Surprise Trade: Difference between revisions

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Surprise Trade (Japanese: マジカル交換 Magical Exchange) is a feature of the Generation VIII and Generation IX Nintendo Switch core series games Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet that allows players to trade Pokémon over local wireless (Sword and Shield only) or on the Internet with a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. It is the successor to Wonder Trade in the Generation VI and VII games.

Surprise Trade in the Y-Comm interface

A notification for a completed trade

Surprise Trade is accessed from the Y-Comm (in Generation VIII) or the Poké Portal (in Generation IX) and can match the player with a trading partner in the background.

Like regular trading, Surprise Trading can trigger trade evolutions.

Unlike with Wonder Trades, Pokémon with special Ribbons (such as the Classic and Premier Ribbons) can be traded using this feature. Mythical Pokémon, however, still cannot be traded. In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Special Pokémon also cannot be traded using this feature.

In Scarlet and Violet, if the player attempts to Surprise Trade a Pokémon that the game identifies as illegitimate, they will instead receive the error message "There is a problem with the Pokémon you selected."

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	魔法交換 Mōfaat Gāauwuhn
Chinese	Mandarin	魔法交換 / 魔法交换 Mófǎ Jiāohuàn
French		Échange Magique
German		Zaubertausch
Italian		Scambio magico
Korean		매지컬 교환 Magical Gyohwan
Russian		Неожиданный обмен Neozhidannyy obmen
Spanish		Intercambio mágico

This game-related article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.

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-'''Surprise Trade''' (Japanese: '''マジカル{{tt|交換|こうかん}}''' ''Magical Exchange'') is a feature of the [[Generation VIII]] [[Nintendo Switch]] [[core series]] games [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] that allows players to trade Pokémon over local wireless or on the internet with a [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscription. It is the successor to [[Wonder Trade]] in the [[Generation VI]] and {{gen|VII}} games.
+'''Surprise Trade''' (Japanese: '''マジカル{{tt|交換|こうかん}}''' ''Magical Exchange'') is a feature of the [[Generation VIII]] and [[Generation IX]] [[Nintendo Switch]] [[core series]] games [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]] and [[Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] that allows players to trade Pokémon over local wireless (Sword and Shield only) or on the Internet with a [[Nintendo Switch Online]] subscription. It is the successor to [[Wonder Trade]] in the [[Generation VI]] and {{gen|VII}} games.
-Surprise Trade is accessed from the [[Y-Comm]] and can match the player with a trading partner in the background.
+Surprise Trade is accessed from the [[Y-Comm]] (in Generation VIII) or the [[Poké Portal]] (in Generation IX) and can match the player with a trading partner in the background.
+Like regular [[trade|trading]], Surprise Trading can trigger trade [[evolution]]s.
+Unlike with Wonder Trades, Pokémon with special [[Ribbon]]s (such as the Classic and Premier Ribbons) can be traded using this feature. [[Mythical Pokémon]], however, still cannot be traded. In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, [[Special Pokémon]] also cannot be traded using this feature.
+In Scarlet and Violet, if the player attempts to Surprise Trade a Pokémon that the game identifies as illegitimate, they will instead receive the error message "There is a problem with the Pokémon you selected."
 ==In other languages==
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 [[Category:Game mechanics]]
 [[Category:Pokémon Sword and Shield]]
+[[Category:Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]]
+[[it:Scambio magico]]
 [[zh:魔法交换]]