Trading allows you to exchange your cards with friends in Pokémon TCG Pocket — with a few limitations.
Trades will come at the cost of Trade Tokens and Trade Stamina, and will allow you to get your hands on cards you’ve been missing or cards that you want to hoard. There are a few rules to trading, so you can’t trick other players into trading one of their full art cards for one of your twenty copies of Sizzlipede or send an entire binder over to another account.
If you’re new to trading, there is a lot of information to take in all at once with how trading works, generating trade tokens, all of the rules, and more. But, we’ve made it a little easier for you to understand by summarizing it all!
Here’s how trades work in Pokémon TCG Pocket and the rules behind trading.
How to trade in Pokémon TCG Pocket
Prior to trading, make sure your Pokémon TCG Pocket app is updated to the latest version. Go to the Pokémon TCG Pocket store page on either the App Store on iOS devices or Google Play store on Android devices and update it.
To trade, head over to the “Social Hub” tab and click on the unlocked “Trade” button.
Here is where you’ll find the trade menu — along with your Trade Tokens and Trade Stamina at the top of the screen. From the trade menu, you can either initiate a trade or respond to a trade offer, but first, you’ll need to follow the trading rules.
Pokémon TCG Pocket trading rules and restrictions
There are five official rules that you must follow in order to trade in Pokémon TCG Pocket:
Although these weren’t stated in the in-game trade rules, here’s some more information you should know:
With these rules in mind, you’re now free to initiate a trade or respond to a trade in Pokémon TCG Pocket!
How to initiate a trade in Pokémon TCG Pocket
To initiate a trade, follow the steps below:
How to respond to a trade offer in Pokémon TCG Pocket
To respond to a trade, follow the steps below: