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How You Evolve Pokemon That Need to Be Traded... WITHOUT Trading!...

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ForeverFlame

ForeverFlame

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The Trading Evolution Glitch Discussion

Well yeah, you do have to perform a trade, but you don't have to trade your beloved Level 100 Shiny Porygon for it to evolve! aljames managed to compose a nice guide, so I give complete credit to him. Here it is:

1. If it needs an evolution item, equip the item before you even start. If the Pokemon doesn't use an evolutionary item to evolve, go right ahead to Step Two.
2. Deposit it at the GTS, and ask for an impossible-to-obtain-Pokemon.
3. Go back to the menu where you see DEPOSIT POKEMON, SEEK POKEMON and EXIT.
4. Choose SEEK POKEMON. Seek a Pokemon (such as Wurmple) and perform a trade.
5. After the trade, go back to the menu where you see SUMMARY, SEEK POKEMON and EXIT.
6. Choose SUMMARY and take back your Pokemon. It will evolve now if you did this correctly..

You need a Wi-Fi Connection, and that's about it... I hope that this helps to keep Wi-Fi Scammers at bay, and to keep the Blacklist Thread in the Battling/Trading Section as slim as possible!
 
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Cucco-Cojiro

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Nice find! I'll have to try this sometime.
 
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Zaraze

Drifblim landing!
I doubt ANYONE knew this apart from those who stumbled upon it. Hmmm I might try with Graveler, Haunter, Kadabra, Machoke and anybody else I left to rot in my PC :)
 
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Tony

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Gold_Generation said:
What if someone takes your pokemon away before you reclaim.
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Put the pokemon on GTS and request that you get a lvl 100 dialga or something in return, or even smarter a lvl 100 bidoof, because NOBODY has one of those lol!
 
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*~Umbrygirl~*

Extreme closeup!
They can't just steal your Pokemon, you have to authorize it right? :p
Nice trick anyway :D


*~Umbrygirl~*
 
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_Calm|Mind_

_Calm|Mind_

Follow the Path
Gold_Generation said:
What if someone takes your pokemon away before you reclaim.
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Offer the most valuable Pokemon you've seen for it, and ask for one of an unrealistic level. Everyone on the GTS does it. :p

Tony said:
Put the pokemon on GTS and request that you get a lvl 100 dialga or something in return, or even smarter a lvl 100 bidoof, because NOBODY has one of those lol!
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I just ask for a Level 10 or under Arceus when I exploit the GTS. :D
 
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Tony

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*~Umbrygirl~* said:
They can't just steal your Pokemon, you have to authorize it right? :p
Nice trick anyway :D


*~Umbrygirl~*
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no

when I put stuff on GTS I just come back a few hours later and its traded w/o asking me if I am totally sure
 
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b3an0b0y

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ForeverFlame said:
I was going to check to see if there were any threads about this, but instead I saw lots of 'Help Me Evolve my Electabuzz and Rhydon!' Threads, so I guessed that you guys haven't really heard of this yet, or at least most of you, so please don't say: "I ALREADY KNEW OF THIS! U suck u noob!!!111", because a lot of people don't know.

Anyway, today I put my female Rhydon with a Protector already on her up for Trade on the GTS, but nobody would trade after a couple of hours, so I took her off. And, to my surprise, she evolved into Rhyperior. So, I discovered, you don't actually need to trade away your Pokemon to evolve them!

You need a Wi-Fi Connection, and that's about it... I hope that this helps to keep Wi-Fi Scammers at bay, and to keep the Blacklist Thread in the Battling/Trading Section as slim as possible!
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Nice Find I'll Sure Use it when I get D/P!
 
_Calm|Mind_

_Calm|Mind_

Follow the Path
*~Umbrygirl~* said:
Ick, now I know I won't be using it... :p


*~Umbrygirl~*
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You do get to choose what you want for your Pokemon and the level range you want the Pokemon to be at, so it's not like they're being stolen because you are practically giving permission for any trades to happen. If you don't want your Pokemon traded, then don't put it on the GTS.
 
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Zaraze

Drifblim landing!
Can you ask for a specific gender? Can you ask for specific natures? Can you ask for a Shiny version?
 
ForeverFlame

ForeverFlame

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All you have to do is put it into the GTS, and take it back out. It probably only takes moments, besides that annoying flying-Pokeball scene thing.

I can sort of see how it works, because the Pokemon actually leaves your game, and goes into the GTS, and when you take it out it comes back in. But that's sort of unusual. I don't really know if it's a glitch or not!

But for now I'll call it the Trading Glitch, I guess.

And just ask for a Level 100 Dialga. It's 99.9% guarenteed that nobody will end up trading you.
 
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C-Rich

Hellhathnofuryatall
sweetness. I'll try it out when I get Wi-Fi. Does anyone know how long you have to have the Pokemon in in order for it to evolve? Or do you put it up, exit out of GTS, then pull it out?

EDIT: NVM. ForeverFlame is the coolest! Well, the US doesn't have the Darkrai Glitch but I'll take this glitch instead.
 
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