Trading will be available between friends in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket) within January 2025. Read on for more information on how to trade, when trading will be made available, the different types of trading, which cards can be traded, and where you can find people to trade with!

How to Trade in Pokemon TCG Pocket

Trading Available on January 2025

Trading will be made available at some point within January 2025, likely near the end of the month. More information about trading has been announced on the official Pokemon TCG Pocket X account ahead of its release.

Pokemon TCG Pocket Trading Coming January, 2025!

Trade from the Social Hub

You can trade with other players by visiting the Social Hub tab and tapping the Trade button. At the time of launch, it appears that trading can be done between friends.

It is currently unknown if you can trade with players that aren’t on your friends list once the trading feature is implemented, but it will likely be available at some point.

It is also possible that a Wonder Trade feature may be added—a feature in some of the other Pokemon games—where you can select a card you want to trade and get a random card in return.

Trading Item Required

According to the announcement, items will be consumed when trading. The items needed for trading have not yet been confirmed.

It could be Shinedust that is required to participate in trades or it may be the mysterious Advance Ticket that currently cannot be used. It could also just be a new form of currency that has not yet been added into the game.

Same Rarity Cards Must Be Selected

Wigglytuff ex ◇◇◇◇

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Machamp ex ◇◇◇◇

In order to trade a card, you and your trade partner must select cards of the same rarity. That means if you want an ex card, you will have to trade another ex card in return. You cannot trade a common 1◇ card for any valuable card.

Find Friends on the Friend ID Codes Board

If you want to find other players you can add to your friends list, try going to our Friend ID Codes Sharing Board! You may find players you’ll want to trade with from here.

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Join the Game8 Pokemon Discord!

Find more trainers to trade with by joining our Pokemon Discord server! This is your one-stop shop to find everything Pokemon-related.

Add friends, share your rare cards, take part in battles, and check out channels for other Pokemon games in the Game8 Discord!

Game8 Pokemon TCG Pocket Discord

Cards That Can Be Traded

Mythical Island and Genetic Apex Cards

Expansions Available for Trade
Genetic Apex (A1)	Mythical Island (A1a)

Once the trading feature is launched, the only cards that can be traded will be cards obtained from the Genetic Apex and Mythical Island expansions. That means that cards from the new expansion, also set to release in January 2025, may not be tradable.

Promo Cards Cannot Be Traded

Promo Cards such as those that can be purchased from the Shop or cards from Wonder Pick events and Drop events cannot be traded.

The list of tradable cards is expected to expand in future updates, so hope is not entirely lost for those who have missed out on limited-time event cards!

Pokemon TCG Pocket Promo Card List

Rare Cards Cannot Be Traded

As the trading feature is new to the game, rare cards 2☆ and above will not be available for trade. However, the list of cards that can be traded is expected to expand in the future.

Card Rarity Guide

Best Cards to Trade

The best cards to trade in TCG Pocket are cards that may be hard to come by such as ex Cards, cards required for missions, and cards that can be useful in competitive decks.

It’s also a good idea use trading in order to find cards you don’t have yet, so that you can complete your Card Dex.

Best Cards Tier List

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