Good news! You can finally trade cards with friends in Pokémon TCG Pocket. Bad news! It sucks. It feels even more limited and backwards than when it was originally teased, and fans are in full revolt over the long-anticipated feature’s completely bungled rollout.

In this Pokemon TCG Pocket Trading Guide, we’ll go over how to trade your pokemon, detailing how the process works. Furthermore, we’ll explain what resources you’ll need in order to complete a trade and earn new pokemon.

A new update to Pokémon TCG Pocket has added the ability for players to trade cards, but the mechanics of the system

Prior to trading, make sure your Pokémon TCG Pocket app is updated to the latest version. Go to the Pokémon TCG Pocket store page on either the App Store on iOS devices or Google Play store on Android devices and update it. To trade, head over to the “Social Hub” tab and click on the unlocked “Trade” button.

Despite players anxiously awaiting trading in Pokémon TCG Pocket, the feature has been met with a lukewarm reception at best.

Wondering how to trade your Pokemon cards in TCG Pocket? The Trading feature was added on January 29, 2025, and allows you to exchange cards with friends.

Trade Stamina is a type of resource in Pokémon TCG Pocket that you need to exchange cards with other players. For reference, Polygon did a trade where we exchanged two three-diamond rarity Pokémon cards and it required one unit of Trade Stamina. There are two ways you can recover this stamina.