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An in-game trade is a trade made with a non-player character within the course of a core series or spin-off Pokémon game. They are usually for Pokémon that are difficult or impossible to obtain through other means, or for Pokémon unavailable at that point of the game. In later games, the traded Pokémon often has special moves, like Egg moves.
Prior to HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Trainer conducting the in-game trade will always specify a Pokémon they want to trade for. The Pokémon the player receives in the trade will have a fixed OT and nickname; in later games the ID numbers, held items, Natures, IVs, and/or level can be fixed as well.
Like Pokémon traded externally, the traded Pokémon will be treated as an outsider, and gain a boosted amount of experience points in battle. Until Generation V, all Pokémon have the same level as the Pokémon it was traded for (except in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness).
List of in-game trades
All Trainer ID numbers and IVs are random in Generation I.
If any of these Pokémon are viewed in Pokémon Stadium 2 (but not Pokémon Stadium), the OT will be "Trainer" instead, in Title Case rather than ALLCAPS. If any of these Pokémon are traded to a compatible game in another language (any European language game), the OT will be translated.
Red and Blue / Red and Green
Blue (Japanese)
Yellow
Unused trades
In Generation I, there are a few in-game trades which were programmed into the game but were never assigned to any NPC. The most relevant of these is a Butterfree for Beedrill trade, which appeared in every Generation I game across all language releases despite never being used. The nickname of the traded Beedrill went through a number of changes, starting out as ピピん Pipin in Red and Green, changing to チクチク Chikuchiku in the Japanese Blue (and Japanese Yellow), being converted to "CHIKUCHIKU" in Red and Blue, and finally becoming "STINGER" in English releases of Yellow. Pokémon Yellow also introduced two more unused trades, both of which trade a Pokémon for another of exactly the same species.[1][2][3][4]
Gold and Silver
Crystal
Several Pokémon have raised Contest stats, even FireRed and LeafGreen Pokémon whose raised Contest stats will only be visible when traded to Ruby, Sapphire or Emerald. These Pokémon all have a sheen of 10, one Contest stat raised by 30, and all other Contest stats raised by 5.
Ruby and Sapphire
FireRed and LeafGreen
Emerald
XD
In-game trade Pokémon from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness do not have any raised Contest stats or set IVs.
Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Main article: Hayley's trades
Black and White
Black 2 and White 2
In Nimbasa City, after returning the Dropped Item to the owner and calling them 51 times, Curtis or Yancy will trade the player a different Pokémon each day following by these order, depending on the player's gender. Each Pokémon has its Hidden Ability and can be either male or female.
If the player's gender is male:
If the player's gender is female:
X and Y
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Trivia
- If the player equips Haunter with an Everstone in Crystal, trading it to the NPC for his Xatu will not prevent its evolution.
Underleveled Pokémon
Since the Pokémon received in an in-game trade is the same level as the one traded prior to Generation V, it is sometimes possible to receive a Pokémon at a lower level than normally possible.
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