In-game trade

The subject of this article has no official name. The name currently in use is a fan designator; see below for more information.

An in-game trade or NPC trade is a trade made with NPCs in the core series and spin-off Pokémon games. The process uses the same trading sequence as player trades and is usually done 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. Starting in Generation III, the player cannot initiate a trade with another game unless they have at least two Pokémon in their party, but this restriction does not apply to in-game trades.

Prior to Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the NPC Trainer will always specify a Pokémon they want to trade for. The Pokémon the player receives in the trade will have a fixed Original Trainer and nickname; in later games the Trainer ID number, held item, Nature, 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. Prior to Generation V, every Pokémon has the same level as the Pokémon it was traded for, except in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

List of in-game trades

The following lists of in-game trade Pokémon only include their nicknames and Original Trainer names in English and Japanese. For these names in other languages, see List of in-game trades in other languages.

Generation I

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Check that the Gen II held items of trade evolutions and Japanese Blue's Krabby are correct.

All Trainer ID numbers and IVs are random in the Generation I games. The Original Trainer always uses the hardcoded text string 0x5D, which is displayed as "TRAINER" (Japanese: トレーナー Trainer) in the game's language. In Western language versions of the handheld games and Pokémon Stadium, this string is displayed in ALLCAPS ("TRAINER" in English), whereas in Pokémon Stadium 2 it is displayed in title case ("Trainer" in English). When transferred using Poké Transporter, this string is permanently converted to title case in the language of the game it was transferred from, being changed to use a literal string instead of a language-sensitive control character.

The held item column refers to the item the Pokémon will be holding if it is traded to a Generation II game. With the exception of Pokémon that evolve during that trade and Krabby in Japanese Blue, they have the same item a wild Pokémon of the same species would have if it were traded to a Generation II game; Pokémon that evolve during the trade have the item their evolved form would have, while Krabby has TM13 (Snore) instead of TM33 (Ice Punch). Because the Trainer ID numbers and IVs are random, these Pokémon can be shiny when transferred to a Generation II or Generation VII game.

Pokémon Red and Green (Japan), Pokémon Red and Blue (Western)

In Pokémon Red and Blue, Nidoran♂ is traded for Nidoran♀; in Pokémon Red and Green, Nidoran♀ is traded for Nidoran♂.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		English nickname	Japanese nickname	Held item (Gen II)	OT
Route 2		Abra		Mr. Mime	MARCEL	バリバリ Baribari	Bitter Berry
Underground Path (Rt. 5–6)		Nidoran♀		Nidoran♂	N/A	チャッピー Chappy	TM43 (Detect)
		Nidoran♂		Nidoran♀	SPOT	N/A
Route 11		Nidorino		Nidorina	TERRY	テリー Terry	Berry
Route 18		Slowbro		Lickitung	MARC	なめぞう Namezō	Bitter Berry
Cerulean City		Poliwhirl		Jynx	LOLA	まさこ Masako	Bitter Berry
Vermilion City		Spearow		Farfetch'd	DUX	おしょう Oshō	Bitter Berry
Pokémon Lab		Raichu		Electrode	DORIS	おマル Omaru	Silver Leaf
Pokémon Lab		Venonat		Tangela	CRINKLES	リンダ Linda	Bitter Berry
Pokémon Lab		Ponyta		Seel	SAILOR	パウーン Paūn	Berry

Pokémon Blue (Japan)

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname	Held item (Gen II)	OT
Route 2		Jigglypuff		Mr. Mime	まさる Masaru	Bitter Berry
Underground Path (Rt. 5–6)		Rattata		Poliwag	ロモたん Romo-tan	Berry
Route 11		Rhydon		Kangaskhan	ロダン Rodan	Bitter Berry
Route 18		Persian		Tauros	ぎゅうた Gyūta	Bitter Berry
Cerulean City		Machoke		Haunter →Gengar	ゴーすけ Ghosuke	Bitter Berry
Vermilion City		Pidgey		Farfetch'd	アッカ Akka	Bitter Berry
Pokémon Lab		Kadabra		Graveler →Golem	さぶろう Saburō	Bitter Berry
Pokémon Lab		Seel		Slowpoke	オスカル Oscar	Berry
Pokémon Lab		Growlithe		Krabby	どうらく Dōraku	TM13 (Snore)

Pokémon Yellow

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		English nickname	Japanese nickname	Held item (Gen II)	OT
Route 2		Clefairy		Mr. Mime	MILES	マイム Mime	Bitter Berry
Underground Path (Rt. 5–6)		Cubone		Machoke →Machamp	RICKY	リッキー Ricky	Bitter Berry
Route 11		Lickitung		Dugtrio	GURIO	ぐりお Gurio	Gold Berry
Route 18		Tangela		Parasect	SPIKE	つんつん Tsuntsun	Gold Leaf
Pokémon Lab		Golduck		Rhydon	BUFFY	ごんすけ Gonsuke	Silver Leaf
Pokémon Lab		Growlithe		Dewgong	CEZANNE	セザンヌ Cezanne	Gold Leaf
Pokémon Lab		Kangaskhan		Muk	STICKY	ベタぼう Betabō	Gold Leaf

Unused trades

There are a few in-game trades in the game data of Generation I games which are not assigned to any NPC.

Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue (Japan), Pokémon Red and Blue (Western)

Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		English nickname	Japanese nickname	Held item (Gen II)
	Butterfree		Beedrill	CHIKUCHIKU	ピピんRG Pipin	Bitter Berry
					チクチクJB Chikuchiku

Pokémon Yellow

Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		English nickname	Japanese nickname	Held item (Gen II)
	Butterfree		Beedrill	STINGER	チクチク Chikuchiku	Bitter Berry
	Pidgeot		Pidgeot	MARTY	まつみや Matsumiya	Bitter Berry
	Mew		Mew	BART		Bitter Berry

Generation II

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Held item	Original Trainer				IVs*
					English	Japanese			English	Japanese	ID
Violet City		Bellsprout		Onix♂	ROCKY	ブルブル Buruburu	Bitter Berry		KYLE	コンタ Konta	48926	8/9/6/6/6
Goldenrod Department Store		Drowzee		Machop♀	MUSCLE	きんにく Kinniku	Gold Berry		MIKE	ナオキ Naoki	37460	12/3/7/6/6
Olivine City		Krabby		Voltorb	VOLTY	ビリー Billy	PRZCureBerry		TIM	ゲン Gen	29189	8/9/8/8/8
Blackthorn City		Dragonair♀		Rhydon♀	DON	ドンドコ Dondoko	Bitter Berry		EMY	ミサコ Misako	00283	12/7/7/6/6
Route 14		Chansey		Aerodactyl♂	AEROY	プッチー Putchie	Gold Berry		KIM	キヨミ Kiyomi	26491	8/9/6/6/6
Pewter City		Gloom		Rapidash♂	RUNNY	カケアシ Kakeashi	Burnt Berry		CHRIS	デンジ Denji	15616	8/9/6/6/6

Pokémon Crystal

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Held item	Original Trainer				IVs*
					English	Japanese			English	Japanese	ID
Violet City		Bellsprout		Onix♂	ROCKY	ブルブル Buruburu	Bitter Berry		KYLE	コンタ Konta	48926	8/9/6/6/6
Goldenrod Department Store		Abra		Machop♀	MUSCLE	きんにく Kinniku	Gold Berry		MIKE	ナオキ Naoki	37460	12/3/7/6/6
Olivine City		Krabby		Voltorb	VOLTY	ビリー Billy	PRZCureBerry		TIM	ゲン Gen	29189	8/9/8/8/8
Blackthorn City		Dragonair♀		Dodrio♀	DORIS	ドリス Doris	Smoke Ball		EMY	ミサコ Misako	00283	12/7/7/6/6
Route 14		Chansey		Aerodactyl♂	AEROY	プッチー Putchie	Gold Berry		KIM	キヨミ Kiyomi	26491	8/9/6/6/6
Pewter City		Haunter		Xatu♂	PAUL	ポール Paul	MysteryBerry		CHRIS	デンジ Denji	15616	8/9/6/8/6
Kanto Power Plant		Dugtrio		Magneton	MAGGIE	てつまる Tetsumaru	Metal Coat		FOREST	モリオ Morio	50082	8/9/6/6/6

Unused trades

This (full) data is stored in Mobile System GB related code for Japanese Pokémon Crystal. It also appears earlier in the ROM, but with the Original Trainer data not included. Kabīn is possibly a reference to the Game Freak Kōji Nishino and Snorlax (Japanese: カビゴン) in-jokes, and the early 'Kabīn battle' concept art. The code remains in English Crystal; however, the Japanese names were not translated, resulting in garbage text, which causes problems as the game expects the English name length.

Game Freak's Pokémon		Creatures' Pokémon		Original Trainer
	Venusaur		Charizard	かびーん Kabīn	マツミヤ Matsumiya

Generation III

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

These Pokémon all have one Contest condition that is raised by 30 while the others are all raised by 5, but have a sheen of 10.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				IVs*	Enhanced Contest stat
					English	Japanese						English	Japanese	ID
Rustboro City		Slakoth		Makuhita♂	MAKIT	ポテマル Potemaru		X Attack	Guts	Hardy		ELYSSA♂	モーリン Maureen	49562	5/5/4/4/4/4	Tough
Fortree City		Pikachu		Skitty♀	SKITIT	ベル Bell		Glitter Mail	Cute Charm	Timid		DARRELL♀	ユキポン Yukipon	02259	5/4/4/5/4/4	Cute
Pacifidlog Town		Bellossom		Corsola♀	COROSO	モモちゃん Momo-chan		Tropic Mail	Natural Cure	Calm		LANE♀	サトチン Satochin	50183	4/4/5/4/4/5	Beauty

