How to sell Pokemon GO Pokémon
What buyers of Pokemon GO Pokémon ask first, how the handover works in this game, how to price it, and what can go wrong. Escrow on every order; you receive exactly the price you set.
Pokémon GO allows trades between friends in person, one special trade a day, with stardust costs and no trading of mythicals. That makes single Pokémon slow to sell and accounts the practical unit: buyers price the shinies, the hundos, the legendaries, the level and the stardust. Say whether you are trading in person or selling the account.
What buyers ask first — and what the listing must say
- Shinies, hundos, shundos and legendaries with counts, and the notable species by name.
- Level, stardust and the login type — Google, Facebook, Niantic Kids — which decides whether the email can change.
- For in-person trades: your location, the friendship level needed and the stardust cost.
- Screenshots of the Pokédex and the storage.
How the handover works
- Accounts: the login is handed over on the order page after payment; the buyer changes it inside the warranty window.
- In-person trades: you meet, reach the friendship level, and trade — days, not minutes.
- Mythicals cannot be traded and go only with the account.
Every order here runs through SmurfGuard escrow, in the same five steps:
- The buyer pays. The money goes into SmurfGuard escrow — not to you, not to us.
- The order appears in your seller cabinet at /seller/orders with everything the buyer gave: character name, trade link, or the access for a piloted order.
- You hand over — in game, by trade offer, or with the account — and mark the order delivered on that page.
- The buyer confirms. Your share moves to hold.
- It stays on hold until the warranty window ends, then lands on your balance.
How to price it
- A shiny hundo of a rare species leads the market; a shiny of a common species is worth its stardust.
- The same Pokémon on a level 50 account with stardust sells for more.
- Discontinued event costumes add a collector premium.
Estimate a Pokemon GO item before you price it → · Live Pokemon GO account prices →
What can go wrong
- Niantic's terms forbid account sales; enforcement lands on the account.
- An in-person trade that cannot happen (distance, friendship level) is a cancelled order — say the constraints up front.
What you receive
The commission is 0%: you receive exactly the price you set — not the price minus a percentage, not the price minus a transaction fee, not the price minus a withdrawal charge. There is no listing fee, no monthly fee and no seller rank that unlocks a better rate later. The hold is not a fee either: it is what makes a buyer willing to pay a stranger before receiving anything, and it is released the moment the warranty window closes.
Every new listing goes through moderation before it reaches the storefront. The check is about the listing being accurate — the details above, stated plainly — not about you proving anything.
Seller ranks
Your store carries a rank badge — New, Rising, Top or Elite — computed from confirmed sales, rating and reviews, and recomputed after every sale and every review. It changes nothing about the fee, the hold or the warranty: it is what buyers see next to your name on every listing, and one of the ways they can sort a shelf. The thresholds are public: seller ranks.
Pokemon GO — seller questions
Can single Pokémon be sold?
By in-person special trade, one a day, between friends. Mythicals cannot be traded. Most sales are of the whole account.
What is a hundo worth?
It depends on the species — a shiny hundo of a rare species is the top of the market.
Does the login type matter?
Yes. It decides whether the buyer can make the account theirs.
How is the money paid out?
Escrow on payment, the login handed over on the order page, the buyer's confirmation, hold until the warranty ends, then your balance. 0% commission.