Pokemon Legends: Z-A Trade Codes (July 2026)

Pokémon Legends: Z-A lets you skip the guesswork of random trading by using numeric Link Trade codes. Instead of hoping a stranger has what you want, you and another trainer both enter the same code to lock in a specific exchange, usually a pre-evolution for its evolved form.

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Working Pokémon Legends: Z-A trade codes
How to redeem codes in Pokémon Legends: Z-A
How to get more Pokémon Legends: Z-A trade codes

Working Pokémon Legends: Z-A trade codes

Enter any of these on the Link Trade screen to lock in the exchange listed next to it.

0066 0066 Trade Haunter to get Gengar New

0063 0063 Trade Kadabra to get Alakazam New

0126 0126 Trade Machoke to get Machamp New

0197 0197 Trade Onix holding a Metal Coat to get Steelix New

0182 0182 Trade Phantump to get Trevenant New

0204 0204 Trade Pumpkaboo to get Gourgeist New

0176 0176 Trade Scyther holding a Metal Coat to get Scizor New

0137 0137 Trade Slowpoke holding a King’s Rock to get Slowking New

0096 0096 Trade Spritzee holding a Sachet to get Aromatisse New

0098 0098 Trade Swirlix holding a Whipped Dream to get Slurpuff New

0011 0011 Trade Porygon holding an Up-Grade to get Porygon2 New

0012 0012 Trade Porygon2 holding a Dubious Disc to get Porygon-Z New

0048 0048 Trade Feebas holding a Prism Scale to get Milotic New

Every one of these covers a Pokémon that only evolves through trading, so the codes are a shortcut around finding a real trading partner willing to make that exact swap.

How to redeem codes in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Open your trade menu and select Link Trade rather than a random or local trade.

Type in the eight-digit code exactly as it appears, including every leading zero. The code has to match on both sides for the connection to go through.

Put up the Pokémon requested by the code, holding the exact item listed if one is required, since the game checks for that held item before the trade evolution can trigger.

Confirm the trade and wait to connect. You’ll know it worked when the trade animation completes and the evolved Pokémon shows up in your party or box afterward.

Note: A code only works if someone else is actively offering that exact trade at the same time. If nobody is matched to the code you enter, the connection just won’t complete, no error needed.

How to get more Pokémon Legends: Z-A trade codes

These codes work because trainers set up standing offers, so fresh ones show up whenever someone new starts trading away a Pokémon that requires a specific evolution item. There’s no fixed schedule for when new pairings appear, since it depends entirely on other players putting Pokémon up for that exact swap.

Check back on this exchange rate as more trainers reach the point in the game where trade evolutions become relevant, since that’s when new code pairings tend to surface.

Why didn’t my trade code work?

The most common reason is timing. Both trainers need to enter the same code within the same window, and if the other side already completed a trade with someone else, the code won’t have anyone left to match with. Double-check that you typed every digit correctly too, since a single missed zero will keep the connection from forming.

Do I need to hold a specific item for these trades?

Yes, for several of them. Steelix, Scizor, Slowking, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Porygon2, Porygon-Z, and Milotic all require the Pokémon being traded away to hold the specific item listed next to that code. Without it, the trade will still go through, but the evolution won’t trigger.

Keep an eye on your held items before you queue up a trade code, since that’s the detail most likely to trip people up when a promised evolution doesn’t show up right away.