

In Pokémon Go, some Trades are better than others, and they come with a huge benefit. So it's one-and-done, to prevent exactly that. This feature incentivizes trading without giving a significant advantage to one Trainer over another. However, all Pokémon cannot be traded again. To bar some Trainers from continually re-rolling a Pokémon's stats through trade. Can you keep trading Pokémon back-and-forth until you get high IVs? This, along with the reduced Stardust cost encourages Trading between actual friends. However, the higher your Friendship level, the higher potential IV you can get from a Trade. This prevents players from "selling" 100% IV Pokémon, while the limits on Trading prevent players from constantly "rerolling" for better IVs. IVs change when you Trade?Īlmost certainly to discourage cheaters, Pokémon traded in Go get a change to their IVs and stats. Even if you're only trading a Pidgey, when a special trade happens, you will still have to pay the higher Stardust cost. Both people making the Trade pay the same amount of Stardust, or is it split between them?īoth players pay the same amount of Stardust. Because every player can earn a single copy of these Mythical Pokémon, Niantic does not allow them to be traded. Darkrai was part of Legendary Raids over Halloween, but Mew, Celebi, and Jirachi were all introduced as part of Special Research. Of the Mythical Pokémon to be introduced to Pokémon Go, only one was not limited to a single Pokémon per account. Mythical Pokémon, most of which are limited to one per account, cannot be traded at all. Can you trade mythical Pokémon, like Mew? Yup! You can only make one Special Trade a day. Once you work your way up to best friends (which takes 90 days of interactions,) you can trade a Legendary, Shiny, or New-for-you Pokémon for "just" 40,000 Stardust.įriendship Level is fundamental to Trading as each increase to your level gets you a discount.Īny other restrictions to Special Trades? They could start at one million Stardust with a Good Friend. Special Trades, which involve Legendary, Shiny, and new (for your Pokédex), are another story. Pokémon Go has implemented minimum levels for in-game mechanics since it first launched. Special Trades are a great way to show a friend how much you care! So you have to be level 10 or higher to trade Pokémon in Pokémon Go? As you build your Friendship Level with the friend you are trading with, you'll find that you can complete the trade with much less Stardust.Certain Pokémon, such as a Legendary Pokémon, a Shiny Pokémon, or a Pokémon not currently in your Pokédex, require a Special Trade to complete, so keep that in mind before trading away that golden Magikarp! Special Trades can only occur once per day with a Great Friend or Best Friend, and it often requires a lot of Stardust to complete a Special Trade. Completing a trade earns a bonus Candy for the Pokémon you've traded away, and that bonus can increase if the Pokémon you traded were caught in locations far apart from each other! All trades are powered by Stardust, and some trades require more Stardust than others. If you're near a friend and have a Trainer Level of 10 or higher, you can trade Pokémon you've caught with that friend. What has Pokémon Go said about trading Pokémon?
