Trading is an integral part of the Pokemon experience in nearly every title in the franchise and that’s no different with the mobile Pokemon GO. Pokemon GO fans have been able to trade Pokemon with each other since last year, but Niantic has stated that a glitch associated with the feature has been causing issues that inspired the team to remove the ability for players to trade with each other while it investigates the problem. Niantic didn’t specify what caused the removal of trading from Pokemon GO, but a recent Reddit post hints at a glitch that gives players an increased likelihood of getting Lucky Pokemon from trades.

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Reddit user AndKrem recently shared an image of Pokemon acquired through trading in Pokemon GO that were all Lucky Pokemon due to a glitch associated with Lucky Friends in the augmented reality game. According to AndKrem, they were able to acquire 100 Lucky Pokemon from exactly that many Pokemon GO trades. The accuracy of these numbers showed that AndKrem was able to ensure that each Pokemon GO trade resulted in one of the rarer Lucky Pokemon rather than a standard Pokemon.

While Niantic hasn’t clarified what caused the removal of trading, many Pokemon GO fans are speculating that AndKrem’s Reddit post was seen by developers before its removal. It’s currently unclear when trading will return to Pokemon GO, but Niantic has apologized to players for the inconvenience while it’s gone. Because Lucky Pokemon have better IVs than standard Pokemon and they require less Stardust to raise, this trading glitch may have been exploited by more Pokemon GO players than AndKrem before Niantic discovered the issue.

When Pokemon GO players trade with Lucky Friends, the Lucky Friend typically reverts to being a Best Friend, but it seems like AndKrem has ensured a way to prevent it from changing. Without the Lucky Friend status, Pokemon GO fans have slightly more than a 5% chance of receiving a Lucky Pokemon, but Lucky Friends are guaranteed to trade a Lucky Pokemon for one transaction. In order to be Lucky Friends, Pokemon GO players have to complete specific friendship actions with a Best Friends so that they can trade Lucky Pokemon.

Pokemon GO is available right now for Android and iOS.

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