What is Special Trade in Pokémon GO?
A trade between two players involving a Legendary, Shiny, or Mythical. Limited to 1 per day.
A trade between two players involving a Legendary, Shiny, or Mythical. Limited to 1 per day.
Special Trades cost a huge Stardust premium compared to standard trades. The exact cost depends on friendship level — from 800,000 dust at no friendship down to 800 dust at Best Friend.
Triggers for "special": one of the two mons is Legendary, Mythical, Shiny, regional exclusive (relative to the other player), or a form the trader doesn't have. Lucky and Pokédex-completion trades all qualify.
You can only do one Special Trade per day. Plan ahead — checking the Hundo Hunter trade calc before each trade saves dust and avoids accidental hundo-loss (trading a hundo costs the hundo status post-trade IV reroll).
See special trade in action with the related Hundo Hunter tool.
What does Special Trade mean in Pokémon GO?
A trade between two players involving a Legendary, Shiny, or Mythical. Limited to 1 per day.
Special Trade explained in detail
Special Trades cost a huge Stardust premium compared to standard trades. The exact cost depends on friendship level — from 800,000 dust at no friendship down to 800 dust at Best Friend. Triggers for "special": one of the two mons is Legendary, Mythical, Shiny, regional exclusive (relative to the other player), or a form the trader doesn't have. Lucky and Pokédex-completion trades all qualify. You can only do one Special Trade per day. Plan ahead — checking the Hundo Hunter trade calc before each trade saves dust and avoids accidental hundo-loss (trading a hundo costs the hundo status post-trade IV reroll).
What are other names for Special Trade?
Special Trade is also called: special trade. All refer to the same concept in Pokémon GO.