We now have full details about the Lucky Trinket in Pokémon GO.
The Lucky Trinket is back in Pokémon GO, after debuting during the Pokémon GO Tour events in Los Angeles and New Taipei City. This will be potentially up to the third Lucky Trinket that you can have had in the game.
The Lucky Trinket is back for selected Trainers via the Deluxe April GO Pass. Not every region has access to this at the moment, so don't worry if you can't see a GO Pass. April is a testing phase, with a full rollout planned for the future.
What is the Lucky Trinket in Pokémon GO?
The Lucky Trinket is an exciting item that forces the Lucky status on your next trade with a selected friend. This is essentially a fast track to the much sought after Lucky Friend status that you can earn at random when interacting with a Trainer you are Best Friends with.
Once you have applied your Lucky Trinket to a friend, the next trade you do with them no matter what will result in both traded Pokémon being lucky.
This is the first time you can force a lucky trade in Pokémon GO. That makes it a very exciting and much requested addition to the game.
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What is so special about a Lucky Trade in Pokémon GO?
A Lucky Trade in Pokémon GO guarantees a lucky trade, which gives you a lucky Pokémon after it. Lucky Pokémon are super valuable in Pokémon GO. Knowing you are going to get one after a trade removes a lot of the risk, because there is a much higher IV floor.
Lucky Pokémon have a minimum of 12/12/12 IVs. This means a much greater chance of a hundo or very high IV, and means your Pokémon will at least be usable. In addition, Lucky Pokémon require 50% of the Stardust to power them up versus a standard Pokémon. So, a strong Pokémon that is much cheaper to get to Level 50. What a win!
How do you get the Lucky Trinket?
The Lucky Trinket is currently obtained through the April Deluxe Tour Pass. This is the same as we saw back during the Road to Unova event or for Trainers at the two Unova Tour in-person events. Complete the tasks, earn points, level up.
Complete all 100 levels of the Tour Pass Deluxe, and the Lucky Trinket is yours. It does expire though, so act quickly to use it!
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