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

These Pokémon all have one Contest condition that is raised by 30 while the others are all raised by 5, but have a sheen of 10.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				IVs*	Enhanced Contest stat
					English	Japanese						English	Japanese	ID
Route 2		Abra		Mr. Mime♂	MIMIEN	バリヤン Barrien		None	Soundproof	Timid		REYLEY♂	ひとまろ Hitomaro	01985	20/15/17/24/23/22	Smart
Underground Path (Rt. 5–6)		Nidoran♂		Nidoran♀	MS. NIDO	ニドちゃん Nido-chan		TinyMushroom	Poison Point	Bold		SAIGE♀	めぐっぺ Meguppe	63184	22/18/25/19/15/22	Tough
		Nidoran♀		Nidoran♂	MR. NIDO	ニドくん Nido-kun			Poison Point	Lonely					19/25/18/22/22/15	Cool
Route 11		Nidorino		Nidorina	NINA	ニーナ Nina		None	Poison Point	Lonely		TURNER♂	とーたん Tōtan	13637	22/25/18/19/22/15	Cute
		Nidorina		Nidorino	NINO	ニーノ Nino				Bold					19/18/25/22/15/22	Tough
Route 18		Golduck		Lickitung♂	MARC	なめぞう Namezō		None	Own Tempo	Relaxed		HADEN♂	みちはる Michiharu	01239	24/19/21/15/23/21	Tough
		Slowbro
Cerulean City		Poliwhirl		Jynx	ZYNX	コリンダ Corinda		Fab Mail	Oblivious	Mild		DONTAE♂	もりべー Moribē	36728	18/17/18/22/25/21	Beauty
Vermilion City		Spearow		Farfetch'd ♂	CH'DING	じんすけ Jinsuke		Stick	Keen Eye	Adamant		ELYSSA♀	みどりん Midorin	08810	20/25/21/24/15/20	Cool
Pokémon Lab		Raichu		Electrode	ESPHERE	デンマル Denmaru		None	Static	Hasty		CLIFTON♂	タナーカ Tanāka	50298	19/16/18/25/25/19	Cool
Pokémon Lab		Venonat		Tangela♂	TANGENY	じゃじゃお Jajao		Stardust	Chlorophyll	Sassy		NORMA♀	なっつん Nattsun	60042	22/17/25/16/23/20	Cute
Pokémon Lab		Ponyta		Seel♂	SEELOR	ぱたろー Patalor		None	Thick Fat	Bold		GARETT♂	よしもつ Yoshimotsu	09853	24/15/22/16/23/22	Tough

Pokémon Emerald

These Pokémon all have one Contest condition that is raised by 30 while the others are all raised by 5, but have a sheen of 10.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				IVs*	Enhanced Contest stat
					English	Japanese						English	Japanese	ID
Rustboro City		Ralts		Seedot♂	DOTS	セブン Seven		Chesto Berry	Early Bird	Relaxed		KOBE♂	マッチャン Matchan	38726	5/4/5/4/4/4	Cool
Fortree City		Volbeat		Plusle♀	PLUSES	プラプラ Purapura		Wood Mail	Plus	Hasty		ROMAN♂	アッキー Akky	08460	4/4/4/5/5/4	Cute
Pacifidlog Town		Bagon		Horsea♂	SEASOR	ゴロー Gorō		Wave Mail	Swift Swim	Brave		SKYLAR♂	ソガチン Sogachin	46285	5/4/4/4/5/4	Tough
Battle Frontier		Skitty		Meowth♂	MEOWOW	チー Chee		Retro Mail	Pickup	Naive		ISIS♀	マリッペ Marippe	25945	4/5/4/5/4/4	Smart

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Do these Pokémon have fixed or random IVs?

These Pokémon can be shiny.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Held item	Ability	Nature	Special moves	Original Trainer
					English	Japanese						English	Japanese	ID
Outskirt Stand		Purified Togepi		Elekid	ZAPRONG	コンセント Concent	20	None	Static	Random	Cross Chop, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, ThunderPunch	HORDEL♂	ダニー Danny	41400
		Purified Togetic
Pyrite Town		Trapinch		Meditite	MEDITITE	アサナン Asanan	20	None	Pure Power	Random	Shadow Ball, DynamicPunch	DUKING♂	ギンザル Ginzaru	37149
		Surskit		Shuckle	SHUCKLE	ツボツボ Tsubotsubo			Sturdy		Toxic, Sludge Bomb, Substitute
		Wooper		Larvitar	LARVITAR	ヨーギラス Yogiras			Guts		Dragon Dance, Outrage

Generation IV

Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum

In the English language version of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Kazza, Charap, and Gaspar are functionally Japanese in origin; in Pokémon Platinum and all other language versions of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, these Pokémon have the same language of origin as the game they were obtained in. While language of origin is normally not visible in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, being a different language of origin does still have functional effects, such as boosting their experience gained by 1.7× (instead of 1.5×) and being applicable for the Masuda method. If traded to Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold or SoulSilver, these Pokémon can register Japanese Pokédex entries; in later generations, language of origin is explicitly displayed on the status screen.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				IVs*
					English	Japanese						English	Japanese	ID
Oreburgh City		Machop		Abra♂	Kazza	ケーケー Kēkē		Oran Berry	Synchronize	Quiet		Hilary♀	ハッシー Hasshi	25643	15/15/15/25/25/20
Eterna Condominiums		Buizel		Chatot♀	Charap	ペッチャラ Petchara		Leppa Berry	Tangled Feet	Lonely		Norton♂	ノブリン Noburin	44142	15/20/15/25/15/25
Snowpoint City		Medicham		Haunter♂	Gaspar	ドロりん Dororin		Everstone	Levitate	Hasty		Mindy♀	ミナッチ Minatchi	19248	20/25/15/15/15/25
Route 226		Finneon		Magikarp♀ (foreign)	Foppa	ポッちゃん Potchan		Lum Berry	Swift Swim	Mild		Meister♂	マイスター Meister	53277	15/25/15/25/15/20

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				IVs*
					English	Japanese						English	Japanese	ID
Violet City		Bellsprout		Onix♂	Rocky	ブルブル Buruburu		Persim Berry	Sturdy	Hasty		Rudy♂	コンタ Konta	48926	25/20/25/15/15/15
Goldenrod Department Store		Drowzee		Machop♀	Muscle	きんにく Kinniku		Macho Brace	Guts	Lonely		Jose♂	ナオキ Naoki	37460	15/25/20/15/15/20
Olivine City		Krabby		Voltorb	Billy	ビリー Billy		Cheri Berry	Static	Hardy		Richard♂	ジン Jin	29189	15/20/15/25/15/25
Blackthorn City		Dragonair♀		Dodrio♀	Doris	ドンドコ Dondoko		Smoke Ball	Run Away	Impish		Ayana♀	ミサコ Misako	00283	20/20/20/15/15/15
Kanto Power Plant		Dugtrio		Magneton	Maggie	さてつ Satetsu		Metal Coat	Magnet Pull	Impish		Lorenzo♂	モリオ Morio	50082	15/20/15/20/20/20
Pewter City		Haunter		Xatu♂	Paul	チーフ Chief		Wacan Berry	Synchronize	Modest		Mondo♂	モンド Mondo	15616	15/20/15/20/20/20
Saffron City		Pikachu		Pikachu♀ (foreign)	Volty	VOLTY		Yellow Shard	Static	Jolly		Surge♂	マチス Matisse	33038	20/25/18/25/13/31
Silph Co.		Forretress		Beldum	Iron	こうてつ Kōtetsu		Dawn Stone	Clear Body	Brave		Steven♂	ダイゴ Daigo	23478	28/29/24/24/25/23
Diglett's Cave		Bonsly		Rhyhorn♀	Hornlette	つのこ Tsunoko		Passho Berry	Lightningrod	Relaxed		Brock♂	タケシ Takeshi	06845	22/31/13/22/9/0
Olivine Gym		Any Pokémon		Steelix♂	Rusty	ネール Neil		Soothe Bell	Rock Head	Brave		Jasmine♀	ミカン Mikan	26491	8/30/28/18/20/6

My Pokémon Ranch

Main article: Hayley's trades

Generation V

Unique to this generation, some of the Pokémon that are traded to the NPC can be battled again by that NPC. These are marked with a † icon. The gender and Ability traded is kept in the new battle, and in Black and White, the traded Pokémon evolves, but the moves may change, even if HMs were taught to the Pokémon when traded. The new level is based on the level of the Pokémon traded to the NPC: 65 if it was below 65, 5 more than the initial level if it was at least 65 but below 96, and 100 if it was at least level 96.

Except for trades with Yancy and Curtis, all traded Pokémon are guaranteed to have 1 perfect IV and all others set to 20.

Pokémon Black and White

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				Perfect IV
					English	Japanese							English	Japanese	ID
Nacrene City†		Cottonee		Petilil♀	Lillil	チュりん Churin	15		Cheri Berry	Chlorophyll	Modest		Dye♀	アヤ Aya	39922	Sp. Attack
		Petilil		Cottonee♀	Fluffee	モンモン Monmon				Prankster
Driftveil City†		Minccino		Red-Striped Basculin♂	Redeye	アカメ Akame	25		Sitrus Berry	Reckless	Adamant		Kyle♂	ナオキ Naoki	27646	Attack
		Minccino		Blue-Striped Basculin♂	Blueeye	アオメ Aome				Rock Head
Route 7		Boldore		Emolga♂	Minipete	トビマル Tobimaru	30		Lum Berry	Static	Lax		Manny♂	ゲンゾウ Genzō	11195	Defense
Route 15		Ditto		Rotom	Eeks	ドッキー Docky	60		Max Elixir	Levitate	Gentle		Lillian♀	ユイ Yui	54673	Sp. Defense
Undella Town (summer)		Cinccino		Munchlax♂	Gorge	まんぷく Manpuku	60		Leftovers	Thick Fat	Serious		Ander♂	フトシ Futoshi	40217	HP

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				Perfect IV
					English	Japanese							English	Japanese	ID
Route 4		Cottonee		Petilil♀	Petulia	チュりっぺ Churippe	20		Power Anklet	Own Tempo	Timid		Calla♀	ユリコ Yuriko	65217	Sp. Attack
		Petilil		Cottonee♂	Fluffee	メンメン Menmen			Power Weight	Prankster	Modest		Cotton♂	ショウスケ Shōsuke	05720
Route 7		Emolga		Gigalith♂	Gigalith	ギガイアス Gigaiath	35		Leppa Berry	Sturdy	Adamant		Manny♂	ゲンゾウ Genzō	11195	Attack
Humilau City		Mantine		Tangrowth♂	Tangles	フサフサ Fusafusa	45		Sitrus Berry	Chlorophyll	Hardy		Slick♂	ツルマル Tsurumaru	27658	HP
Route 15		Ditto		Rotom	Bucky	バッキー Bucky	60		Max Elixir	Levitate	Calm		Lillian♀	ユイ Yui	54673	Sp. Defense
Accumula Town†		Excadrill		Ambipom♂	Ambidexter	シッポ Shippo	40		Sitrus Berry	Pickup	Jolly		Diana♀	ハツネ Hatsune	17074	Speed
		Hippowdon		Alakazam♂	Beardy	おヒゲ Ohige	40		Lum Berry	Synchronize	Timid

Yancy/Curtis

In Nimbasa City, after returning the Dropped Item to the owner and calling them 15 times, Yancy or Curtis (depending on the player's gender) will trade the player a different Pokémon each day, in this order. Each Pokémon has its Hidden Ability and can be either male or female.

If the player is male

Yancy's Pokémon have the Original Trainer Yancy (Japanese: ルリ Ruri) and Trainer ID number 10303.

