Do Traded Pokémon Stop Obeying You?
Traded Pokémon will stop obeying you if their level exceeds the limit allowed by the number of Gym Badges you have, with the specific level cap depending on the badges you’ve earned, but Pokémon you’ve caught or hatched yourself will always obey you regardless of level. The Badge Obedience system is in place to ensure that traded Pokémon are not used unfairly, and it’s essential to understand how it works to make the most of your Pokémon team.
Understanding Badge Obedience
The Badge Obedience system is a critical aspect of the Pokémon games, and it’s essential to understand how it works.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Is it only traded Pokémon that disobey?
Only outsider Pokémon (i.e., traded Pokémon) can disobey the player due to their level being too high, while Pokémon you’ve caught or hatched yourself will always obey you.
2. Will traded back Pokémon obey?
Since the Pokémon is originally yours in this scenario, it will always obey you, and the Badge thresholds for levels only apply to traded Pokémon.
3. Why did my Pokémon stop obeying me?
Badge Obedience is tracked based on the level you obtained the Pokémon, and if you catch a Pokémon above the allowed level with no badges, they will not listen to you until you obtain the required badge.
4. Why won’t my Pokémon obey me?
Traded Pokémon will start disobeying until you have a certain number of Gym Badges, with the specific level cap depending on the badges you’ve earned.
5. What level Pokémon will obey you with 3 badges?
With 3 badges, Pokémon up to level 35 will obey you, and the level cap increases as you earn more badges.
6. How do you force a Pokémon to obey you?
To get a Pokémon of a certain level to obey you, you must get the corresponding badge that allows Pokémon equal to or below the level limit to obey you.
7. Why does it say my Pokémon is loafing around?
If a Pokémon does not attempt to move, it will either loaf around or move as usual, depending on what it last did.
8. Will traded Pokémon obey me in Scarlet and Violet?
Pokémon that you caught or hatched under the level cap will always listen to you, even if they pass that cap, but traded Pokémon that go above the cap have a chance of disobeying.
9. Why does my Pokémon keep wanting to be petted?
Wanting to be petted is one of the monsters’ reactions to the growing bond between trainer and Pokémon that’s occurring through walking together.
10. What level do Pokémon stop listening?
After level 10, your traded Pokémon will disobey you, and you’ll need the second badge to have level 30 and below traded Pokémon to obey you.
11. What happens if you trade Pokémon?
When you trade Pokémon, the CP, HP, and other stats will change, and the Pokémon’s new CP and HP will appear as a range.
12. Do traded Pokémon keep their moves?
Transferred Pokémon always keep their moves, and there is no auto-delete moves function at all in any Pokémon games.
13. Which Pokémon cannot be traded?
Mythical Pokémon, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Diancie, Genesect, Shadow Pokémon, eggs, current buddies, Pokémon currently defending a Gym, Pokémon that are fainted or not at full health, and Pokémon obtained through hacking, botting, or spoofing cannot be traded.
14. Can you not trade the same Pokémon twice?
Pokémon GO does not allow people to trade back Pokémon or trade a traded Pokémon more than once.
15. Why can Pokémon only be traded once?
Pokémon cannot be traded more than once due to the HP and CP changing feature, which is in place to stop players from “re-rolling a Pokémon’s stats through trade” over and over.