"New player megathread"

#PokemonGO: In this post I encourage newer/unknowledgeable players to ask questions and the community to answer them.We as mods see a lot of repetitive posts, and some of you guys that lurk new probably do as well, so we are looking to spread some info outside of our mostly up to date faq page curated by the one and only /u/thisismypokemonalt .Here are a few topics I see from trainers to start us off.Can some one trade me x pokemon? This is a global sub, and trading distance is generally restricted to 100m, so no.What are the stardust costs to trade? These vary by what you are trading, and your friendship level. Here are the pertinent stats.Standard Trades Good Friend: 100 Great Friend: 80 Ultra Friend: 8 Best Friend: 4Shiny or Legendary (caught) Good Friend: 20,000 Great Friend: 16,000 Ultra Friend: 1,600 Best Friend: 800Shiny or Legendary (uncaught) Good Friend: 1,000,000 Great Friend: 800,000 Ultra Friend: 80,000 Best Friend: 40,000What is the blue aura around my mon? That means it was caught in the last 24 hours.What is the black shadow on the ground? Zoom out, there is a Team rocket balloon above you.Is xyz Pokemon good for pvp? Depends on what league you are fighting in. Here is a website designed to assist with the vast information around that.I am new and don't have a lot of stops, what can I do? Use gifts to stock up on items. You can get friends here or on our DiscordHow do I get more stops? At level 38 you can start submitting stops that qualify Ample information about that process is available here. If you are not yet level 38, search for your local community discord or facebook group and let them know you have viable locations.Can I trade a friend a pokemon, and then trade it back to me for the free evolution? No, pokemon can only be transferred once. Full stop.Why havent I gotten my gym coins yet? and will I get more than 50 if my mon is in a gym for more than a day? Coins are only awarded once your Pokemon is knocked out of the gym. The max coins you will get is 50. Period. 9 hours, or 9000 hours it doesn't matter. If you already got 50 that day, and your long time mon falls out, you are getting 0 that day.Why are there so many of x Pokemon on my screen? Is it Tuesday? Then it is probably spotlight hour.There are several great resources out there for new and continuing trainers.Pokemongo's update pageTwitterNiantic support twitterLeekduck is an incredibly well curated unofficial resource as wellAnd as always, those annoying pop ups we dismiss without reading in game actually have pertinent news in them. via /r/pokemongo https://ift.tt/3AVpjt6