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Trading Guide
★ Mega Rising (B1) introduces the Mega Evolutions!
☆ New Decks: Mega Blaziken ex | Mega Gyarados ex
Mega Altaria ex | Mega Absol ex | Greninja ex
★ Events: Wonder Pick | Anniversary Celebration
☆ Trading Board: A4b and B1 Available for Trading!
This page explains trading in Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (PTCG Pocket). Read on to learn more about trading features, how to trade, how to accept a trade, the cards that can be traded, and if trading is worth it.
List of Contents
Trading Feature Updates
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Deluxe Pack ex (A4b) and Mega Rising (B1) Available for Trading
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 Deluxe Pack ex
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Trading is now available for the Deluxe Pack ex (A4b) and Mega Rising (B1) expansions.
Up until Deluxe Pack (A4b), tradeable cards have only been limited to the previous set. However, with the release of Mega Rising (B1), card trading will now become available on release for the current expansion set.
When Is The Next Expansion Set To Release?
2-Star and Shiny Rarities Available for Trading
| Rarity | Trading Cost |
|---|---|
 2-Star |
 Shinedust x25,000 |
 1-Shiny |
Shinedust x10,000 |
 2-Shiny |
Shinedust x30,000 |
Players are now able to trade 2-Star, 1-Shiny, and 2-Shiny rarity cards from all expansions. This trading update was accompanied by the release of the Mega Rising (B1) on October 30, 2025.
2-Star to 2-Shiny cards released during the A1 expansion from Genetic Apex (A1) to Wisdom of Sea and Sky (A4) are now tradable on the Trading page. This update also reflects on Mega Rising (B1) cards, which indicates that this will now be the trading standard for future expansions.
Display Wishlist for Easier Trades
The team has released a feature that allows the player to share the cards they are interested in trading for.
Players can add up to 20 cards to their wishlist in My Cards. 3 of these cards can then be displayed on their profile screens. These will be visible to other players in their friend lists and the Trade screen.
Do note that cards that were previously wishlisted are reset, so players will need to add them to their wishlists again.
Shinedust Replaces Trade Tokens
Trade Tokens are now replaced with Shinedust as trading currency on as announced by the Pokemon TCG Pocket Development Team.
Trade Tokens, which were previously required to trade cards of 3◇, 4◇, and 1☆ rarity, will not be used for trading anymore. Players no longer need to exchange copies of their cards in order to obtain them.
This currency is replaced by Shinedust, which players can exchange Trade Tokens in the shop. Since Shinedust is required to obtain Flairs, they may plan on increasing the amount offered in the future.
Exchange Trade Tokens
| Item | Trade Tokens Required |
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 Pack Hourglass x1 |
1 |
| Shinedust x10 |
1 |
| Shinedust x100 |
10 |
| Shinedust x1000 |
100 |
Players are able to exchange the remaining Trade Tokens that they have for Pack Hourglasses and Shinedust at the Shop.
How to Trade Cards in Pokemon TCG Pocket
How to Send a Trade Offer
| Step-by-Step Guide | |
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| 1 |  Go to the Social Hub and tap on Trade. |
| 2 |  To start a trade, tap on Trade and select a friend from your friend list. |
| 3 |  Choose a card you want to send to your chosen friend as your trade offer. You will be shown the Trade Stamina and Trade Token cost. If you’re okay with the card and cost, tap on OK to offer the card to your friend. |
| 4 |  Wait for them to respond to your offer. You will get a notification on the Trade screen once they either decline or accept your trade offer. |
| 5 |  If they accept, you can see the card they offered in return by tapping on View. To accept the offered card, tap on Trade. You will then be prompted to swipe up to send your card to your trade partner. Once the trade is finished, you should be able to see the card traded to you in your cards list. |
How to Accept a Trade Offer
| Step-by-Step Guide | |
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| 1 | Go to the Social Hub and tap on Trade. |
| 2 |  Any trade offers you have should show up here. Tap on View to see the card your friend is offering. You can tap on Trade Info for more information on the offered card. |
| 3 |  If you’re happy with the card, tap on Trade. If you don’t like the card being offered, select Decline. |
| 4 |  If you accept the trade offer, all of your cards that can be exchanged will be shown to you. Choose one to send to your friend. |
| 5 |  You will be asked to confirm your selection. Tap on OK until the trade offer is finalized. |
| 6 | Wait for your trade partner to respond. A notification will pop up on the Trade screen once a trade agreement has been reached. If they accept your offer, you will be prompted to swipe up to send your card to your friend. You should then be able to see the card traded to you in your cards list. |
2-Day Time Limit
You can trade with other players even if they aren’t online at the same time. However, there is a time limit to trade requests. You must accept a trade request within two days before it will be automatically canceled.
