How Much Stardust to Trade Shiny/Legendary Pokemon GO?

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Trading Pokemon in Pokemon GO is a great way to complete your Pokedex, get Lucky Pokemon, and even save Stardust when swapping creatures with friends. However, trading Shiny and Legendary Pokemon comes at a high Stardust cost, especially if you’re not Best Friends with your trade partner. So, how much stardust to trade a shiny and legendary?

In this guide, we'll break down the Stardust trade costs for different Pokemon, how you can reduce Stardust requirements, and an exclusive trick to get more Stardust without walking. Let's begin.

Yes, you can trade Shiny and Legendary Pokemon in Pokemon GO, but with a few important conditions:

• Shiny & Legendary Pokemon count as Special Trades, which means you can only make one per day (unless there’s a special event allowing multiple).
• Trading a Shiny or Legendary Pokemon costs more Stardust, with costs depending on your friendship level with the trade partner.
• If both players already have the Pokemon, the cost is lower. However, if the Pokemon is new to the recipient’s Pokedex, the Stardust cost increases significantly.
• Both players should make the trade within the Pokemon GO trade distance.
• If your Shiny Pokemon is a trade evolution (Machoke, Haunter, ect.), you can evolve it for free after trading.
• Pokemon that have been traded cannot be traded again, so choose wisely!

The Stardust cost for trading Pokemon varies based on:

Here’s a breakdown of Stardust costs for trading Shiny and Legendary Pokemon:

Tips

Becoming Best Friends before trading can save you 960,000 Stardust per trade for a new Shiny or Legendary Pokemon! Also, use a Pokemon GO spoofer can helps to save time.

Here’s a full Stardust Trade Cost Chart for all trade types in Pokemon GO:

Note

Special Trade Limit: You can only do 1 Special Trade per day unless there’s an event allowing multiple!

Trading a Shiny isn’t easy. What’s more, many players can’t move around to catch Pokemon. Hatching eggs by walking may cost you some time and prevent you from getting more Stardust.

If you’re running low on Stardust, you don’t have to grind endlessly. With the location changer iMyFone AnyTo, you can save a lot of time and energy.

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Steps to use iMyFone AnyTo to get more stardust in Pokmeon GO:

Step 1: Download iMyFone AnyTo for free on your phone.

Step 2: Open AnyTo app. Follow the instructions in the software to complete the basic settings before changing location.

Step 3: Select the location or coordinates you want to change, choose the mode you like, and simply click the Move button to start.

You can also use AnyTo PC version to for Pokemon GO on iOS/Android:

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Connect your iPhone/Andoid device to the PC. Click "Get Started".

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Select Teleport Mode or Multi-spot Mode to plan a route.

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Click the Move button to change location on the map to this new location!

1．How much Stardust to trade Mewtwo?

If both players own Mewtwo, the trade costs:

If the recipient does not have Mewtwo, it will count as a new Legendary trade, costing up to 1,000,000 Stardust at Good Friend level.

2．How much Stardust to trade Rayquaza?

Rayquaza follows the same Legendary trade cost as Mewtwo. If both players have it, it’s as low as 800 Stardust for Best Friends.

3．How much Stardust to trade a Shiny with Best Friend and Ultra Friend?

4．How much Stardust to trade a Shiny Legendary?

If both players already own the Shiny Legendary, it costs:

If it’s new to the recipient, it costs:

5．Can you trade Stardust in Pokemon GO?

No, Stardust cannot be traded or transferred between players in Pokemon GO. However, you can farm more Stardust by catching Pokemon, hatching eggs, battling in raids, and using iMyFone AnyTo to maximize your farming efficiency.

Trading in Pokemon GO is fun and rewarding, but Stardust trade costs can be high, especially for Shiny & Legendary Pokemon Stardust trading cost. By increasing your Friendship Level and using tools like iMyFone AnyTo, you can save Stardust while getting the Pokemon you need.

Want to trade more but low on Stardust? Try AnyTo today and boost your Stardust earnings effortlessly!

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Spencer Hill

Spencer Hill has over 5 years of experience specializing in mobile screen mirroring and virtual location modification. As a senior editor at iMyFone, he creates user-friendly tutorials that help mobile users maximize their device functionality.