Player's Pokémon		Yancy's Pokémon		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature
	Any Pokémon		Meowth	50		Rare Candy	Unnerve	Random
			Wobbuffet			RageCandyBar	Telepathy
			Ralts			Lava Cookie	Telepathy
			Shieldon			Old Gateau	Soundproof
			Rhyhorn			Rare Candy	Reckless
			West Sea Shellos			Old Gateau	Sand Force
			Mawile			Lava Cookie	Sheer Force
			Spiritomb			Old Gateau	Infiltrator
			Snorlax			Rare Candy	Gluttony
			Teddiursa			RageCandyBar	Honey Gather
			Spinda			Lava Cookie	Contrary
			Togepi			RageCandyBar	Super Luck

If the player is female

Curtis's Pokémon have the Original Trainer Curtis (Japanese: テツ Tetsu) and Trainer ID number 54118.

Player's Pokémon		Curtis's Pokémon		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature
	Any Pokémon		Mankey	50		Rare Candy	Defiant	Random
			Wobbuffet			RageCandyBar	Telepathy
			Ralts			Lava Cookie	Telepathy
			Cranidos			Old Gateau	Sheer Force
			Rhyhorn			Rare Candy	Reckless
			East Sea Shellos			Old Gateau	Sand Force
			Sableye			Lava Cookie	Prankster
			Spiritomb			Old Gateau	Infiltrator
			Snorlax			Rare Candy	Gluttony
			Phanpy			RageCandyBar	Sand Veil
			Spinda			Lava Cookie	Contrary
			Togepi			RageCandyBar	Super Luck

Generation VI

Pokémon X and Y

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				IVs*
					English	Japanese							English	Japanese	ID
Santalune City		Bunnelby		Farfetch'd♂	Quacklin'	マー Mā	10		None	Keen Eye	Jolly		Cliff	ぐりお Gurio	00185	Speed
Cyllage City		Luvdisc		Steelix♀	Thumper	カッチ Katchi	20		None	Rock Head	Impish		Farris	アイン Ain	19250	Defense
Snowbelle City		Jigglypuff		Bisharp♂	Pierce	キール Kill	50		None	Defiant	Adamant		Punky	パンク Punk	03447	Attack
Vaniville Town		Any Pokémon		Chespin*	Chester	ハリぼん Haribon	5		None	Overgrow	Adamant		Shauna	サナ Sana	00037	20/31/20/20/20/20
				Fennekin*	Kinniekins	フォッぷ Foppu				Blaze	Modest					20/20/20/31/20/20
				Froakie*	Froabble	ゲコっち Gekotchi				Torrent	Jolly					20/20/20/20/20/31
Lumiose City		Any Pokémon		Ralts♀	Ralts	ラルトス Ralts	5		Gardevoirite	Synchronize	Modest		Diantha	カルネ Carne	37110	20/20/20/31/20/31
Kalos hotels		Gyarados		Magikarp♂	Carpe Diem	こいこい Koikoi	5		None	Swift Swim	Random		Caveat	カープ Carp	44285	Attack, Sp. Attack
		Any Pokémon		Eevee♀	Stevie	アマヤル Amayaru	5		Rare Candy	Run Away	Docile		Elena	ヘレン Helen	29294	Random

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer				Perfect IV
					English	Japanese							English	Japanese	ID
Rustboro City		Slakoth		Makuhita♂	Makit	ポテマル Potemaru	9		X Attack	Guts	Brave		Darrell	モーリン Maureen	30724	Attack
Fortree City		Spinda		Skitty♀	Skitit	ベル Bell	25		Magost Berry	Cute Charm	Naughty		Elyssa	ユキポン Yukipon	03239	Speed
Pacifidlog Town		Bellossom		Corsola♀	Coroso	モモちゃん Momo-chan	50		Heart Scale	Regenerator	Calm		Lane	サトチン Satochin	00325	HP, Sp. Def

Generation VII

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Pokémon Sun and Moon

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer
					English	Japanese							English	Japanese	ID
Route 2		Spearow		Machop♂	Macho	シトサン Shito-san	9		X Attack	No Guard	Brave		Hila	ヒラヒラ Hirahira	000410
Route 5		Lillipup		Bounsweet♀	Bouncee	タリーヨ Tarīyo	16		Bright Powder	Leaf Guard	Adamant		Kihei	キヘ Kihe	610507
Konikoni City		Zubat		Poliwhirl♀	Whirly	ヤンヤン Yanyan	22		Waterium Z	Damp	Naughty		Laule'a	ラウレア Laule'a	590916
Malie City		Pancham		Happiny♀	Happini	うゆゆ Uyuyu	27		None	Serene Grace	Calm		Momoe	モエモエ Moemoe	010913
Tapu Village		Haunter		Alolan Graveler♂ →Golem	Veler	シヨッカ Shiyokka	32		Rockium Z	Magnet Pull	Impish		Sill	ヘパ Hepa	610602
Seafolk Village		Granbull		Steenee♀	Stena	ノッキリア Nokkiria	43		Grassium Z	Leaf Guard	Careful		Kumu	クム Kumu	610503
Poni Gauntlet		Bewear		Talonflame♂	Talo	ツノリー Tsunorī	59		Firium Z	Gale Wings	Jolly		Anga	フフー Fufū	581022

