Search Strings

&
means "and"
,
means "or"
!
means "not"

String Pad

Paste a community string, build your own, then copy it into Pokémon GO.

Save a string in Pokémon GO

  1. Open Pokémon Storage and paste the string into search.
  2. Run the search, then tap the search bar again.
  3. Tap See more in the top right.
  4. Touch and hold the recent search to save it.
  5. Touch and hold the saved search again to rename it.

Already in the game

Tap a circle to see the built-in search term and copy it.

Shiny

Lucky

Costume

Background

Legendary

Mythical

Shadow

Hundo

Dynamax

Hatched

Favorite

Evolve

Collection hunts

Combos trainers actually paste — not the one-word filters already in the game.

Shiny Costumes

costume&shiny

The trophy case. Sort by recent during events.

Costume + Background

costume&background

Event-on-event. Scarce on some hats.

Shiny + Background

background&shiny

Double trophy: Shiny plus a rare card.

Event Backgrounds only

specialbackground

GO Fest, Tour, Raid Day, and timed-research cards.

Location Backgrounds

locationbackground

In-person city, Safari, and park cards.

Costume Pikachu

pikachu&costume

Silph Road favorite — skip the plain Pikachu.

Mega Raid Backgrounds

megaraid&background

Where Mega Evolution cards land during Mega events.

Armored Mewtwo

mewtwo&costume

The armored form from five-star Raids this weekend.

Lucky Costumes

costume&lucky

Traded event Pokémon that rolled Lucky.

Transfer strings trainers actually use

From r/TheSilphRoad and r/pokemongo. Always glance before you transfer.

Safe transfer pile

0*,1*,2*&!shiny&!legendary&!mythical&!ultrabeast&!favorite&!shadow&!costume&!background&!lucky&!xxs&!xxl&!dynamax&!gigantamax

The daily cleanup most groups share. Strips trophies, Shadows, and event mons.

Caught today, not a trophy

age0&0*,1*,2*&!shiny&!4*&!costume&!background

Community Day and Raid Day bag-clear. Age0 = last 24 hours.

Trade leftovers

traded&!lucky&!4*&!shiny&!favorite

Trades that did not hit Lucky or Hundo.

Untagged keepers check

!#&!favorite&3*,4*

High-IV Pokémon with no custom tag yet.

Hundo, PvP, and Raids

Compound filters for combat. Pair with a species name when you can.

Hundos, not Shadow

4*&!shadow

Perfect IVs without the Shadow set.

Weather-boosted Hundos

4*&weatherboost

The boosted catch CP you wanted from the Raid.

Great League bulk

0attack&3defense&3hp&cp-1500

Classic PvP starting filter for Great League.

Ultra League window

cp1501-2500&3*,4*

High-IV Ultra League candidates.

Raid attackers

3*&cp2500-&!shadow

Strong non-Shadow Raid counters.

Legacy charged moves

@special

Community Day and event charged moves.

Build your own

The operators that make the chips above useful.

Whole evolution family

+pikachu

Plus before a species returns the entire line.

Caught this week

age0-7

Last seven days. Swap the numbers.

Weak to a type

<fire

Raid target practice. Swap the type.

Charged move of a type

@2dragon

@1 is fast, @2 is charged, @3 is the second charged.

Best Friends, not Lucky yet

friend4&!lucky

Friend list search — people waiting on a Lucky trade.