Trades Can Be Canceled Before They Expire
You can also cancel trade offers you’ve made at any time before the 2-day limit is over by tapping on Terminate Trade. This can be done as long as your trade partner hasn’t accepted the trade offer yet.
You cannot have multiple trades ongoing at the same time, so you may want to cancel a pending trade if you need to make a more urgent one.
Send Thanks for the Trade
After trading cards, you can send Thanks to your trade partner. This will reward them with a Shop Ticket as long as they haven’t reached their daily limit for Thanks rewards.
How to Get and Use Shop Tickets: Farming Guide
Trading Conditions and Rules
List of Trading Conditions and Rules
 Trading can only be done between friends. Cards must be the same rarity. Only 1◇~4◇, 1☆~2☆, and 1✸~2✸ cards can be traded. Trading requires and consumes Trade Stamina. Shinedust is required to trade cards with a rarity of 3◇ or higher. Some cards cannot be traded. |
Trading Can Only Be Done Between Friends
You must have a player added as a friend in order to be able to trade with them.
Find Trade Partners on the Trading Board
If you want to find other players to trade with, check out our Trading Board! You can post your friend code, requested card, and offered card to see if other players can help you out.
You can also go to our Friend ID Codes Sharing Board if you want to add more friends to TCG Pocket without wanting to trade.
Same Rarity Cards Must Be Selected
 ◇◇◇◇ |
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 ◇◇◇◇ |
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 rare card.
Cards With Flairs
Cards with Flairs applied to them can be traded but only for other cards of the same rarity with Flairs.
How to Get Flair: All Flair Animations and Effects
Required Shinedust for Each Rarity
| Rarity | Shinedust |
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0 |
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1200 |
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5000 |
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4000 |
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25,000 |
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10,000 |
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30,000 |
Trading common 1◇ and 2◇ cards do not cost Shinedust, but trading rarer cards requires them. The cards requiring the most amount of currency are the 2-Shiny cards, which require 30,000 Shinedust each from both parties involved in the trade. Shinedust can be obtained by getting duplicate cards.
How to Get Shinedust and Customize Cards
How to Get Trading Currency
Obtain Card Duplicates for Shinedust
The main way to get Shinedust in the game is getting duplicates of cards you already own. You will get Shinedust regardless of the rarity of the duplicate.
Initially, you won't get as much Shinedust as you will be collecting your initial cards, but as you open packs or choose from Wonder Picks and get more duplicates, you will slowly amass Shinedust.
Do note that this also includes purchasing duplicates of Supporter cards available in the in-game shop, but it is not recommended as it is better to save your Shop Tickets, and you will only get a few Shinedust from these cards.
Trade Stamina Regenerates Over Time
In order to trade a card, you will need Trade Stamina, which limits how many cards you can trade in a day.
The Trade Stamina cooldown takes 12 hours for each unit, similar to Wonder Stamina, Pack Stamina, and Event Stamina. This means that you should be able to trade up to 7 times in a day with a 5-stamina gauge.
Both parties involved in the trade will have their Trade Stamina consumed when trading. If a trade offer gets declined, any consumed stamina will be returned.
Cards That Can Be Traded
All Expansions Until Mega Rising (B1)
As of now, tradable cards are only limited to cards from the Genetic Apex (A1) to Mega Rising (B1).
Promo cards are not tradable. However, they plan on increasing the pool of tradable cards on future updates.
Promo Cards Cannot Be Traded
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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
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As the trading feature is new to the game, rare cards 3☆ and above will not be available for trade. However, the list of cards that can be traded is expected to expand in the future.
Tradable Cards Rarity Limitation
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Only 1-4 Diamonds, 1-2 Star, and 1-2 Shiny cards can be traded, meaning a 4 Diamond ex Pokemon card can only be traded to another ex Pokemon card with the same rarity. 3 Star, and Crown rarity cards are currently not tradable.
Check Detailed Trade List
To view the available cards for trade in-game, tap on the question mark (?) icon on the Trade screen, beside the Trade Stamina gauge. Select Detailed Trade List to see which rarities from the available expansions are currently available for trade.
Best Cards to Trade
The best cards to trade in TCG Pocket are cards that can help you complete your Card Dex, cards required for missions, and cards that can be useful in competitive decks.
Valuable cards such as ex Cards are also good options for trading. However, they consume a lot of Shinedust, which may not be worth it in some cases.
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