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The only way to complete the Pokdex and catch them all is to trade with people, as some Pokmon will only evolve by sending them to other players.

ThePokmonseries has always forced players to interact in order to finish each game. This is because somePokmon will only evolve if they are traded with another player, which means that cooperation is needed in order to catch them all.

Part of what madePokmon RedandBlueso popular was the interaction they allowed between players. Online gaming didn't exist out the PC gaming bubble, and most two-player games involved working together to clear levels, or facing each other in fighting games. What separatedPokmonfrom the other games of the era was that it combined the single-player and multiplayer aspects together. The player could grow their team during their journey through Kanto, and then see how that team stacked up against the one owned by their friends. This was all facilitated by the Game Boy's Link Cable, which allowed two systems to connect together.

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The Link Cable also allowed people to tradePokmon with each other. This step was necessary for completing thePokdex, as somePokmon could only evolve through trade, which is an element that kept on being expanded in subsequentPokmontitles.

The concept of trade evolutions debuted in the first-everPokmonvideo games. The player had to trade Kadabra to evolve it into Alakazam, they had to trade Machoke to evolve it into Machamp, they had to trade Graveler to evolve it into Golem, and they had to trade Haunter to evolve it into Gengar.

The second generation ofPokmongames added four new trade evolutions, but these required thePokmon to be holding an item in order for the evolution to occur. If thePokmon isn't holding the item, then it won't evolve. Onix needs to be traded while holding a Metal Coat to evolve into a Steelix, Scyther needs to be traded while holding a Metal Coat to evolve it into Scizor, Seadra needs to be traded while holding a Dragon Scale to evolve it into Kingdra, Porygon needs to be traded while holding an Upgrade to evolve it into Porygon2, Slowpoke needs to be traded while holding a King's Rock to evolve it into Slowking, and Poliwhirl needs to be traded while holding a King's Rock to evolve it into a Politoed.

The third generation ofPokmonhad two trade evolutions for a singlePokmon. If the player traded a Clamperl while it was holding a Deep Sea Tooth, then it would evolve into a Huntail, but if it was traded while holding a Deep Sea Scale, then it would evolve into a Gorebyss.

The fourth generation ofPokmongames retroactively added trade evolutions for existingPokmon. If Porygon2 is traded while holding a Dubious Disc, then it will evolve into PorygonZ. If Electabuzz is traded while holding an Electirizer, then it will evolve into an Electivire. If Magmar is traded while holding a Magmarizer, then it will evolve into a Magmortar. If Rhydon is traded while holding a Protector, then it will evolve into Rhyperior. If Dusclops is traded while holding a Reaper Cloth, then it will evolve into Dusknoir.

The fifth generation ofPokmongames changed how Feebas evolved. In the older games, its evolution was tied to its Beauty stat. InPokmon BlackandWhite,Feebas evolved while traded holding a Prism Scale. There were also some new trade evolutions introduced during this generation.The player had to trade Boldore to evolve it into Gigalith, and the player had to trade Gurdurr to evolve it into Conkeldurr. There were twoPokmon that could only evolve when traded with each other. Karrablast could only evolve into Escavalier if it was traded with Shelmet, and Shelmet could only evolve into Accelgor if it was traded with Karrablast.

The sixth generation ofPokmonvideo games introduced several new trade evolutions.The player had to trade Phantump to evolve it into Trevenant and the player had to trade Pumpkaboo to evolve it into Gourgeist. If Spritzee is traded while holding a Sachet, then it will evolve into Aromatisse. If Swirlix is traded while holding a Whipped Cream, then it will evolve into Slurpuff.

The last generation ofPokmongames on the Nintendo 3DS didn't add any brand new trade evolutions, but the Alolan version of Graveler needs to be traded for it to evolve into Alolan Golem.

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