Get your 400/400 easier
Some of us buy two different versions of the game to complete their Pokedex. Others are arguably more reasonable and do it with one! This is a shoutout to all of you out there, who may need some trading help to finish up their 100% clear rating. It’s pretty easy to do in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet thanks to the community: who have found a way around the odd trading system that’s in place at launch.
How to use trading codes in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
So like a lot of things Game Freak related, trading online in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet is a bit convoluted. There’s no real trade “hub” or menu. Instead, you’ll be using codes after connecting to the internet in-game, which fans have decided to link manually to certain exclusives.
To initiate this process, you’ll:
- Connect to online play
- Open up the Poke Portal from the main menu (X)
- Select “Link Trade”
- Enter one of the below link codes in that matches the exclusive you want
- Make a 1:1 trade on the table, horizontally
Trading codes for version exclusives in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet
Redditor Tahlato has a nice handy list right here (this is a backup link if any mods take it down) of many agreed-upon codes. Just follow the instructions above!
| SCARLET | VIOLET | |
|---|---|---|
| Tauros (Blaze Breed) | 0223 0223 | Tauros (Aqua Breed) |
| Larvitar | 0316 0276 | Bagon |
| Drifloon | 0143 0114 | Misdreavus |
| Stunky | 0227 0140 | Gulpin |
| Skrelp | 0337 0339 | Clauncher |
| Oranguru | 0313 0314 | Passimian |
| Deino | 0370 0305 | Dreepy |
| Stonjouner | 0319 0320 | Eiscue |
| Armarouge | 0166 0167 | Ceruledge |
| Great Tusk | 0376 0382 | Iron Treads |
| Scream Tail | 0377 0383 | Iron Bundle |
| Brute Bonnet | 0378 0384 | Iron Hands |
| Flutter Mane | 0379 0385 | Iron Jugulis |
| Slither Wing | 0380 0386 | Iron Moth |
| Sandy Shocks | 0381 0387 | Iron Thorns |
| Roaring Moon | 0397 0398 | Iron Valiant |
| Koraidon | 0399 0400 | Miraidon |
