This page explains how to trade from Pokémon Go to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!.

What You Need

To send pokémon from Pokémon Go to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, you need a smartphone with Pokémon GO installed, and you need Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! or Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! for Nintendo Switch.

In-Game Requirements

Before you can trade from Pokémon Go to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!:

• In Pokémon Go, you need to link Pokémon GO to your Nintendo Switch (see below for instructions).
• In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, you need to have the Pokédex.

How to Trade

Pair Pokémon Go to Pokémon Let's Go

If you have not yet paired Pokémon Go to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, open the menu in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, then press Y to go to the Options menu (or shake the controller if using a Joy Con or the Poké Ball Plus). Then choose Open Pokémon GO Settings. Read the information on the screen, then if you want to pair your game, choose Yes.

On your smartphone, open Pokémon Go and tap the Poké Ball icon at the bottom of the screen, then tap Settings in the upper-right, then scroll down and tap Connected Devices and Services, then tap Nintendo Switch, then tap "Connect to Nintendo Switch". Wait a moment, and there will be a message in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! that your account has been found. Choose Yes to pair your game with it.

Go to GO Park in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, go to GO Park in Fuchsia City. In Pokémon Go, tap the Poké Ball at the bottom of the map screen, then tap Pokémon, then tap the Nintendo Switch icon in the upper-right corner. Select the pokémon that you want to transfer to Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, then tap the "Send to Nintendo Switch" button at the bottom of the screen in Pokémon Go. This is a one-way transfer. If you are ready, tap Yes, then tap OK if you are sure.

Then in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, go into the GO Park building and talk to the man behind the counter in the upper part of the room, then choose "Bring Pokémon" to transfer the pokémon from Pokémon Go. Choose a GO Park to transfer the pokémon to, then when prompted, choose Start Communication.

After the trade, talk to the man behind the counter in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and choose Enter a GO Park, then choose the park that you tranferred pokémon to. Run around the park area to find the pokémon that you transferred (press Y to zoom in or out), then talk to the pokémon and choose Catch. There will be a message explaining that the pokémon's stats might change from what they were in Pokémon Go. Then you can catch the pokémon the same way you catch wild pokémon in the game.

Then, to leave the GO Park in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!, press the menu button, then choose to return to the front desk.