What Pokémon should I trade with Lucky friend?

When deciding what Pokémon to trade with a Lucky friend, consider trading rare or highly sought-after Pokémon like Mewtwo, Metagross, Rayquaza, Togekiss, Giratina, Garchomp, Kyogre, or Lucario, as these can be highly valuable and increase your chances of getting a Lucky Pokémon. Trading legendary Pokémon or Pokémon with high IVs can also be beneficial, as Lucky Trades can guarantee IVs between 12 and 15 for all three categories.

Understanding Lucky Trades and Lucky Friends

To make the most of Lucky Trades, it’s essential to understand how Lucky Friends work and how to increase your chances of becoming Lucky Friends.

Frequently Asked Questions

! What are the odds of trading with a lucky friend in Pokémon go?

When traded, both Pokémon always either remain normal, or become lucky. There is a way to guarantee a Lucky Pokémon and that is by doing a trade with a Lucky Friend, which is a special upgrade to a Best Friend that has about a 1.1% chance of happening when you interact with them for the first time each day.

2. Are all trades with Lucky Friends Lucky?

When you’re Lucky Friends with another trainer, the next trade you make with them is guaranteed to give you a Lucky Pokémon. 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.

3. Can you lucky trade mythical Pokemon?

Certain Pokémon cannot be traded. Mythical Pokémon (like Mew) and Pokémon that have previously been traded once before cannot be traded.

4. Does Lucky trade make Pokémon 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.

5. Can you get more than 1 Lucky trade?

But, only one special trade a day. So, lucky trade isn’t a special trade; but if any of those lucky or not lucky friend trade is special… just one a day.

6. How do you trigger lucky trade with your best friend?

Once you become Best Friends, you will have a chance to become Lucky Friends! You will have this chance once per day when you and your Best Friend trade Pokémon, open a Gift from each other, team up in raids and Gym battles, or challenge each other to a Trainer Battle.

7. Are Lucky Friends 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.

8. How can I increase my chances of lucky friends?

This is essentially completely random; once you’ve reached the best friends stage by sending gifts back and forth, there’s a small chance (around 5% according to a small Reddit sample) that every time you open a gift from a best friend, you become lucky friends.

9. Can you be lucky friends twice?

There’s no rush – you two will stay as Lucky Friends until you make a Trade, after which you go back to being Best Friends. You can have multiple Lucky Friends at once, and you can become Lucky Friend with someone more than once (but not in the same day).

10. Does Lucky Friends expire?

Until you make the Lucky Trade, you’ll remain Lucky Friends.

11. Can a 2 star Pokémon become a 3 star?

Can you change a Pokémon’s star rating? Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to increase or change a Pokémon’s IVs once it’s been caught.

12. Can Shadow Pokemon be lucky?

Pokémon can become Lucky once they have been traded to another trainer. Because Pokémon become Lucky through trades, and Shadow Pokémon cannot currently be traded, it is no longer possible for Shadow Pokémon to also be Lucky.

13. Can a Pokémon be lucky and shiny?

Yes, according to Reddit, a Pokémon can be both Shiny and Lucky!

14. Is there a trick to getting Lucky Pokémon?

Lucky Pokémon are obtained by trading Pokémon with friends. Each time you make a trade, there’s a small chance the Pokémon you receive will be Lucky.

15. How much stardust to trade a legendary with a lucky friend?

When trading Legendaries, the base cost is a whopping 1,000,000 Stardust. This price can be reduced to 20,000, if the player receiving the Pokémon already has that Legendary Pokémon registered in their Pokedex. As players increase their friendship with each other, this price will go down even further.