Gen 7 Trading and Evaluation Guide *Updated*

[Guest EviLaz]

I couldn't edit the guide that was on the PRP, so I'm reposting it here for any new members who may not have seen it, as well as changing some minor details to make it better.

I will rank potential trades very quickly here before I go into my evaluation system. In the end, if you don't feel it is a bad trade, then it's not. Personal satisfaction is key. Use my point system if you are weary of a trade to see if it matches up with your trade offer. If it falls within 10 points, it is likely an ok trade. This is something I created to help myself determine the fairness of a trade. Any comments, questions or corrections can be addressed below.

Enjoy!

Types of Trades
Pokedex Trades: These are the most basic trades and you should probably never trade anything of high value just to fill up a Pokedex

Evolution Trades: This is another simple trade that typically becomes a "trade back." I would only trade for evolution with someone you don't know, for the same pokemon so that they both evolve. Just in case they get any crazy ideas.

Version Trades: Trading version exclusive pokemon for other version exclusive Pokemon is fair. Just don't trade that Celesteela for an Alolan Vulpix.

Item Trades: It depends on the item. A breedject for a destiny knot is fair. A Competitive Pokemon for an everstone is not. I like to trade pokemon in rare pokeballs for a rare pokeball. You need to use personal discretion here.

Breedject Trading: This is a standard practice amongst breeders. Trading your breedjects (extra pokemon you get from a breeding project) for other breedjects is fair. I only trade 4 or 5 IV breedjects for other breedjects. It's possible to leverage Breedjects for Competitive pokemon.

Competitive Trades: If you're trying to get a competitive pokemon people will trade the ones they have or breed. Likely you will have to trade a competitive Pokemon for theirs. As above, you may be able to leverage a lesser pokemon for a fully competitive one. Use my rating system to see if it's fair.

Shiny Trades: A shiny for a shiny is fair. Other factors come into play if the shiny is also competitive. Use the evaluation system to see if the trade shakesdown fairly.

Event Trades: These are likely the highest value trades. Event pokemon can be extremely rare depending on the event. Be cautious and use good judgement here. The evaluation system is useful here, but not all Event pokemon are equal in value.

Ball trades: Some pokemon typically only come in regular pokeballs, like starters, or fossil pokemon. However, there are some ways to get them in different Pokeballs. The now defunct Dream World game and the X/Y Friend Safari are two instances of this. You can leverage these trades (especially if they have a hidden ability) to get some event legendaries.

Remember, not all pokemon are equal. A shiny Unown is not as valuable as a shiny Dratini. So keep that in mind when making trades. Keep the Smogon tiers in mind when trading also. Trading within a tier, or one step up or below is likely pretty fair.

The Evaluation System

My rating system is based on points. The more points, the higher value the pokemon is. I tried to chose point values based on certain criteria. If something is rarer or more difficult to obtain, the point value will be higher. If something needs to be transferred from a Pre-Pokemon Bank game, that is Gen 5 or older, it also carries more value.

Base Pokemon Classication
Wild Pokemon (A pokemon caught in the wild) : 0 Points
Virgin Pokemon (Level 1, no EVs): 5 Points
Battle Ready Pokemon (Fully trained EVs and leveled to 50): 10 points

Natures
Preferred Nature: 5
Beneficial Nature: 3
Neutral Nature: 0
Hindering Nature: -5

Moves

Egg Moves: 1 point
Gen 6 transfer Move: 2 point
Gen 5 Transfer Move: 3 points
Gen 4 Transfer Move: 5 points
Gen 3 Transfer Move: 10 points
Event Moves: 10 points. Some pokemon from events have moves or movesets that are impossible to learn.

