The Trade Evolution method has long been established in Pokémon games, and it's finally coming to the Pokémon GO mobile game. This guide will help you understand how to do this and which Pokémon can evolve by trading. One of the benefits of this method is that you can significantly reduce the number of candies you need to evolve.
How do I evolve a Pokémon with the Trade Evolution method?
- Make sure your Pokémon is eligible to trade to evolve (see list below),
- Go to the Friend tab of your Profile and choose a friend nearby,
- Select Trade and simply proceed to exchange with your friend.
- Be careful, an exchanged Pokémon cannot be re-exchanged. You must therefore agree with your friend that you will trade 2 Karrablast to obtain a Escavalier.
List of Pokémon that evolve with the Trade Evolution Method
If you received one of these Pokémon in a trade in the past, that Pokémon will retroactively qualify for no Candy cost when you evolve it.
