22 trade evolutionsGen 5 · UnovaUpdated NOV 12, 2026

Trade Evolutions in Black & White

Escavalier and Accelgor ask for no item in Black & White: trade a Karrablast for a Shelmet and both evolve. That swap covers two of the 22 trade evolutions here. Milotic comes from a trade too, as long as Feebas holds a Prism Scale, and Undella Town has one waiting.

Trade only 6
Trade holding an item 14
Trade for each other 2

The list

All 22 trade evolutions in Black & White

Trade only

Trade holding an item

Trade for each other

All 22 trade evolutions in Black & White, with types and base stats
Caught			Type
	#0064	Kadabra	Psychic type	40	35	30	120	70	105	400
	#0065	Alakazam	Psychic type	55	50	45	135	85	120	490
	#0067	Machoke	Fighting type	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
	#0068	Machamp	Fighting type	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
	#0075	Graveler	Rock/Ground type	55	95	115	45	45	35	390
	#0076	Golem	Rock/Ground type	80	110	130	55	65	45	485
	#0093	Haunter	Ghost/Poison type	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
	#0094	Gengar	Ghost/Poison type	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
	#0525	Boldore	Rock type	70	105	105	50	40	20	390
	#0526	Gigalith	Rock type	85	135	130	60	70	25	505
	#0533	Gurdurr	Fighting type	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
	#0534	Conkeldurr	Fighting type	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
	#0061	Poliwhirl	Water type	65	65	65	50	50	90	385
	#0186	PolitoedNeeds King’s Rock	Water type	90	75	75	90	100	70	500
	#0079	Slowpoke	Water/Psychic type	90	65	65	40	40	15	315
	#0199	SlowkingNeeds King’s Rock	Water/Psychic type	95	75	80	100	110	30	490
	#0095	Onix	Rock/Ground type	35	45	160	30	45	70	385
	#0208	SteelixNeeds Metal Coat	Steel/Ground type	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
	#0123	Scyther	Bug/Flying type	70	110	80	55	80	105	500
	#0212	ScizorNeeds Metal Coat	Bug/Steel type	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
	#0117	Seadra	Water type	55	65	95	95	45	85	440
	#0230	KingdraNeeds Dragon Scale	Water/Dragon type	75	95	95	95	95	85	540
	#0137	Porygon	Normal type	65	60	70	85	75	40	395
	#0233	Porygon2Needs Up-Grade	Normal type	85	80	90	105	95	60	515
	#0233	Porygon2	Normal type	85	80	90	105	95	60	515
	#0474	Porygon-ZNeeds Dubious Disc	Normal type	85	80	70	135	75	90	535
	#0366	Clamperl	Water type	35	64	85	74	55	32	345
	#0367	HuntailNeeds Deep Sea Tooth	Water type	55	104	105	94	75	52	485
	#0366	Clamperl	Water type	35	64	85	74	55	32	345
	#0368	GorebyssNeeds Deep Sea Scale	Water type	55	84	105	114	75	52	485
	#0112	Rhydon	Ground/Rock type	105	130	120	45	45	40	485
	#0464	RhyperiorNeeds Protector	Ground/Rock type	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
	#0125	Electabuzz	Electric type	65	83	57	95	85	105	490
	#0466	ElectivireNeeds Electirizer	Electric type	75	123	67	95	85	95	540
	#0126	Magmar	Fire type	65	95	57	100	85	93	495
	#0467	MagmortarNeeds Magmarizer	Fire type	75	95	67	125	95	83	540
	#0356	Dusclops	Ghost type	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
	#0477	DusknoirNeeds Reaper Cloth	Ghost type	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
	#0349	Feebas	Water type	20	15	20	10	55	80	200
	#0350	MiloticNeeds Prism Scale	Water type	95	60	79	100	125	81	540
	#0588	Karrablast	Bug type	50	75	45	40	45	60	315
	#0589	EscavalierNeeds Shelmet	Bug/Steel type	70	135	105	60	105	20	495
	#0616	Shelmet	Bug type	50	40	85	40	65	25	305
	#0617	AccelgorNeeds Karrablast	Bug type	80	70	40	100	60	145	495
		Average · 22		78	98	95	88	85	66	510
Base statunder 6060 to 8990 to 119120+

