NPC Traders

NPC Traders are non-playable characters that are scripted to broker trades with players to exchange Pokémon in return for them. The transactional mode is from player-to-player trades in the sense that it is done with NPCs—typically with Boolean trading provisos and naturally much less negotiable latitude than one would have trading with a player.

NPC Traders will mostly only trade away their Pokémon, predominantly for another Pokémon; this lends itself into another acquisitory avenue for obtaining Pokémon, as many NPCs will trade Pokémon that are either impossible or considerably more difficult to acquire, otherwise.

Mechanical overview

NPC Traders typically have one-off usability; they will only trade one Pokémon and have no renewable resources to trade you thereafter, meaning that the Pokémon that they trade oftentimes can only be traded once from them. Since many NPC-traded Pokémon are also defaultly equipped with a Held Item, some enviable items can also be obtained as a byproduct of these trades.

For the Pokémon that they stipulate from you in return for their own, they are indiscriminate of any of your Pokémon's individualities, such as its stats; as long as it is a Pokémon that is the species that it is brokering for, they will trade for it, regardless of its IVs, EVs, Nature, Abilities, level, and so forth.

Most NPC-traded Pokémon have no chance of shininess; the anomalous ones will be noted below.

If the NPC trade is not executing, it is likely attributable to the fact that the Pokémon's ID has yet to be registered in the database, thereby making it initially untransferable; this is resolvable by either waiting several minutes for it to save in the database or by relogging to force-save it to expedite its registration.

Available NPC Traders

Kanto

Kanto traders

Your Pokémon Pidgey NPC's Pokémon Oddish Location Viridian City NPC Name Madeline Level 5 Held Item None Rarity tier Common Notes The traded Pidgey must have 15-plus IVs in both the Attack and Speed stats. You do not have to relinquish Pidgey itself in the trade; you only need to show it to Madeline, and she'll bequeath her Oddish. The Oddish also has a chance of shininess. Your Pokémon Nidoran Female NPC's Pokémon Nidoran Male Location Route 2-to-Viridian City gatehouse NPC Name ??? Level 5 Held Item Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Abra NPC's Pokémon Mr. Mime Location Route 2 Stop3 NPC Name ??? Level 20 Held Item None Rarity tier Rare Your Pokémon Poliwhirl NPC's Pokémon Jynx Location Cerulean City House 3 NPC Name ??? Level 30 Held Item None Rarity tier Uncommon Your Pokémon Clefairy NPC's Pokémon Cleffa Location Cerulean City House 5 2F NPC Name ??? Level 20 Held Item None Rarity tier Uncommon Your Pokémon Spearow NPC's Pokémon Farfetch'd Location Vermilion City (House 1) NPC Name ??? Level 10 Held Item Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Magmar NPC's Pokémon Magby Location Celadon Department Store (5th floor) NPC Name ??? Level 20 Held Item Rarity tier Uncommon Notes There is only a 5% chance that it will originatively hold the Magmarizer. Your Pokémon Golduck NPC's Pokémon Lickitung Location Route 18 (Bike Road Stop 1F) NPC Name ??? Level 30 Held Item None Rarity tier Uncommon Your Pokémon Mr. Mime NPC's Pokémon Mime Jr. Location Fuchsia City Mart NPC Name ??? Level 20 Held Item None Rarity tier Rare Your Pokémon Raichu NPC's Pokémon Electrode Location Cinnabar Island Lab (Room 1) NPC Name ??? Level 30 Held Item None Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Venonat NPC's Pokémon Tangela Location Cinnabar Island Lab (Room 1) NPC Name ??? Level 10 Held Item None Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Ponyta NPC's Pokémon Seel Location Cinnabar Island Lab (Room 3) NPC Name Tony Level 10 Held Item None Rarity tier Common

Johto

Johto traders

Your Pokémon Bellsprout NPC's Pokémon Onix Location Violet City (abreast of the school) NPC Name ??? Level 8 Held Item Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Dugtrio NPC's Pokémon Magneton Location Route 31 NPC Name Peter Level 15 Held Item Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Bellsprout NPC's Pokémon Onix Location Violet City (abreast of the school) NPC Name ??? Level 8 Held Item Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Heracross NPC's Pokémon Pinsir Location Goldenrod Mart 4 NPC Name ??? Level 15 Held Item None Rarity tier Rare Your Pokémon Drowzee NPC's Pokémon Machop Location Goldenrod City (southward of the Pokémon Center) NPC Name ??? Level 15 Held Item Rarity tier Common Notes The Machop has a chance of shininess. Additionally, if you lose the Macho Brace, it will be repurchasable for 20,000 and continually buyable after 18 days have elapsed. Your Pokémon Haunter NPC's Pokémon Xatu Location Ecruteak City NPC Name ??? Level 15 Held Item None Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Krabby NPC's Pokémon Voltorb Location Olivine City (outseeing the shore beyond the lighthouse) NPC Name ??? Level 20 Held Item Rarity tier Common Your Pokémon Dragonair NPC's Pokémon Shelgon Location Blackthorn City NPC Name ??? Level 15 Held Item Rarity tier Rare

Hoenn

Hoenn traders

Your Pokémon Ralts NPC's Pokémon Slakoth Location Petalburg City (House 2) NPC Name ??? Level 5 Held Item None Rarity tier Uncommon Your Pokémon Buizel NPC's Pokémon Ferroseed Location Valley of Steel Western Peak NPC Name Laila Level 10 Held Item None Rarity tier Rare Your Pokémon Bisharp NPC's Pokémon Klefki Location Valley of Steel Eastern Peak NPC Name Cronky Level 10 Held Item None Rarity tier Rare

Sevii Islands

Sevii Islands traders

Your Pokémon Dragonite NPC's Pokémon Goodra Location Altering Cave NPC Name ??? Level 40 Held Item None Rarity tier Unhuntable