Is trading a shiny a special trade?

The following are special trades: Pokémon not already in your Pokédex. Legendary Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon.

What makes a trade a special trade?

In summary, special trades are trades between trainers where Pokemon that are new to the players are exchanged. In Niantic's title, a cap of one per day exists on this mechanic. Trading was brought to the main series to give players a way to fill their Pokedex, making the decision to cap trades a head-scratcher.

How much is a shiny special trade?

Special Trading is unlocked at Great or Best Friendship levels. Special Trading involves Legendary, Shiny and pokemon that either trainer has not yet caught. Special Trading costs 40k Stardust per trade and is limited to one trade per day.

What Pokémon are considered special trades?

Pokemon GO: Rules and restrictions on Special Trades

In Pokemon GO, Special Trades constitute any trade between players involving Legendary Pokemon, shiny Pokemon, Pokemon purified from a shadow form, and Pokemon that have not yet been registered in a trainer's Pokedex.

What happens if you trade a shiny Pokemon?

If you are trading Legendaries and Shinies you both own, the cost is the same as a Standard Pokémon you don't own, such as a regional or a Unown form. But if one of you don't have a Legendary or Shiny in a trade, then the cost jumps up massively.

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Why can't i trade a shiny with my friend?

Special Trades are reserved for Legendary Pokemon like Articuno or Zapdos, and Shiny Pokemon. You can't trade Mythical Pokemon at all in Pokemon Go. They have to be earned I'm afraid.

What is special about Shiny Pokémon?

A Shiny Pokémon is an incredibly rare version of a normal Pokémon with a special coloration. For example, a Shiny Gyarados is a deep red as oppose to its traditional blue colour. The different colours aren't always so pronounced though, and sometimes the differences can be as small as different eye colours.

Can special trades be lucky?

Special trades have no impact on lucky rates. There is approximately a 5% increase in the lucky rate for every year the older Pokémon has aged when trading a new Pokémon for an older Pokémon. The ages of both Pokémon impact the chances of a lucky trade.

What is the rarest shiny rate?

When the Shiny mechanic was first introduced in the Johto region, players odds of running into the special Pokémon-type was a staggering 1 out of 8192 encounters. Over the years, Game Freak has lowered Shiny rates to 1/4096 in order to make the rare variant easier to find.

What is the most expensive Shiny Pokemon go?

Shining Charizard is the most expensive Shiny Pokémon card ever printed, and even damaged versions can sell for well over $1,000.

How many shiny can you trade per day?

In order to bar Trainers from continually re-rolling a Pokémon's stats through trade, a traded Pokémon cannot be traded again. This feature promotes trading without giving a significant advantage to one Trainer over another. Trainers are currently limited to 100 trades per day.

What are the 5 types of trade?

What are the 4 trade categories?

There are four sectors of Skilled Trades: Construction, Industrial, Motive Power, and Service.

What triggers a lucky trade?

When you're Lucky Friends with another trainer, the next trade you make with them is guaranteed to give you a Lucky Pokemon. To become Lucky Friends, you have to reach the Best Friends level, first. There's a chance you'll become Lucky Friends with them upon reaching the Best Friends level.

How do I get a lucky 100% trade?

Limited 100% Lucky Trade

The Trainer sending the guaranteed Lucky Pokémon must have been involved in fewer than 15 trades (as either a sender or recipient) where at least one party was guaranteed.

Are lucky trades always high IV?

The IV floor for lucky friend trades is 12 for each stat, which means that the minimum IVs that you could get from a lucky trade are 12/12/12 (80% IV). For an IV floor of 12, the number of potential IV combinations is 64. Thus, the odds of getting a hundo (100% IV Pokémon) are roughly 1.56% per trade.

Is it worth keeping shiny Pokemon?

There is no statistical difference between typical Pokemon and their shiny variants. Being shiny doesn't give any type of advantage aside from bragging rights. For this reason, there are no restrictions on how and when shiny Pokemon can be used in-game. Any shiny can be used in battle the same way its counterpart can.

What is full odds shiny?

According to one of the game's Biology lessons, shiny odds are 1 in 4,000. In other games they've been 1 in 4069, so it's likely that this is a simplification, but either way, it's very possible to go through the entire game without seeing any.

Are Shinies a guaranteed catch?

Shiny Raid Bosses were “never guaranteed” catches

And these Raids are as daunting as they sound. These raids require at least seven high-level trainers to even stand a chance of defeating them, let alone the battle of connectivity issues and bugs.

Will trading a shiny keep it shiny?

Yes, but only when transferring a Pokemon from a Gen 1 game. In Generation 2 (when shinies where introduced), shininess was determined by the Pokemons IVs. A Pokemon traded from a Gen 1 game could have the 'right' IVs to be shiny, but wouldn't appear shiny in Gen 1 because shininess didn't exist in those games.

Will it cost a lot if you trade shiny Pokemon go?

Shiny Pokemon are pretty expensive and can cost up to 1,000,000 Stardust to trade. This depends on friendship level and whether you've already caught the Pokemon yourself.

Can you trade over a Shiny Charm?

Note that Shiny Charms can't be traded, thus they will not have a trade request button. Was this article helpful?