How to Trade Locally on Pokémon ORAS

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Trading features still available in these 2014 Pokémon titles

Co-authored by Janice Tieperman Reviewed by Ishrak

Last Updated: August 19, 2024 Fact Checked

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How do you do a Wonder Trade?

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How to Trade Locally

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Where and How to Trade In-Game

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When Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby were first released, they offered a host of online features, like Wonder Trades: a special type of online trade that would allow you to receive a random Pokémon from a random player. Unfortunately, Nintendo closed down their online servers for 3DS and Wii U in April 2024—but there are still a couple of traditional trading options still available in-game, like local and in-game trades. We’ll walk you through everything you need to know, so you can get the most out of this 3DS classic.

Can you still do Wonder Trades in Pokémon Alpha Sapphire?

No, you can’t do Wonder Trades anymore. Nintendo closed down their online servers for all 3DS and Wii U systems in April 2024, so all the online features from all 3DS games are now discontinued, including the Wonder Trade feature. Local trades, however, are still available.

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How do you do a Wonder Trade?

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Unfortunately, there’s no way to do a Wonder Trade as of April 2024. Nintendo has closed down the servers for all Wii U and 3DS systems, discontinuing many Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby features in the process. One of these now-discontinued features is the Wonder Trade—now that the servers are closed down, there’s no way to do it.^{[1]
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- Local Pokémon trading doesn’t rely on these servers, so these features aren’t impacted by the server closure. With local trades, you and your trading partner are in control over what Pokémon you trade, while the Pokémon you receive in a wonder trade is totally random.

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How to Trade Locally

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Make sure that you and your trading partner are nearby. As the name suggests, local wireless trading requires both devices to be close together.
- Check that you both have StreetPass enabled in your 3DS settings. Although Nintendo disabled 3DS online services, most StreetPass features are still available.^{[2]
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You can find it on the PlayNav screen in-game, along with the Pokémon-Amie and Super Training widgets.
Assuming that your friend is already added on your device, their icon should automatically pop up if they have their game open.
This button sits above the “Wonder Trade” option. Proceed with your trade as you normally would.

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Where and How to Trade In-Game

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Makuhita: Rustboro City Find the Pokémon Gym in Rustboro City, and then travel to the house directly to the right of it. Speak with the blue-haired child, who will give you a Makuhita if you give him a Slakoth.^{[3]
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- Slakoth is a Normal-Type Pokémon, while Makuhita is a Fighting-Type Pokémon
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Skitty: Fortree City Head in a northwestern direction as you journey through Fortress City, until you find the last possible house available. Inside the house (which should have a giant tree. Chat with the girl inside, who will give you a Skitty in exchange for a Plusle.^{[4]
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- Plusle is an Electric-Type Pokémon, while Skitty is a Normal-Type Pokémon.
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Corsola: Pacifidlog Town Head to the lower/southern section of Pacidlog Town, and enter the central-most house. Chat with the girl inside and give her a Bellossom in exchange for a Corsola.
- Corsola is a Rock- and Water-Type Pokémon, while Bellossum is a Grass-Type Pokémon. You get by giving a Gloom Pokémon a Sun Stone (rather than a Leaf Stone, which evolves it into Vileplume).^{[5]
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