regular Pokémon		Shiny or Legendary Pokémon
Level	Registered	New	Registered	New
Good Friend	100	20,000	20,000	1,000,000
Great Friend	100	16,000	sixteen,000	800,000
Ultra Friend	100	1,600	1,600	80,000
Best Friend	100	800	800	40,000

It is noticeable that costs for not registered regular Pokémon are the aforementioned as for already registered Shiny or Legendary Pokémon. Additionally, the friendship discount applies only to special trades and the value of regular merchandise is 100 regardless the friendship level.

Merchandise evolution

Since January x^th, 2020, certain Pokémon upshot in no processed toll to evolve if it is previously traded.^[6]

Trading lower evolution (e.1000. Machop) first besides applies to this benefit.

Following Pokémon tin can evolve with the trade discount:

Trading tips

Post-obit tips are displayed on the trading folio during the waiting for some other trainer to connect the trade.

You tin only merchandise with friends who are nearby.
Special Trades tin can only occur once a day.
You can't merchandise a Pokémon that has been traded previously.
The stats of the traded Pokémon will randomly alter after trading.
You can notice the trading rules using the Help push button located in a higher place.
If your friend's Trainer level is lower than yours, the traded Pokémon's potential CP and HP will be adapted.
Pokémon not nevertheless registered in your Pokédex require a Special Trade.
Your Friendship level must accomplish Good Friend in order to complete a Special Merchandise.
You'll receive bonus Candy if the locations where the traded Pokémon were caught are far autonomously (upward to around 100 km).
The amount of Stardust required for trading drastically reduces equally your Friendship level increases.
Shiny Pokémon, Legendary Pokémon, and Pokémon not currently in your Pokédex require a Special Trade.
Completing a Special Trade requires a big amount of Stardust.
Your Friendship level with a friend increases when you trade Pokémon to each other frequently.
Mythical Pokémon tin can't exist traded.

Development

2016

Trading has existed in the game's data as early every bit Baronial 2016^[ane], where it was interpreted as an "online marketplace".

2017

In March 2017, Niantic gave more information well-nigh the upcoming mechanic. They stated that "the person needs to exist in your proximity" in club for trading to occur.^[ii]

2018

On June xviii^th, 2018, i of the about anticipated game features past players was finally announced to be released soon. ^[seven] ^[8]

Gallery

Promotional pictures

Preview of Friends and Gifting

Trivia

Normally, certain Pokémon, such as Legendary Pokémon, are obtained with Private Values that can non exist lower than a ten. However, trading one of those to a friend, may result in whatever stat beingness lower than a 10, as trades have different lower Four bounds based on Friendship level. This includes Egg-merely (baby Pokémon) and Raid-exclusives.^[nine]
- However, as some Legendary Pokémon can exist obtained from Team GO Rocket, and as such practise not take the same lower bound, trading a purified Legendary may actually result in significantly improve IVs than it had before.
Pokémon received through trading count towards progress such every bit medals for communicable that blazon of Pokémon.
Searching the phrase "traded" and "tradeevolve" in Pokémon search render the list of all traded Pokémon and Pokémon eligible for merchandise evolution bonuses respectively.
From November 12^th to 16^th, 2020, a express-fourth dimension examination allowed trading distance to be 12 km at max. The verbal distance is only mentioned in Korean weblog post.^[ten]
From November 18^th to 23^rd, 2020, another limited-time test allowed trading altitude to about 50 km at max.^[11]
- It was extended to November xxx^thursday, 2020.^[12]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^ane.i Get Hub. (2016, August 25). Trading, Legendary Pokemon and new Incense Types referenced in the Game Code. Pokémon Go Hub. Retrieved on 2016-08-25.
↑ ^2.0 ^ii.1 Frank, A. (2017, March 1). Pokémon Go trading won't solve rural players' biggest problem. Polygon. Retrieved on 2017-03-05.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 Programmer Insights: Inside the Philosophy of Friends and Trading. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2018-06-22.
↑ https://thesilphroad.com/science/examining-the-ivs-of-trades
↑ Pokémon Go 0.107.1 APK tear downward: trading, new badges, Hydro Cannon, new loading screen, player reputation and more. Pokémon GO Hub. Retrieved on 2018-06-19.
↑ Merchandise Evolution and more Pokémon originally discovered in Unova are hither! Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-01-10.
↑ PokemonGoApp. We're excited to announce that friends, gifting, and trading are coming presently to Pokémon GO! Twitter. Retrieved on 2018-06-xviii.
↑ Make Mode for Friends, Trading, and Gifting in Pokémon Become! Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2018-06-xviii.
↑ Trading legendaries can get IV below x/ten/10. /r/TheSilphRoad. Retrieved on 2018-06-22.
↑ Limited-fourth dimension test: Merchandise range increased until Monday, November 16, 2020, at ten:00 a.thou. PST (GMT −eight) Pokémon GO Alive. Retrieved on 2020-eleven-13.
↑ PokemonGoApp. Surprise! Trade range has been greatly increased until November 23 at iv p.m. PST!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2020-11-xix.
↑ PokemonGoApp. Trainers, our express-fourth dimension test of a profoundly increased merchandise range has been extended until next Mon, November 30th at 1 p.grand. PST!. Twitter. Retrieved on 2020-11-24.