Your trainer level determines the level of Pokémon you can see in the wild and receive from trading.
Generation 1 - Kyoto
| Trainer Level | Max Wild Pokémon |
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 15 |
| 6 | 18 |
| 7 | 21 |
| 8 | 25 |
| 9 | 28 |
| 10 | 30 |
| 11 | 33 |
| 12 | 36 |
| 13 | 38 |
| 14 | 40 |
| 15 | 42 |
| 16 | 44 |
| 17 | 45 |
| 18 | 47 |
| 19 | 49 |
| 20 | 50 |
| 21 | 51 |
| 22 | 52 |
| 23 | 53 |
| 24 | 54 |
| 25 | 55 |
| 26 | Trade 60 |
| 27 | Trade 70 |
| 28 | Trade 80 |
| 29 | Trade 90 |
| 30 | Trade 100 |
Generation 2 - Jataro
| Trainer Level | Max Wild Pokémon |
| 30 | 6 |
| 31 | 6 |
| 32 | 12 |
| 33 | 14 |
| 34 | 18 |
| 35 | 21 |
| 36 | 26 |
| 37 | 30 |
| 38 | 33 |
| 39 | 36 |
| 40 | 40 |
| 41 | 44 |
| 42 | 47 |
| 43 | 50 |
| 44 | 51 |
| 45 | 52 |
| 46 | 53 |
| 47 | 54 |
| 48 | 55 |
| 49 | Trade 60 |
| 50 | Trade 100 |
Generation 3-5 - Haikou, Shiloh and Zeinova
| Trainer Level | Max Wild Pokémon |
| 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 |
| 8 | 10 |
| 9 | 10 |
| 10 | 12 |
| 11 | 15 |
| 12 | 15 |
| 13 | 18 |
| 14 | 18 |
| 15 | 21 |
| 16 | 21 |
| 17 | 25 |
| 18 | 25 |
| 19 | 28 |
| 20 | 28 |
| 21 | 30 |
| 22 | 30 |
| 23 | 33 |
| 24 | 33 |
| 25 | 36 |
| 26 | 36 |
| 27 | 38 |
| 28 | 38 |
| 29 | 40 |
| 30 | 40 |
| 31 | 44 |
| 32 | 44 |
| 33 | 45 |
| 34 | 45 |
| 35 | 47 |
| 36 | 47 |
| 37 | 49 |
| 38 | 49 |
| 39 | 49 |
| 40 | 51 |
| 41 | 51 |
| 42 | 52 |
| 43 | 53 |
| 44 | 54 |
| 45 | 55 |
| 46+ | Trade 100 |