Trading Pokémon

Friends, Gifting & Trading

1. MEET UP WITH YOUR FRIEND IN PERSONPlayers must physically be in the same location in order to trade. When you and your friend are nearby,...

Lucky Friends

Friends, Gifting & Trading

Once you become Best Friends, all subsequent friendship interactions have a small chance to make you and your Best Friend become Lucky Fri...

Pokémon Trading Card Game Collaboration

Top Articles

As part of a collaboration with the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Trainers can collect a variety of Pokémon TCG cards that feature various elem...

Evolving your Pokémon

Catching, Hatching & Evolving Pokémon

Every time you catch a Pokémon of a particular species, you’ll receive Candy for that species. Evolution requires a different amount of Cand...

Lucky Pokémon

Friends, Gifting & Trading

One of the many benefits to trading Pokémon with friends is that you have a chance at receiving a Lucky Pokémon. Lucky Pok&eac...

Friend List & Friendship Levels

Friends, Gifting & Trading

You can add friends in Pokémon GO to stay connected with Trainers that you meet along your Pokémon GO journey. As you play together, y...

What are Max Pokémon?

Max Pokémon & Power Spots

Max Pokémon are a special type of Pokémon that are able to undergo rare phenomena that make them appear huge!Dynamax Pokémon are able to und...

How can my child access social features such as Friends, Gifting, and Trading?

Friends, Gifting & Trading

If your child logs into Pokémon GO using Niantic Kids or Pokémon Trainer Club (PTC), you can opt into enabling social features such as ...

What is the Lucky Trinket?

Friends, Gifting & Trading

The Lucky Trinket is a one-time-use item that can be used to turn one friend from your Friend List into a Lucky Friend. When used, the Lucky...

What Are Collection Challenges?

Trainer Basics

Certain events may feature different Collection Challenges, sets of specific Pokémon to collect in order to earn rewards.To get started...