Niantic has closed down trading in Pokémon Go due to Lucky Friend bug
gamepur.comNiantic posted a tweet to reveal that it has made trading in Pokémon Go unavailable for the time being. Niantic writes that it is investigating an issue, but doesn’t clarify what that issue is. Based on the Twitter replies, it appears the issue may have something to do with a bug that Reddit user u/AndKrem has come across.
AndKrem shared on Reddit that they and their friend traded 100 Pokémon together, and they all ended up being Lucky. Lucky Pokémon are special status, similar yet separate from Shinies and Regional Forms. These Pokémon have special sparkle effects surrounding them, but their physical appearance is the same as their default looks. Lucky Pokémon only need 50% of Stardust to power up, which makes it useful to maximize CP at a lower cost.
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