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Do Lucky Pokemon fight better?

One of the many benefits to trading Pokémon with friends is that you have a chance at receiving a Lucky Pokémon. Lucky Pokémon are more likely to be strong opponents in battle, require less Stardust to power up, and appear with a shimmery effect in the Pokédex and on the Pokémon's Summary page.
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How much stronger is a Lucky Pokemon?

What Are Lucky Pokémon? Lucky Pokémon are a new type of Pokémon in Pokémon GO that require 50% less Stardust to power up over a regular Pokémon, and have a special background while viewing them in your Pokédex.
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Is it worth powering up Lucky Pokemon?

Lucky Pokémon are highly desired because of their reduced Stardust cost when powering up. Stardust cost is reduced by half for Lucky Pokémon. Normally when you trade Pokémon, the Individual Values (or IVs) of the Pokémon are shuffled randomly.
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Do Lucky Pokemon have better stats?

Another benefit to having a Lucky Pokemon is the boost to that Pokemon's stats. Upon a Pokemon becoming lucky, its IVs boost to a minimum of twelve across all three stats. This can help with almost any Pokemon as it will almost max out the Pokemon's IVs.
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Do Lucky Pokemon have better CP?

Obtaining Lucky Pokémon

The Stardust cost for powering it up will be reduced by 50%, which means they can reach a higher CP much faster than other Pokémon.
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WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT LUCKY POKÉMON! (Pokémon GO)

What are the pros of Lucky Pokemon?

One of the many benefits to trading Pokémon with friends is that you have a chance at receiving a Lucky Pokémon. Lucky Pokémon are more likely to be strong opponents in battle, require less Stardust to power up, and appear with a shimmery effect in the Pokédex and on the Pokémon's Summary page.
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Is Lucky better than shiny?

Where Shiny Pokemon are differentiated by their unique appearance, Lucky Pokemon have a cooler, more useful benefit: they cost less Stardust to power-up. Specifically, Pokemon Go Lucky Pokemon cost 50% less stardust to power up, making them easy to boost the CP of and ready for battle.
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How do you get 100% Lucky Pokemon?

There are two ways through which players can trigger a 100% chance of their traded Pokémon getting Lucky: Trading Pokémon with a Lucky Friend. Two trainers can become Lucky Friends only after becoming Best Friends.
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  1. What are Lucky Pokémon?
  2. How to catch Lucky Pokémon.
  3. How to get guaranteed Lucky Pokémon in Pokémon Go.
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Is there any benefit to keeping Shadow Pokemon?

Though a serious undertaking, Shadow Pokémon are incredibly useful allies in Raid Battles—their unique strength can help you defeat Raid Bosses quickly.
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Is it better to power up a Lucky Pokemon before Evolving?

Should you evolve first or power up first? Evolve first, power up second. It's tempting to power up first, because instant gratification is instant, but it'll cost you less Stardust in the long run to evolve and the strategically power up only your best or favorite Pokémon.
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Are Lucky Pokemon permanent?

Keep in mind that Lucky Friends isn't a permanent status like Best Friends. Players will remain Lucky Friends only until they complete a trade and use up the guaranteed Lucky Trade.
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How do you get high CP fast in Pokémon?

How to get the highest CP and IVs in Pokémon Go
  1. Pokémon caught from Raids.
  2. Pokémon caught from Field Research.
  3. Pokémon hatched from Eggs.
  4. Lucky Pokémon from trading.
  5. Purified Shadow Pokémon, which add +2 IV points.
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What is the rarest Lucky Pokemon?

Kecleon. The promised day occured in January 2023 when, nearly four years since the last release of a new Gen 3 Pokémon, Kecleon finally arrived in Pokémon Go. To catch Kecleon, you must find a PokéStop with a mostly invisible Kecleon clinging to it.
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What is the rarest Pokémon in Pokemon GO?

Azelf, Mesprit, and Uxie are the rarest Pokemon in Pokemon Go because they're region exclusive. The three Legendary Pokemon spawn in the wild but only in the following regions: Azelf – North America, South America, and Greenland.
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How many lucky trades per day?

once per day. It's a very low chance, but it happens just often enough that you should get one or two. You can even become Lucky Friends more than once with the same player. The second method is by trading any Pokemon that was caught in July or August 2016.
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What is the hardest shiny to catch?

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: The Hardest Pokemon To Shiny Hunt
  • 8 Wattrel. ...
  • 7 Varoom. ...
  • 6 Mimikyu. ...
  • 5 Ditto, Zorua, And Zoroark. ...
  • 4 Dusk Form Lycanroc. ...
  • 3 Tynamo. ...
  • 2 Family Of Three Maushold And Three-Segment Dudunsparce. ...
  • 1 Authentic Sinistea. This one Pokemon has plagued the shiny hunting community for years.
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Who is the rarest shiny?

This could always change depending on updates implemented by Niantic, but for now, the limited time of Shiny Alolan Grimer's availability combined with the challenge of scoring the exact right egg and walking it 7KM makes this Pokémon the rarest shiny in "Pokémon Go."
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What is the number 1 rarest shiny in Pokémon GO?

Unown C is the rarest of them all. Its shiny version was made available for only eight hours in three cities in November 2020. Players who wanted access to the event had to cough up $5 and expend multiple incense to attract the Pokemon. Basic forms of Unowns are black throughout, with an eye in the middle.
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Is it OK to transfer Lucky Pokemon?

You're unable to transfer multiple Shiny Pokémon, Lucky Pokémon, or Buddy Pokémon with whom you've reached Good Buddy status or above at a time. Additionally, certain Legendary and some Mythical Pokémon (e.g. Mew, Celebi) are not able to be selected for transfer.
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Can you be lucky friends twice?

When you are Lucky Friends with someone, the next time you trade with each other, both Pokémon will become Lucky Pokémon. After the trade, your Lucky Friend status will be cleared. You can try to become Lucky Friends again by increasing your Friendship.
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Do Lucky Friends expire?

The Lucky Friends status seems to last for as long as you next trade - so feel free to continue sending and receiving Gifts or engaging in Trainer Battles until you next meet up and can trade. It does not expire that day. It is possible to have more than one Lucky Friend active at once.
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