Candy

Candy is a consumable, Pokémon-related resource that can be used to power up and evolve Pokémon. Candy is acquired by various ways such as capturing Pokémon (3 for first evolution form, 5 for second evolution form, 10 for last evolution form), or hatching eggs (various amounts). One can double the amount of candies one gets by giving the Pokémon a Pinap Berry before catching it.

Pokémon power up
Candies are used to power up Pokémon, which may cost from 1 to 15 pieces of candy, depending on what level certain Pokémon is.

Pokémon evolution
Candies can be also used to evolve Pokémon that are capable of evolving. Evolving a Pokemon can cost 12, 25, 50, 100, or 400 pieces of candy.

Second Charged Attack unlock
Candies can be also used to unlock the second Charged Attack of Pokémon with more than one Charged Attack. Unlock cost can be 25, 50, 75, or 100 pieces of candy.

Purification
Candies are necessary to purify Shadow Pokémon left by Team GO Rocket.

Types
Each evolutionary line has its own candy type. Each one represents the base form and is identified by its primary and secondary colors. Kanto=

Candy events
In Kanto Celebration, the number of candy received from evolution and feeding in Gyms was also doubled.

Trivia

 * Number of Candy types is equal to number of Pokémon families available currently in the game.

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