To trade a shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO, the Stardust cost depends on two things: your friendship level with the other trainer, and whether that shiny is already registered in both players’ Pokédexes.

Core Stardust Costs (Shiny Trades)

For standard shiny trades between two trainers, these are the typical ranges you’re looking at.

  • If the shiny is already registered in both Pokédexes :
    • Good Friend: about 20,000 Stardust
* Great Friend: about **16,000 Stardust**

* Ultra Friend: about **1,600 Stardust**

* Best Friend: about **800 Stardust**
  • If the shiny is new (not registered) for at least one of you :
    • Good Friend: up to 1,000,000 Stardust
* Great Friend: about **800,000 Stardust**

* Ultra Friend: about **80,000 Stardust**

* Best Friend: about **40,000 Stardust**

These numbers can feel wild the first time you see them, but they are consistent across current player guides and community discussions.

Quick HTML Table (for your “Quick Scoop”)

Here’s an HTML table you can drop straight into a post:

html

<table>
  <caption>Stardust Cost to Trade Shiny Pokémon in Pokémon GO</caption>
  <thead>
    <tr>
      <th>Friendship Level</th>
      <th>Shiny NOT in Both Pokédexes</th>
      <th>Shiny in Both Pokédexes</th>
    </tr>
  </thead>
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <td>Good Friend</td>
      <td>1,000,000 Stardust</td>
      <td>20,000 Stardust</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Great Friend</td>
      <td>800,000 Stardust</td>
      <td>16,000 Stardust</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Ultra Friend</td>
      <td>80,000 Stardust</td>
      <td>1,600 Stardust</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <td>Best Friend</td>
      <td>40,000 Stardust</td>
      <td>800 Stardust</td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

Values in this table match current online shiny trade charts used by players in 2025–2026.

Mini FAQ / “Forum-style” Notes

“How much Stardust to trade shiny?”
Think: what’s our friendship level, and is this shiny new to either Pokédex?

  • If you and your partner are Best Friends and both already have that shiny, you’re usually only paying 800 Stardust , which is the “cheap shiny swap” tier.
  • If it’s a brand‑new shiny for one of you and you’re only Good Friends , that’s where the scary 1,000,000 Stardust cost appears.
  • Community advice in recent threads is to push to Ultra/Best Friends before doing “new” shinies , to avoid burning huge amounts of Stardust.

“Latest News” / Trend Angle

  • Through 2025 and into early 2026, the structure of shiny trade costs hasn’t fundamentally changed : the same big gap between Good Friend “new shiny” trades and Best Friend “registered shiny” trades still exists.
  • A lot of current guides and YouTube tips focus on saving tens of thousands of Stardust by timing rare shiny or costume shiny trades only once you hit Ultra or Best Friends.

One-line TL;DR for your post

If you want a simple hook sentence for your “Quick Scoop”: a shiny trade costs 800–1,000,000 Stardust , with the lowest cost at Best Friends with a registered shiny , and the highest at Good Friends trading a brand‑new shiny.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.