With the latest update for Pokémon Go on iOS and Android, players can now get “Lucky” Pokémon that need less Stardust to power up. Here’s how it works: “The longer the Pokémon spends inside a Trainer’s Pokémon storage, the higher the chance of them becoming Lucky Pokémon when they are traded.”
Simply put, it’s a way for Niantic to encourage folks to get outside and trade often.
You’ll also find a few more features in today’s update:
- You can now sort the Friends List and assign nicknames to Friends
- Gifts may now contain Stardust
- Trainers now receive XP for sending Gifts
- Added the ability to delete unsent Gifts
- Various bug fixes and performance updates.
One last thing for completionists: Lucky Pokémon data shows up in the Pokédex. As someone with three dozen variants of Pikachu in Pokémon Shuffle for no good reason, I feel your pain.
Lucky Pokémon Are Ready for a New Adventure! [Pokémon Go]
Source: Destructoid Pokemon Go lessens the grind with new Lucky Pokemon