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer
					English	Japanese							English	Japanese	ID
Route 2		Spearow		Hawlucha♂	Cha	オーガー Auger	8		X Attack	Unburden	Brave		Hila	ヒラヒラ Hirahira	000410
Route 5		Lillipup		Noibat♂	Noinoi	りくひさ Rikuhisa	19		Bright Powder	Frisk	Modest		Kihei	キヘ Kihe	610507
Royal Avenue		Tentacool		Barboach♀	Babo	レナレナ Renarena	21		Pecha Berry	Anticipation	Naughty		Yuichi	ユイッチー Yuitchī	590916
Route 8		Trumbeak		Arbok♀	Arbo	ロイ Roy	22		Balm Mushroom	Intimidate	Impish		Miyo	キーヤン Kīyan	010913
Tapu Village		Phantump		Phantump♂ →Trevenant	Tumptump	ワーイ Waai	33		Grassium Z	Natural Cure	Calm		Sill	ヘパ Hepa	610602
Seafolk Village		Granbull		West Sea Shellos♀	Solle	バブコ Babuko	44		Waterium Z	Storm Drain	Quiet		Kumu	クム Kumu	610503
Poni Gauntlet		Bewear		Tauros♂	Professor	きょうじゅ Professor	59		Normalium Z	Intimidate	Jolly		Anga	フフー Fufū	581022

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, all in-game trades can be repeated an unlimited amount of times. These trades are the only way to obtain Alolan forms outside of GO Park or trading with other players. All traded Pokémon have no nicknames, have randomized Natures, have two guaranteed perfect IVs, and can be either gender and Shiny.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Level	Original Trainer				Perfect IVs
							English	Japanese	ID
Cerulean City		Rattata		Alolan Rattata	12		Tatianna	ミニコ Miniko	121106	HP, Attack
Vermilion City		Geodude		Alolan Geodude	16		Higeo	コツブ Kotsubu	551873	HP, Attack
Lavender Town		Diglett		Alolan Diglett	25		Diggette	レディダグ Ladydug	520159	Attack, Speed
Celadon City		Sandshrew		Alolan Sandshrew	27		Nicholice	ボーアイス Beauice	703019	Attack, Defense
		Vulpix		Alolan Vulpix						Sp. Attack, Speed
Saffron City		Raichu		Alolan Raichu	30		Psytrice	エリッチ Erich	940711	Sp. Attack, Speed
Fuchsia City		Marowak		Alolan Marowak	38		Genmar	ジェンガラ Jengara	102595	Attack, Defense
Cinnabar Island		Grimer		Alolan Grimer	44		Darko	ワルモン Warumon	000219	HP, Attack
		Meowth		Alolan Meowth						HP, Speed
Pokémon League		Exeggutor		Alolan Exeggutor	46		Exemann	マニシ Manishi	060310	Attack, Sp. Attack

Generation VIII

Pokémon Sword and Shield

In the base game of Pokémon Sword and Shield all in-game trade Pokémon have nicknames, have set Natures, have set gender, cannot be Shiny, and have static IVs. Each in-game trade Pokémon has 15 IVs in every stat.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Dynamax Level	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer
					English	Japanese								English	Japanese	ID
Motostoke		Bunnelby		Skwovet♂	Cheekers	ほっぺ Hoppe	10	1		Oran Berry	Cheek Pouch	Mild		Haley	ハツミ Hatsumi	648753
Turffield Stadium		Galarian Meowth		Meowth♂	Cash	コバン Koban	18	1		Sitrus Berry	Technician	Timid		Mattia	ジョバンニ Giovanni	263455
Hulbury		Minccino		Cottonee♀	Candyfloss	わたあめ Wataame	23	1		None	Prankster	Modest		Grazia	マイド Maido	101154
Hammerlocke		Toxel		Togepi♂	Snips	チョッキ Chokki	25	1		None	Serene Grace	Timid		Holly	タカラコ Takarako	109591
Stow-on-Side		Maractus		Hatenna♀	Fringe	まえがみ Maegami	30	1		None	Anticipation	Quiet		Romeo	ロミオ Romeo	101101
				Impidimp♂	Peepers	ギョロギョロ Gyorogyoro					Prankster	Brave				256081
Ballonlea Stadium		Galarian Yamask		Yamask♂	Masky	カーメン Carmen	35	2		None	Mummy	Bold		Eve	イヴ Eve	102534
Circhester		Vanillish		Throh♂	Reddos	あかなげ Akanage	37	2		None	Inner Focus	Adamant		Grimm	シラユキ Shirayuki	768945
				Sawk♂	Blubop	あおぱん Aopan
Spikemuth		Obstagoon		Mr. Mime♂	Mymo	バリさん Bari-san	40	1		None	Soundproof	Calm		Edmund	タナベ Tanabe	891846
Wyndon		Frosmoth		Duraludon♂	Linear	ちょくせん Chokusen	50	3		None	Heavy Metal	Adamant		Kapoor	カプーア Kapoor	101141

