Getting Lucky Pokemon in Pokemon Go is tied up with the Lucky Friends mechanic, so here’s an overview of how players can turn their best friend into a lucky one in Niantic’s game.
Becoming friends with other players in Pokemon Go has several benefits, aside from the fact that buddies help with trades and obtaining gifts in-game.
Getting a Lucky Friend can help obtain the elusive Lucky Pokemon, which has special characteristics. So, here’s a look at what Pokemon Go players should know about this mechanic and how to use it.
What are Lucky Friends in Pokemon Go?
Lucky Friends is a special status in Pokemon Go that players get by reaching a certain level of friendship with other users.
However, to get this title, players must first have a Best Friend in the game.
How to get a Lucky Friend in Pokemon Go
Getting a Lucky Friend in Pokemon Go can be somewhat complicated, as reaching this status is up to luck.
Pokemon Go players will have a small, random chance of turning a best friend into a Lucky Friend during the first interaction of the day. By interaction, we mean opening a gift from a friend, battling in Raids together, or simply trading a Pokemon with that person.
Once the status of the Lucky Friend has been achieved, an in-game notification will appear.
Lucky friends ensure that the next time a trade is made, the Pokemon will become Lucky Pokemon.
What are Lucky Pokemon in Pokemon Go?
Lucky Pokemon are special types of creatures with different characteristics. You can recognize them by the golden circles behind them.
The most important characteristic of a Lucky Pokemon is that it comes with an IV floor of 12/12/12. This means that whatever Pokemon you get from your Lucky Friend can potentially arrive in your storage box with a 100 IV.
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However, this goes both ways: You can send a creature with great IVs that will arrive in your friend’s box as a 0 IV Pokemon.
The other main characteristic of these Pokemon is that they only require half the Stardust a regular Pokemon needs to be powered up.
All Pokemon Go friendship levels
Once you exchange codes with another player, they become your friends in the game. This means you’ll be able to see them on your Friends list, send them gifts, share fights, and trade Pokemon.
However, these features are tied up with your level of friendship, which are four:
- Good
- Great
- Ultra
- Best
The higher your friendship level is, the less Stardust you’ll need for Pokemon trades, the more damage you’ll be able to deal during joined Raid battles, and you’ll even get extra Premiere Balls to catch Pokemon.
How to raise friendship levels in Pokemon Go
Raising your friendship level is simple but requires consistency, as you’ll need to interact with your friend for a long time.
You can raise friendship levels by:
- Sending/receiving gifts every day
- Sharing Raid battles
- Trading Pokemon
- Battling in Gyms
- Battling each other
Remember that you can only raise your friendship level once daily. If you already did, your friend’s picture will have a light blue glowing circle around it, but if you still haven’t, the circle won’t have anything around it.
That’s everything you need to know about becoming Lucky Friends in Pokemon Go. For more guides, check out the list of every event in August 2024 and the current Raid Boss schedule.
