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[[File:Trader Sugimori.png|thumb|Artwork of a {{p|Farfetch'd}} and [[Pokémon Trader (Base Set 77)|its Trainer]] by [[Ken Sugimori]]]] | [[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]] 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. | An '''in-game trade''' is a [[trade]] made with a [[non-player character]] within the course of a [[core series]] or [[side series]] 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, | 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 | 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 {{Pokémon XD}}). | ||
==[[Generation I]]== | ==[[Generation I]]== | ||
All [[Trainer ID number]]s and {{IV}}s are random in Generation I. | 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 | 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. | ||
===Red and Blue / Red and Green=== | ===Red and Blue / Red and Green=== | ||