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==Trades in the anime== | ==Trades in the anime== | ||
[[File:Trade machine.png|thumb|{{an|Dawn}} and {{Ash}} preparing to trade]] | [[File:Trade machine.png|thumb|{{an|Dawn}} and {{Ash}} preparing to trade]] | ||
Despite it being one of the key aspects of the games, trading is unusually rare in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Only a few trades have | Despite it being one of the key aspects of the games, trading is unusually rare in the {{pkmn|anime}}. Only a few trades have been shown taking place, and only four of them thus far have been truly significant. Fans have often speculated about the reason for this. Rather than simply exchanging Pokémon, most trades are carried out by placing [[Poké Ball]]s into a specialized [[Trade machine|trading machine]], with a monitor that displays silhouettes of the two Pokémon as they pass each other. | ||
* In ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', {{Ash}} traded his {{AP|Butterfree}} for a {{tc|Gentleman}}'s {{AP|Raticate}}. He wasn't happy with the trade, however, so he traded it back by the end of the episode. | * In ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', {{Ash}} traded his {{AP|Butterfree}} for a {{tc|Gentleman}}'s {{AP|Raticate}}. He wasn't happy with the trade, however, so he traded it back by the end of the episode. | ||
* In ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]'', [[Jessie]] unintentionally traded her {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} for {{jo|Benny}}'s {{tp|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. | * In ''[[EP146|Tricks of the Trade]]'', [[Jessie]] unintentionally traded her {{TP|Jessie|Lickitung}} for {{jo|Benny}}'s {{tp|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. | ||