This post will explain to Trainers what does "Trainer Level" actually mean and what does it affect.
Trainer Level is a system we created to add a feeling of player progression. Trainer Level is what determines the Max Level of a Wild Pokémon that you can see and also what Pokémon you can see. There are rare Pokémon that only start spawning for you at a certain Trainer Level as well. This is why sometimes a friend of yours might see a Pokémon that you don’t see or the same Pokémon that you do see is a different level.
You earn Trainer Level XP from battling Pokémon.
Below is a chart of each Trainer Level’s Wild Pokémon level cap and what rare Pokémon have a minimum Trainer Level for you to start seeing them. Keep in mind, Evolution Pokémon will not be on this list. However, a Pokémon evolves at level 30, for example, will mean that you will only start seeing that Pokémon spawning in the wild at Trainer Level 10.
Also, Starter Pokémon, Shiny Pokémon and Legendary Pokémon do NOT spawn in wild. Only way to get additional Starter and Shiny Pokemon are in Eggs.
Trainer Lvl Max Wild Poke Lvl Total XP
Last edited: Mar 21, 2017