Unleashing the Ultimate Pokemon Trading Secrets: Can You Trade Legendary Pokemon in Pokemon GO?

Pokemon GO features a wide range of Pokemon with diverse types, appearances, and abilities. Among them, the Legendary Pokemon stand out as exceedingly rare, often being exclusively obtainable for a limited timeframe.

Acquiring these elusive Legendaries poses a challenge when aiming to complete the Pokedex. Consequently, many Pokemon GO enthusiasts opt to trade with their friends. Luckily, it is possible to trade Legendaries, providing an excellent opportunity to fill those vexing Pokedex gaps.

Trading Legendary Pokemon can be expensive in terms of Stardust, varying in impact depending on the individual player. The trade cost is influenced by the specific Pokemon being traded and the level of friendship between the trading parties. Below, we will explore the required amount of Stardust for trading Legendaries and strategies to lower this cost, making such trades more affordable.

Updated on August 31, 2023 by Michael Christopher: We've given this post a refresh to keep it up to date and as helpful as possible.

How Much Stardust To Trade Legendary Pokemon

The initial cost of trading Legendaries is 1,000,000 Stardust, which can be significantly reduced to 20,000 if the recipient already has the Legendary Pokemon registered in their Pokedex. Moreover, as players strengthen their friendship, the cost of trading will further decrease.

Here's a handy chart, with "Registered" and "New" being applicable to the player receiving the Legendary:

Unregistered Pokemon include alternate forms or event costumes that the receiving player has not obtained yet, such as different forms of Giratina or Armored Mewtwo.

Sometimes, time-limited events provide friendship-related advantages. On rare occasions, the trade price may be discounted, so be sure to stay alert.

Special Trades

Players can only make one Special Trade per day. These Special Trades are any of the following:

Unregistered Pokemon

Legendaries

Ultra Beasts

Shiny Pokemon

Unregistered forms or costumed Pokemon

During some special events, the Special Trade limit is lifted, allowing for multiple per day.

While these prices may seem harsh, they are helpful if an account is compromised and someone attempted to steal its Pokemon away.

Pokemon That Cannot Be Traded

While most Legendary Pokemon can be exchanged between trainers, Mythical Pokemon are specifically excluded from any trading activities. However, there are two exceptions to this principle, namely Meltan and Melmetal. Thus, the current roster of Pokemon that are untradeable encompasses the following species:

Mythical PokemonCelebi

Darkrai

Deoxys (any form)

Diancie

Genesect (any Drive)

Hoopa (any form)

Jirachi

Keldeo (any form)

Meloetta

Mew

Shaymin (any form)

Victini

Zarude

Zygarde (any form)

Shadow Pokemon

Eggs

Current Buddies

Pokemon currently defending a Gym

Pokemon that are fainted or not at full health

Pokemon that have already been traded

Pokemon obtained through hacking, botting, or spoofing

Pokemon GO is available now on mobile devices.