Candy

Candy is a consumable, Pokémon family-related resource that can be used to strengthen 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.

Usage

Pokémon power up

Candies are used to power up Pokémon up to level 40, 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, 200, 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. Purification cost can be 1, 3, 5, or 20 pieces of candy.

Sources

The type of Candy the player receives is specific to the Pokémon. There are several ways to obtain candy for each Pokémon:

Catching Pokémon – depends on stage of Pokémon evolution:
- 1st stage form of Pokémon evolution – 3 Candies
- 2nd stage form of Pokémon evolution – 5 Candies
- 3rd stage form of Pokémon evolution – 10 Candies
- double Candy count if the Pokemon was fed with a Pinap Berry
Hatching Pokémon Egg – depends on type of egg:
- 2-km Eggs – 5 to 15 Candies
- 5- and 7-km Eggs – 10 to 21 Candies
- 10-km and 12-km Eggs – 16 to 32 Candies
Transfer of Pokémon – gives back 1 Candy
evolving a Pokémon – gives back 1 Candy, even if Pokémon was evolved for no Candy with Trade Discount
using Rare Candy – a 1 Candy for a 1 Rare Candy
from Buddy Pokémon mechanic
feeding berries to a Pokémon at a gym – extremely rarely
trading Pokémon – depends on distance:
- Pokémon caught below 10-km apart from each other – 1 Candy
- Pokémon caught from 10- to 100-km apart from each other – 2 Candies
- Pokémon caught above 100-km apart from each other – 3 Candies

Types

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

Candy XL

Candy XL was introduced with GO Beyond, as Pokémon can also reach level 50 like Trainer.^[1] Candy XL is unlocked after Trainer reaches level 40. It is only visible in Pokémon summary page once Trainer has obtained at least one Candy XL of that Pokémon.

Candy XL is consumed instead of regular Candy to power up Pokémon above level 40. It is also family-specific. 100 regular Candy can be converted into a single Candy XL. There are other ways to obtain Candy XL, but all of them occur randomly.

Catching and transferring Pokémon can give 1 to 3 Candy XL. The higher the Pokémon level, the higher chance to receive more Candy XL.
- Catching a stage 2 Pokémon guarantees 1 Candy XL, a stage 3 guarantees 2 Candy XL, and catching Legendary Pokémon and Mythical Pokémon give 3 Candy XL.
Hatching Pokémon
Trading Pokémon. The chance of receiving a Candy XL will increase the greater the distance between Pokémon catch locations are.
Walking with Buddy Pokémon

Similarity, each Candy XL shares the same color combination as their regular version. An item called Rare Candy XL functions like Rare Candy.

Candy events

This list does not include bonuses in Mystery Bonus Hour.

In Kanto Celebration 2018, the number of candy received from evolution and feeding in Gyms was also doubled.

Event and date	Catching	Hatching	Transferring	Buddy distance
Halloween 2016 (October 26^th, 2016 - November 1^st, 2016)	×2	×2	×2	×0.25
Valentine's Day 2017 (February 8^th, 2017 - February 15^th, 2017)	×2	×2	×2	×0.5
Adventure Week 2017 (May 18^th, 2017 - May 25^th, 2017)				×0.25
Halloween 2017 (October 20^th, 2017 - November 2^nd, 2017)	×2	×2	×2	×0.5
Kanto Celebration 2018 (April 10^th, 2018 - April 17^th, 2018)	×2	×2	×2	×0.5
Adventure Week 2018 (May 24^th, 2018 - June 5^th, 2018)				×0.25
Water Festival 2018 (June 7^th, 2018 - June 21^st, 2018)		×2
Global Challenge 2018 2nd part (July 16^th, 2018 - July 23^rd, 2018)	×2	×2
Halloween 2018 (October 23^rd, 2018 - November 1^st, 2018)	×2
Part of Holiday 2018 (December 18^th, 2018 - December 22^nd, 2018)	X2		X2
Adventure Sync Hatchathon (January 2^nd, 2019 - January 15^th, 2019)		X2
Valentine's Day 2019 (February 13^th, 2019 - February 21^st, 2019)	×2
Eggstravaganza 2019 (April 16^th, 2019 - April 23^rd, 2019)		×2
Earth Day 2019 (April 29^th, 2019 - May 2^nd, 2019)	×2 (specific event spawns only)
Adventure Week 2019 (June 4^th, 2019 - June 11^th, 2019)				×0.25
Global Challenge 2019 1st part (June 18^th, 2019 - June 25^th, 2019)	×2	×2
Water Festival 2019 (August 23^rd, 2019 - August 30^th, 2019)		×2		×0.5 (Water-type only)
Halloween 2019 (October 17^th, 2019 - November 1^st, 2019)	×2	×2	×2
Part of Holiday 2019 (December 24^th, 2019 - December 25^th, 2019)	×2		×2
Hatchathon 2020 (January 2^nd, 2020 - January 16^th, 2020)		×2
Valentine's Day 2020 (February 14^th, 2020 - February 17^th, 2020)	×2
Spring Event (April 9^th, 2020 - April 16^th, 2020)		×2
Buddy Up (April 21^st, 2020 - April 27^th, 2020)				×0.5
Throwback Challenge 2020: Hoenn (May 15^th, 2020 - May 22^nd, 2020)				×0.5
The Seasons Change: Part 1 (October 9^th, 2020 - October 12^th, 2020)	×2 (Pinap Berry only)
Halloween 2020 (October 23^rd, 2020 - November 3^rd, 2020)	×2		×2
Part of Holiday 2020 (December 24^th, 2020 - December 25^th, 2020)	×2
New Year's (December 31^st, 2020 - January 4^th, 2021)		×2
Spring into Spring (April 4^th, 2021 - April 8^th, 2021)		×2

Trivia

Number of Candy types is equal to number of Pokémon families available currently in the game.
Candy XL from catching evolved Pokémon, trading and walking were introduced on March 11^th, 2021.

References

↑ GO Beyond: Level up redesign coming soon; level cap increased to 50!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-11-18.

[1] GO Beyond: Level up redesign coming soon; level cap increased to 50!. Pokémon GO Live. Retrieved on 2020-11-18.

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