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==Benefits of trading== | ==Benefits of trading== | ||
[[File:XY Prerelease PSS trade 3.png|thumb|200px|Trading a {{p|Pikachu}} for an {{p|Eevee}} in {{pkmn|X and Y}}]] | [[File:XY Prerelease PSS trade 3.png|thumb|200px|Trading a {{p|Pikachu}} for an {{p|Eevee}} in {{pkmn|X and Y}}]] | ||
Trading is necessary in order to collect every Pokémon in the [[Pokédex]], as each game is missing Pokémon which cannot be found except in another compatible game. For example, Meowth cannot be found in | Trading is necessary in order to collect every Pokémon in the [[Pokédex]], as each game [[Version-exclusive Pokémon|is missing]] Pokémon which cannot be found except in another compatible game. For example, Meowth cannot be found in {{game|Red and Blue|s|Red}}, and the player is required trade with someone who has a copy of Pokémon Blue, where Meowth is readily found in the wild. {{cat|Pokémon that evolve through trading|Some Pokémon}} only [[Evolution|evolve]] after being traded. Trading away a Pokémon will not remove its Pokédex entry. | ||
Traded Pokémon gain 1.5× the normal [[experience]] after a [[Pokémon battle]]. Pokémon traded from another language will gain 1.7× experience. | Traded Pokémon gain 1.5× the normal [[experience]] after a [[Pokémon battle]]. Pokémon traded from a game in another language will gain 1.7× experience. | ||
Trading may also be used to transfer additional instances of limited and rare items in games from [[Generation II]] onward, such as | Trading may also be used to transfer additional instances of limited and rare items in games from [[Generation II]] onward, such as {{DL|Poké Ball|Master Ball}}s or [[Soul Dew]]s, from one game to another by [[Held item|giving a Pokémon an item]]. | ||
Starting in Generation VI, Trainers | Starting in Generation VI, Trainers receive Poké Miles every time a trade is made with another player. | ||
==Drawbacks of trading== | ==Drawbacks of trading== | ||