The Isle of Armor

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Regina's trades can be done an unlimited number of times. After trading with her, she will randomly relocate elsewhere on the Isle of Armor, offering another Pokémon, randomly, from the table below. All traded Pokémon have no nicknames, have randomized Natures, can be either gender, can be Shiny, and have a static Egg Move. Normal form Pokémon have their Hidden Ability (besides Weezing, which can have either its Hidden Ability or one of its 2 standard abilities), while Alolan Form Pokémon can have either of their standard Abilities. The trades for Farfetch'd and Darumaka are only available to players whose base game is Pokémon Sword, while the trades for Ponyta and Corsola are are only available to players whose base game is Pokémon Shield.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Level	Dynamax Level	Ability	Egg Move	Original Trainer
									English	Japanese	ID
Brawlers' Cave Challenge Beach Challenge Road Courageous Cavern Fields of Honor Forest of Focus Honeycalm Island Honeycalm Sea Insular Sea Loop Lagoon Potbottom Desert Soothing Wetlands Stepping-Stone Sea Training Lowlands Workout Sea		Meowth		Meowth	15	5	Unnerve	Last Resort	Regina	チホコ Chihoko	101141
		Ponyta		Ponyta			Flame Body	Morning Sun
		Farfetch'd		Farfetch'd			Defiant	Quick Attack
		Exeggutor		Exeggutor			Frisk	Ancient Power
		Marowak		Marowak			Cursed Body or Lightning Rod	Curse
		Weezing		Weezing			Stench, Levitate or Neutralizing Gas	Pain Split
		Mr. Mime		Mr. Mime			Technician	Fake Out
		Corsola		Corsola			Regenerator	Head Smash
		Zigzagoon		Zigzagoon			Quick Feet	Extreme Speed
		Darumaka		Darumaka			Inner Focus	Extrasensory
		Stunfisk		Stunfisk			Sand Veil	Yawn

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer
					English	Japanese							English	Japanese	ID
Oreburgh City		Machop		Abra♂	Kazza	ケーケー Kēkē	9		Oran Berry	Synchronize	Quiet		Hilary♀	ハッシー Hasshi	025643
Eterna Condominiums		Buizel		Chatot♀	Charap	ペッチャラ Petchara	15		Leppa Berry	Tangled Feet	Lonely		Norton♂	ノブリン Noburin	044142
Snowpoint City		Medicham		Haunter♂	Gaspar	ドロりん Dororin	33		Everstone	Levitate	Hasty		Mindy♀	ミナッチ Minatchi	019248
Route 226		Finneon		Magikarp♀ (foreign)	Foppa	ポッちゃん Potchan	45		Lum Berry	Swift Swim	Mild		Meister♂	マイスター Meister	053277

Generation IX

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Nickname		Level	Tera Type	Held item		Ability	Nature	Original Trainer			IVs*
					English	Japanese							English	Japanese	ID
Cortondo		Flabébé (any form)		Snom♀	Snowsalot	こゆきち Koyukichi	10	Ice		None	Shield Dust	Bashful	Glen♂	ヒカタロ Hikataro	50724	31/18/13/28/26/20
Cascarrafa		Paldean Wooper		Wooper♂	Manchester	マサオ Masao	18	Water		Rare Candy	Water Absorb	Relaxed	Sue♀	チェミ Chemi	33081	27/18/25/16/31/13
Levincia		Pincurchin		Haunter♀ →Gengar	Hauntikins	ちみちゃん Chimi-chan	25	Ghost		None	Levitate →Cursed Body	Lonely	Blossom♀	サキねえ Saki-nē	16519	14/20/25/28/16/31

The Indigo Disk

If the player invites a particular Gym Leader, Elite Four member, Naranja Academy^S/Uva Academy^V staff member, Geeta, or Cyrano to the League Club Room for the third time, then they will offer to trade a Pokémon of theirs for any of the player's Pokémon, as long as its OT is the player, and the Pokémon is not a Shiny or Special Pokémon. These Pokémon come without nicknames or held items. Each of these Pokémon has a Partner Ribbon.

