Lucky Trades are incredibly valuable in Pokemon GO, since they offer players the chance to gain a Pokemon that can be powered up at a 50% discount. Over time, that saves players a ton of Stardust if they use their resources wisely. Strategically planning Lucky Trades is a great way to decrease the cost of powering up a strong roster of Battle Raid options, so players won’t want to miss out on this opportunity.
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As part of the in-game Lunar New Year festivities, Niantic hinted that it would be easier to become Lucky Friends during the event. Once players are Lucky Friends with someone, their next trade will be a guaranteed Lucky Trade. In addition to that, the odds of triggering a Lucky Trade without Lucky Friends is also supposed to be increased.
During the first day of the event players were reporting that Lucky Trades were only triggering at about a 5% rate. This is pretty low and doesn’t really represent much of a bonus at all. Luckily, day two reveals some new data that seems much more appropriate…
That means that Lucky Trade odds are just about doubled now that they are up to 9.5%. This is great news for trainers and seems to make the event activities a lot more worthwhile. Trainers should try to plan ahead for their trades and identify which meta-relevant powerful Pokemon they are willing to give up and which ones they are looking for.
For now, players may want to keep hunting down the best Unova Pokemon in the game if improving their Battle Raid rosters is their primary goal. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
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