Abilities
Hidden Ability on a male: 2 points
Hidden Ability on a Female: 4 Points.
Not a Hidden Ability: 0 points

Pokeballs
Pokeball: 0 Points
Great Ball: 0 Points
Ultra Ball: 0 Points
Master Ball: 2 points
Safari Ball: 5 points
Level Ball: 2 points
Lure Ball: 2 points
Moon Ball: 2 points
Friend Ball: 2 points
Love Ball: 2 points
Heavy Ball: 2 points
Fast Ball: 2 points
Sport Ball: 5 points
Premier Ball: 1 point
Repeat Ball: 1 point
Timer Ball: 1 point
Nest Ball: 1 point
Net Ball: 1 point
Dive Ball: 1 point
Luxury Ball: 1 point
Heal Ball: 1 point
Quick Ball: 1 point
Dusk Ball: 1 point
Cherish Ball: 1 points
Park Ball: 5 points
Dream Ball: 5 points
Beast Ball: 3 points
Certain Fossil Pokemon from Dream World (not Dream Radar) in Premier or Luxury Balls, 10 points.

Pokemon Rarity
Gen 7 Catchable and Breedable Pokemon: 1 point
Gen 7 NPC Trade: 1 point
Gen 7 Legendary/Tapu/Ultra Beast: 2 points
Gen 7 Mythic Event Pokemon: 3 Points

Gen 6 Catchable and Breedable Bank Pokemon: 2 points
Gen 6 NPC Trade Bank Pokemon: 3 points
Gen 6 Legendary (catchable in game): 4 points
Gen 6 Mythic Event Pokemon: 5 Points

All catchable and breedable pokemon are availble in Gen 6. So there is no rating earlier generations.

Gen 5 Legendary (Catchable in Game or using Dream Radar): 8 Points
Gen 5 Mythic Event Pokemon: 12 Points

Gen 4 Legendary (Catchable in Game): 10 points
Gen 4 Legendary (Dream Radar): 8 Points
Gen 4 Mythic Event Pokemon: 14 Points

Gen 3 Legendary: 12 Points
Gen 3 Mythic Event Pokemon: 16 points

Unique Location Specific Event Pokemon: 50 Points (Worlds, Pokemon Events, Pokecenter Giveaways, basically anything you have to travel for to download.) Examples, Pikachu with Surf that could only be downloaded during a specific period of time at a specific location in Japan in 2014 would be 50 points.

20th Anniversary Mythic Giveaways: 6 points

Non-Mythic Event Pokemon Gen 6 and 7: 5 Points

Foreign
Yes: 1
No: 0

Shiny
Yes: 20 Points
No: 0 Points
Ultra Wormhole Non Legend/Mythic/UB Shiny: 10 points

IV Levels
No good: 0
Decent: 1
Pretty Good: 2
Very Good: 3
Fantastic: 4
Best: 5
Hyper Trained IVs: 4 points

6 perfect IVs is 30 and is the max score.
Some competitive pokemon require a "No Good" or a "0" in certain IV's, if that's the case for the mon, you can count it as a 30. Example would be a Trick Room Drampa with 0 speed IV.

Gender
Rarer Gender: 5 points (Female Salandits as an example)
Explanation: Some pokemon have a lower percentage of breeding either male or females. Evees and Salandits are that type of Pokemon. In Evees case, males are just as competitive as females, but not in the case of Salandit. So this isn't always a factor.

Ribbons (I'm not sure how far back you can get championship ribbons)
Championship Ribbons:
Gen 7: 1
Gen 6: 2 (Hoenn and Kalos)
Gen 5: 3
Gen 4: 4
Gen 3: 5 (Just FireRed or LeafGreen)

Tower Ribbons:
Gen 7: 5
Gen 6: 5
Gen 5: 6
Gen 4: 8
Gen 3: 10

Contest Ribbons
Gen VI: 2 per Master Class Ribbon, 5 for the Contest Star Ribbon
Gen IV: 3 Per Rank

Memorial Ribbons:
Any Gen: 1 Point


And that's how I evaluate them. This system is still changing, so if you think I can add or take anything away, let me know. Also, try using this system to evaluate your Pokemon and see if you think it works.

[13thShade 4,323/5000]

Added to the PRP ;-)