Trade evolution
Trade evolution is an evolution that happens when a Pokémon is traded to another game, sometimes while holding an item
Red and Green had four trade evolutions: Kadabra, Machoke, Graveler and Haunter. Gold and Silver added item trades, such as Onix holding a Metal Coat becoming Steelix and Scyther holding a Metal Coat becoming Scizor. Black and White added Karrablast and Shelmet, which evolve only when traded for each other.
Main-series games; introduced in Generation I, Red and Green.
3 later changes
- Gold and Silver added held-item trade evolutions.
- Black and White added the paired trade of Karrablast and Shelmet.
- Legends: Arceus replaced trading with the Linking Cord item for these species.
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Appears in 15 pages, the 12 with most mentions here
- 5 timesGold and Silver: Johto, 100 new species and a real-time clock
- 5 timesLegends: Arceus: surveying Hisui before Sinnoh had a name
- 4 timesBrilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl: Sinnoh remade on Switch
- 4 timesSun and Moon: the Alola island challenge in 2026
- 4 timesUltra Sun and Ultra Moon: Alola retold around Necrozma
- 2 timesRed and Blue: Kanto, 151 species and the Elite Four
- 2 timesYellow: Kanto with a Pikachu that follows you
- 2 timesPlatinum: Sinnoh with the Distortion World and a five-facility Battle Frontier
- onceCrystal: Johto with Suicune, a Battle Tower and a choice of player
- onceRed, Green and Blue: the three Japanese releases of 1996
- onceBlack 2 and White 2: Unova two years later, with Key System difficulty and a tournament
- onceBlack and White: Unova, 156 new species and no older ones until the credits