Location	Player's Pokémon		NPC's Pokémon		Level	Tera Type	Ability	Nature	Original Trainer			IVs*
									English	Japanese	ID
League Club Room		Any Pokémon		Magby♂	12	Fire	Vital Spirit	Docile	Crispin♂	アカマツ Akamatsu	418071	31/12/25/31/31/15
				Dudunsparce♂	35	Flying	Serene Grace	Relaxed	Larry♂	アオキ Aoki	766634	15/24/31/31/11/26
				Paldean Wooper♂	8	Poison	Unaware	Naughty	Rika♀	チリ Chili	591912	27/31/31/16/30/6
				Pawmo♂	24	Fighting	Volt Absorb	Hasty	Clavell♂	クラベル Clavel	209896	15/22/31/14/3/29
				Cetoddle♂	37	Ice	Sheer Force	Bashful	Grusha♂	グルーシャ Grusha	209896	31/23/18/15/9/31
				Veluza♀	20	Water	Sharpness	Sassy	Kofu♂	ハイダイ Haidai	373015	31/28/14/14/18/26
				Arctibax♂	45	Dragon	Thermal Exchange	Relaxed	Hassel♂	ハッサク Hassaku	316242	24/22/21/30/31/30
				Combee♀	15	Bug	Hustle	Calm	Katy♀	カエデ Kaede	993663	24/22/31/28/0/16
				Duraludon♂	36	Electric	Stalwart	Quiet	Drayton♂	カキツバタ Kakitsubata	217978	20/30/25/31/13/0
				Meditite♂	28	Fire	Pure Power	Quirky	Dendra♀	キハダ Kihada	137719	24/30/12/0/6/29
				Sunflora♂	40	Grass	Solar Power	Brave	Brassius♂	コルサ Colza	584457	12/19/25/16/24/20
				Mareanie♀	20	Poison	Regenerator	Timid	Miriam♀	ミモザ Mimosa	158604	30/21/10/22/29/16
				Magnemite	22	Electric	Magnet Pull	Rash	Iono♀	ナンジャモ Nanjyamo	568659	4/29/8/31/2/30
				Skarmory♀	40	Steel	Sturdy	Lonely	Amarys♀	ネリネ Nerine	745642	24/15/22/14/9/19
				Glimmet♀	5	Psychic	Corrosion	Modest	Geeta♀	オモダカ Omodaka	661291	31/0/22/30/31/31
				Tinkatuff♀	25	Fairy	Mold Breaker	Careful	Poppy♀	ポピー Poppy	949475	12/29/29/28/22/26
				Greavard♂	10	Ghost	Fluffy	Jolly	Ryme♀	ライム Lime	275703	15/26/14/4/31/16
				Gimmighoul	30	Steel	Rattled	Sassy	Raifort♀	レホール Raifort	361010	5/12/1/16/18/22
				Flittle♀	32	Psychic	Speed Boost	Impish	Tulip♀	リップ Lip	149671	13/20/12/21/21/12
				Hattrem♀	33	Fairy	Healer	Serious	Saguaro♂	サワロ Saguaro	654886	22/18/18/31/31/7
				Alolan Meowth♀	21	Dark	Technician	Relaxed	Salvatore♂	セイジ Sage	314512	9/31/24/12/12/11
				Blitzle♂	20	Electric	Lightning Rod	Hardy	Cyrano♂	シアノ Cyano	390518	31/25/23/23/31/31
				Snubbull♂	18	Fairy	Intimidate	Adamant	Lacey♀	タロ Taro	816963	18/30/24/24/25/31
				Rockruff♀	12	Ground	Steadfast	Impish	Tyme♀	タイム Thyme	980975	20/30/2/15/17/19
				Gulpin♀	17	Poison	Gluttony	Gentle	Jacq♂	ジニア Zinnia	134745	12/28/25/17/31/19
				Tauros♂	50	Fighting	Intimidate	Jolly	Nemona♀	ネモ Nemo	933665	31/31/26/31/31/31
				Skwovet♀	7	Fighting	Gluttony	Gentle	Arven♂	ペパー Peper	105971	14/12/22/23/22/10
				Eevee♂	1	Dark	Anticipation	Modest	Penny♀	ボタン Botan	376983	8/26/31/31/31/31
				Poltchageist	30	Water	Hospitality	Sassy	Carmine♀	ゼイユ Zeiyu	704310	12/19/29/31/3/22
				Applin♂	15	Dragon	Bulletproof	Modest	Kieran♂	スグリ Suguri	184745	30/31/22/31/26/18

Trivia

• Prior to Generation V, since the Pokémon received in an in-game trade is the same level as the Pokémon traded for it, it is sometimes possible to receive a Pokémon at a lower level than normally possible.
• In Pokémon Red and Green and Pokémon Red and Blue, four Pokémon are exclusive to in-game trades: Lickitung, Jynx, Farfetch'd, and Mr. Mime.
  • In Japanese Pokémon Blue, Lickitung and Jynx were made available in the wild. In Pokémon Yellow, Lickitung and Farfetch'd were made available in the wild as well. Therefore, Mr. Mime (in all languages) and Jynx (in languages other than Japanese) remained unavailable in the wild until Generation II.
  • Due to being exclusive to in-game trades, until the release of later games in which they could be obtained in the wild, they could only have their traded nicknames and the Original Trainer of "TRAINER".
• In Pokémon Red and Blue, the Scientist at the Pokémon Lab on Cinnabar Island who trades Electrode for Raichu claims that Raichu evolved, which is not possible. This is due to a context-ignorant translation of the Japanese Pokémon Blue text, in which the player trades Kadabra for Graveler, both of which evolve by trade
  • Similarly, the old man who trades the player Jynx for Poliwhirl in Cerulean City claims that Poliwhirl "went and evolved". Poliwhirl does not evolve by trade in the Generation I games but rather through the use of a Water Stone. In the context of the Japanese Pokémon Blue, the old man trades away Haunter for Machoke, both of which evolve by trade.
• In Pokémon Crystal, once the player trades a Haunter for Chris's Xatu "Paul" in Pewter City, Chris comments after the trade "Uh? What happened?", and then in later interactions "Trading is so odd... I still have a lot to learn about it." Although it is not explicitly said, Chris's surprise may suggest that Haunter evolved into Gengar. However, this dialogue does not change even if the player trades this Haunter holding an Everstone, which would normally prevent this evolution.
  • In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the player can trade a Haunter for Mondo's Xatu "Paul" in Pewter City. However, after the trade, Mondo says instead: "How wonderful! You made my day! Thanks to you, I have finally got the Pokémon I’ve been looking for... since forever!" It is not explicitly said if Haunter evolved into Gengar. As in the previous game, Mondo's dialogue does not change if Haunter is traded holding an Everstone.
• In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, Elyssa and Darrell's names do not traditionally match their genders. Since their names are switched in the games' remakes, it is likely this was a mistake.
• Pokémon received from in-game trades in the Generation VI and VIII games have memories set. For example, in Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Togepi the player can trade for has the memory "Snips hatched from an Egg and saw Holly for the first time in a castle".
• Kapoor's name and Artist Trainer class are likely a reference to British artist Anish Kapoor. The Duraludon he trades furthers this reference, since the real-life Kapoor has worked on numerous architectural projects.
• In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, it is possible to become permanently trapped if the player trades away Finneon for Meister's Magikarp and has nothing else in their party that can learn Surf or Fly, as well as no Rare Candies to evolve Magikarp, or fishing rods to black out or evolve Magikarp.

See also

• List of in-game trades in other languages

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