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Remote Trade & Forever Friends Guide

Remote Trade & Forever Friends official key art

Remote Trade lets Forever Friends swap Pokémon from anywhere — no need to meet in person. It rolled out worldwide in December 2025.

Reaching Forever Friends

Forever Friends is the new top Friendship level, one step above Best Friends. Becoming Forever Friends grants you one Remote Trade.

You earn up to one Friendship Point per day per friend by battling, trading, sending Gifts, and other interactions. Completing weekly challenges together adds more.

Per Remote Trade90 Friendship Points (1 per day)

You can only hold one Remote Trade per Forever Friend at a time. Unused, it blocks the next one from accruing — so spend it before you earn enough points for another.

See the full Friendship ladder, bonuses, and trade costs in the Friendship Guide

The Remote Trade in 4 Steps

1

Tag your Pokémon

Mark the Pokémon you’re willing to trade with the Remote Trade tag. Forever Friends can see each other’s tagged Pokémon.

2

Pick your wish list (up to 3)

Each Trainer takes turns selecting up to three of the other’s tagged Pokémon they’d like to receive. The list is sent to the other side.

3

Offer one Pokémon

From the three requested Pokémon, each Trainer chooses the one they’ll actually offer.

4

Review and confirm

Both Trainers review the final offers, then confirm or cancel. Either side can reject and restart at any point.

Key Rules

One trade per friend

You can hold only one Remote Trade per Forever Friend at a time. Spend it before the next can accrue.

Doesn’t use a Special Trade

Remote Trades don’t count as a Special Trade, regardless of the Pokémon. Your daily Special Trade stays free for something else.

Lucky Friends still apply

If you’re Lucky Friends, the next trade becomes a Lucky Pokémon even remotely. Receiving it that way clears your Lucky Friends status.

Stardust by Friendship level

Stardust cost follows normal trade rules — Friendship level and Pokédex registration. As Forever Friends rank above Best Friends, you get the cheapest tier.

Can’t be Remote Traded

The following Pokémon can’t be sent via Remote Trade.

Caught in the last 30 days
From a previous trade
Shadow Pokémon
Mythical Pokémon
Defending a Gym / Power Spot
Your current buddy
Mega-Evolved
Fused Pokémon
Zacian & Zamazenta
Placed in a Pokémon Playground

Weekly Challenges & Friend Cap

Weekly Challenges let you team up with up to three friends — wherever they are — for a group challenge each week. Completing them grants extra XP and Friendship Points, speeding up Remote Trades. The friend cap is also rising from 450 to 650 in stages.

Source: official Pokémon GO news (pokemongo.com). Some exact figures (e.g., Stardust costs) are not officially published and may change.