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The Linking Cord has no effect on Pokémon that [[:Category:Pokémon that evolve by trading with a held item|evolve by being traded while holding an item]]. In this game, due to the absence of [[held item]]s, those Pokémon are unable to evolve by trade. Instead, they evolve if the player uses the correct [[Evolution item]] from the satchel on the Pokémon. | The Linking Cord has no effect on Pokémon that [[:Category:Pokémon that evolve by trading with a held item|evolve by being traded while holding an item]]. In this game, due to the absence of [[held item]]s, those Pokémon are unable to evolve by trade. Instead, they evolve if the player uses the correct [[Evolution item]] from the satchel on the Pokémon. | ||
===Obtainable trade-evolution Pokémon while playing solo=== | |||
Though these Pokémon are meant to encourage trading between games, some games have allowed a player to obtain one or more of the fully-evolved Pokémon that normally evolves by trading, even if they do not have another game to trade with or connect to. <!-- The Shadow Scizor from Japanese Colosseum, and the Magmortar/Electivire gifts from Pokémon Battle Revolution, are not included here because those require connecting with another system anyway. --> | |||
* {{pkmn|Blue (Japanese)}}: Two of the [[in-game trade]]s in this game involve Pokémon that evolve by trading. In one, the player gives away {{p|Kadabra}} and receives {{p|Graveler}}; the other one has them give away {{p|Machoke}} and receive {{p|Haunter}}. The Pokémon they receive this way will thus evolve into {{p|Golem}} and {{p|Gengar}} respectively, allowing them to be registered without linking to another game. | |||
* {{pkmn|Yellow}}: One of the in-game trades in this game allows the player to give away {{p|Cubone}} and receive {{p|Machoke}} in return, which will thus evolve into {{p|Machamp}}. | |||
* {{game2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}: Wild {{p|Steelix}} can be found directly in the lower floors of [[Iron Island]], without needing to go through evolution. Additionally, if the player has access to [[dual-slot mode]] with any [[Generation III]] game, wild {{p|Gengar}} can be found in one room of the [[Old Chateau]]. | |||
* {{pkmn|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}: Wild {{p|Steelix}} can be found at [[Mt. Silver]], in the room where Moltres spawns. Alternatively, after the player defeats the Champion, [[Jasmine]] can also give out a Steelix in an in-game trade where she will accept any Pokémon in return. | |||
* {{pkmn|Black and White}}: {{p|Politoed}}, {{p|Slowking}}, {{p|Kingdra}}, {{p|Milotic}} (which has newly become a trade evolution in this generation, with no means of increasing its Beauty), {{p|Huntail}}, and {{p|Gorebyss}} are all catchable in the wild using the phenomenon of rippling water in various places, though Huntail is version-exclusive to Black while Gorebyss is exclusive to White. | |||
* {{pkmn|Black 2 and White 2}}: With the exception of Slowking, the wild trade evolutions that were available from Black and White's rippling water remain available here, with Huntail and Gorebyss retaining their version exclusivity for players who are unable to trade. In addition, wild {{p|Steelix}} are now available from the phenomenon of dust clouds in [[Clay Tunnel]], and two in-game trades offer trade-evolution Pokémon directly at their final stage, without registering the pre-evolved form first. One NPC requests {{p|Emolga}} and gives away {{p|Gigalith}} (in Black and White, this same NPC asks for {{p|Boldore}} in a trade and gives away Emolga), while another asks for {{p|Hippowdon}} and gives away {{p|Alakazam}}, though this trade does not become available until the player does a separate trade, as well as a battle, with the same NPC. | |||
* {{pkmn|X and Y}}: {{p|Trevenant}}, {{p|Politoed}}, {{p|Huntail}}, and {{p|Gorebyss}} are all available as wild encounters on their respective routes, and once again Huntail and Gorebyss serve as version counterparts when obtained this way, with Huntail appearing in X and Gorebyss in Y. In addition, an in-game trade is available where the player gives away {{p|Luvdisc}} and receives {{p|Steelix}}. | |||
* {{pkmn|Sun and Moon}}: Wild {{p|Gengar}}, {{p|Politoed}}, and {{p|Trevenant}} have a small chance to appear in [[SOS Battle]]s in which their respective pre-evolutions call for help, allowing them to be obtained without trading. Wild {{p|Conkeldurr}} can also be found using [[Island Scan]] on Mondays, and there is an in-game trade where the player can give away {{p|Haunter}} and receive Alolan {{p|Graveler}}, which will thus evolve into {{p|Golem}}. | |||
* {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}: The Gengar, Politoed, and Trevenant helpers are still available here, joined by additional SOS helpers in {{p|Slowking}}, {{p|Huntail}}, and {{p|Gorebyss}}. Unlike in previous games, the Huntail and Gorebyss encounters are no longer version-exclusive, but instead depend on whether the battle started during daytime or nighttime according to the in-game clock. No trade evolutions are available from Island Scan this time, and the NPC who offered the Graveler trade in the previous games now offers a different trade instead, in which both traders give away {{p|Phantump}} which thus evolves into Trevenant. | |||
* {{pkmn|Sword and Shield}}: With the exceptions of {{p|Porygon2}}, {{p|Porygon-Z}}, and {{p|Slowking}}, all the Pokémon that appear in these games and that evolve by trading can also be found as wandering Pokémon, in either the [[Wild Area]] or one of its DLC counterparts ([[Isle of Armor]] or [[Crown Tundra]]), though {{p|Slurpuff}} is version-exclusive to Sword and {{p|Aromatisse}} is exclusive to Shield, and some Pokémon may only appear on days with specific weather conditions. They may also be obtained from [[Max Raid Battle]] dens--prior to the release of the Expansion Pass, {{p|Escavalier}} could not be found as a wanderer and was exclusive to raid dens originating from Sword, while Accelgor was exclusive to raid dens originating from Shield. Finally, while the non-Galarian form of Slowking is not obtainable in the wild, it has a chance to be found in the [[Max Lair]] during Dynamax Adventures. | |||
* {{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}}: As noted above, the Pokédex in this game was designed to be completed without needing to connect to other players. The trade-evolution Pokémon can therefore be obtained without trading, by using either the Linking Cord item or the item that the species would normally hold during a trade in order to evolve, as though that item were an evolution stone. These species may also be found in the wild as [[Alpha Pokémon]], or during [[massive mass outbreak]]s or [[space-time distortion]]s. | |||
* {{pkmn|Scarlet and Violet}}: All trade-evolution Pokémon that exist in these games have a small chance to be found in their fully evolved stage in raid dens for [[Tera Raid Battle]]s, as does {{p|Palafin}} which is not a trade evolution but which does normally require connecting to other players in [[Union Circle]] to evolve. In the case of Pokémon that were first added to the game during the two phases of the Expansion Pass, only raid dens in the appropriate area ([[Kitakami]] or the [[Blueberry Academy]]) have a chance to spawn them. {{p|Gengar}} and {{p|Scizor}} in particular can also be found in the wild in specific DLC areas. Additionally, there is an in-game trade in which the player gives away {{p|Pincurchin}} and receives {{p|Haunter}}; unlike in-game trades in Diamond, Pearl, and their remakes, this Haunter is not holding an [[Everstone]] so it will evolve into Gengar. | |||
==In the side series games== | ==In the side series games== | ||