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==Benefits of trading== | ==Benefits of trading== | ||
[[File:Platinum trade.png|frame|Trading a {{p|Buizel}} for a {{p|Chatot}} in {{v2|Platinum}}]] | [[File:Platinum trade.png|frame|Trading a {{p|Buizel}} for a {{p|Chatot}} in {{v2|Platinum}}]] | ||
Trading is necessary in order to collect every Pokémon in the [[Pokédex]], as | 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 Pokémon Red, and the player must 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 country will gain 1.7× experience. | Traded Pokémon gain 1.5× the normal [[experience]] after a [[Pokémon battle]]. Pokémon traded from another country will gain 1.7× experience. | ||
Trading may also be used to transfer additional instances of limited and rare items, such as [[Master Ball]]s or [[Soul Dew]]s, from one game to another by making a Pokémon [[Held item|hold them]]. | Trading may also be used to transfer additional instances of limited and rare items in games from [[Generation II]] onward, such as [[Master Ball]]s or [[Soul Dew]]s, from one game to another by making a Pokémon [[Held item|hold them]]. | ||
==Drawbacks of trading== | ==Drawbacks of trading== | ||