In-game trade: Difference between revisions

[[File:Trader Sugimori.png|thumb|Artwork of a {{p|Farfetch'd}} and [[Pokémon Trader (Base Set 77)|its Trainer]] by [[Ken Sugimori]]]]

An '''in-game trade''' is a [[trade]] made with a [[non-player character]] within the course of a [[core series]] or [[Spin-off Pokémon games|spin-off]] Pokémon game. They are usually for Pokémon that are difficult or impossible to obtain through other means, or for Pokémon unavailable at that point of the game. In later games, the traded Pokémon often has special moves, like [[Egg move]]s.

Prior to HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Trainer conducting the in-game trade will always specify a Pokémon they want to trade for. The Pokémon the player receives in the trade will have a fixed [[Original Trainer|OT]] and [[nickname]]; in later games the [[Trainer ID number|ID numbers]], [[held item]]s, [[Nature]]s, {{IV}}s, and/or [[level]] can be fixed as well.

Like Pokémon traded externally, the traded Pokémon will be treated as an {{pkmn2|outsider}}, and gain a boosted amount of [[experience|experience points]] in battle. Until Generation V, all Pokémon have the same level as the Pokémon it was traded for (except in {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}}).

All [[Trainer ID number]]s and {{IV}}s are random in Generation I.

 

If any of these Pokémon are viewed in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] (but not {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}), the OT will be "Trainer" instead, in Title Case rather than ALLCAPS. If any of these Pokémon are traded to a compatible game in another language (any European language game), the OT will be translated.

Several Pokémon have raised [[Contest condition|Contest stats]], even FireRed and LeafGreen Pokémon whose raised Contest stats will only be visible when traded to Ruby, Sapphire or Emerald. These Pokémon all have a [[sheen]] of 10, one Contest stat raised by 30, and all other Contest stats raised by 5.

In-game trade Pokémon from {{g|XD: Gale of Darkness}} do not have any raised [[Contest condition|Contest stats]] or set IVs.

In [[Nimbasa City]], after returning the {{key|V|Dropped Item}} to the owner and calling them 51 times, [[Curtis]] or [[Yancy]] will trade the player a different Pokémon each day following by these order, depending on the {{player}}'s gender. Each Pokémon has its Hidden Ability and can be either male or female.

[[File:Nate OD.png|link=Player character]] If the player's gender is male:

[[File:Rosa OD.png|link=Player character]] If the player's gender is female:

Since the Pokémon received in an in-game trade is the same level as the one traded prior to [[Generation V]], it is sometimes possible to receive a Pokémon at a [[Level#Underleveled Pokémon|lower level]] than normally possible.

| {{p|Machamp}} || Lv 5 || Lv 15 ([[Rock Tunnel]]^{[[Generation II|Gen. II]]} → [[Evolution|evolve]]) || Breed a level 5 {{p|Cubone}} in Generation II and trade it to Yellow || {{gameabbrev3|Y}}