What each one needs

How to trade-evolve every Pokémon in Black & White

Trade only6

GolemTrade GravelerCatch Graveler in Challenger's Cave
GigalithTrade BoldoreCatch Roggenrola in Wellspring Cave and raise it to level 25, or catch Boldore at spots such as Chargestone Cave, Mistralton Cave or Twist Mountain
ConkeldurrTrade GurdurrCatch Timburr in Pinwheel Forest or Cold Storage and raise it to level 25, or catch Gurdurr in Twist Mountain

White Forest in White. In Black, trade one over from White

AlakazamTrade KadabraCatch Abra and raise it to level 16
MachampTrade MachokeCatch Machop and raise it to level 28
GengarTrade HaunterCatch Gastly and raise it to level 25

Trade holding an item14

PolitoedTrade Poliwhirl holding a King’s RockFish with the Super Rod on Route 6, in Wellspring Cave or in Giant Chasm for Poliwag or PoliwhirlHeld by wild Poliwhirl
Needs
Super Rod, from Looker in Nuvema Town after you beat the game
TipPoliwag reaches Poliwhirl at level 25
SlowkingTrade Slowpoke holding a King’s RockSurf at the Abundant Shrine for SlowpokeHeld by wild Poliwhirl
SteelixTrade Onix holding a Metal CoatCatch Onix in the Relic CastleHeld by wild Metang
ScizorTrade Scyther holding a Metal CoatScyther lives nowhere in Black or White, so bring one over from another gameHeld by wild Metang
KingdraTrade Seadra holding a Dragon ScaleFish with the Super Rod on Route 17, Route 18 or at the P2 Laboratory for Horsea or SeadraFind: Route 18, requires Surf and Strength
Needs
Super Rod, from Looker in Nuvema Town after you beat the game
TipHorsea reaches Seadra at level 32
HuntailTrade Clamperl holding a Deep Sea ToothFish with the Super Rod on Route 4 for ClamperlFind: Route 17, requires Surf
Needs
Super Rod, from Looker in Nuvema Town after you beat the game
TipOne Clamperl makes one of the two: the Deep Sea Tooth gives Huntail, the Deep Sea Scale gives Gorebyss
GorebyssTrade Clamperl holding a Deep Sea ScaleThe Huntail spots also give the Clamperl for this oneHeld by wild Chinchou
DusknoirTrade Dusclops holding a Reaper ClothDuskull and Dusclops live nowhere in Black or White, so bring one over from another gameFind: Route 14, requires Surf and WaterfallPost-game
MiloticTrade Feebas holding a Prism ScaleFish with the Super Rod on Route 1 for FeebasFind: Undella Town
Needs
Super Rod, from Looker in Nuvema Town after you beat the game

White Forest in White. In Black, trade one over from White

Porygon2Trade Porygon holding an Up-GradeCatch PorygonFind: Route 15, requires StrengthPost-game
Porygon-ZTrade Porygon2 holding a Dubious DiscEvolve a Porygon into Porygon2 firstFind: P2 Laboratory
RhyperiorTrade Rhydon holding a ProtectorCatch Rhyhorn and raise it to level 42Find: Route 11, requires Surf and WaterfallPost-game
ElectivireTrade Electabuzz holding an ElectirizerCatch Elekid and raise it to level 30Find: Route 13Post-game
MagmortarTrade Magmar holding a MagmarizerCatch Magby and raise it to level 30

Trade for each other2

EscavalierTrade Karrablast for a ShelmetCatch Karrablast in the grass on Route 6 or Route 11, then trade it for a Shelmet
AccelgorTrade Shelmet for a KarrablastCatch Shelmet on Route 8, in Icirrus City or on the Moor of Icirrus, then trade it for a Karrablast
When
Shelmet does not appear there in winter