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[[File:Summary GO.png|thumb|right|200px|A summary screen in Pokémon GO. The semi-circle shows how close a Pokémon is to the Power Up limit, and the cost is displayed next to the Power Up button.]]

In [[Pokémon GO]], the player can '''Power Up''' (Japanese: '''強化''' ''strengthen'') a Pokémon using {{OBP|Stardust|GO}} and {{OBP|Candy|GO}} to increase its {{stat|In Pokémon GO|stats}}. This is analogous to raising a Pokémon's [[level]] in the [[core series]] games, but no explicit numeric level is visible for Pokémon in Pokémon GO.

Each Pokémon has a Power Up level that effectively counts how many times it has been powered up. Each level corresponds to a [[Stat#CP|CP]] multiplier, a value used to calculate the Pokémon's stats and {{OBP|catch rate|GO}}. Each Power Up increases the Power Up level by 0.5, up to the {{player}}'s [[Trainer level]] + 2. The cost to Power Up a Pokémon increases every two levels (or every four Power Ups). The highest possible Power Up level is 40. If a player receives a Pokémon via [[trade|trading]] that exceeds their Power Up limit (Trainer level + 2), then both players will see a warning that the Pokémon's level will be reduced to the limit. For certain encounters, if the Pokémon's [[type]] has a [[Weather]] Boost, its Power Up level will be 5 higher than it would have been otherwise, even if it exceeds the Trainer's Power Up limit.

Players can Power Up eligible Pokémon by clicking the "Power Up" button on the Pokémon's summary screen. Upon pressing the Power Up button, a pop-up screen will show the following information:

* The {{OBP|Stardust|GO}} cost to Power Up

* The {{OBP|Candy|GO}} cost to Power Up

* The [[Candy (GO)#Candy XL|Candy XL]] cost to Power Up, if applicable

 

A Pokémon that is currently [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolved]] cannot Power Up.

Powering Up a Pokémon raises its CP, which is derived from its [[Stat#Pokémon GO|HP, Attack, and Defense]]; as such, some combination of these stats will also increase. The CP and HP changes are reflected through animations shown on the Pokémon's summary screen. A Pokémon that gains maximum HP by Powering Up will also gain an equal amount of remaining HP; consequently, if a [[fainting|fainted]] Pokémon is Powered Up, it will be revived with a remaining HP equal to the amount of HP it gained.

 

 

| <code>[1 .. min(Trainer_level, 30)]</code>

Powering Up a Pokémon requires both Stardust and Candy. The amount of Stardust and Candy required for the next Power Up will be shown on the Pokémon's summary screen. If the Pokémon is at the maximum Power Up level for the player's Trainer level, then the player will not be able to Power Up the Pokémon. Each time a Pokémon is Powered Up, its {{stat|In Pokémon GO|stats}} are recalculated using a new CP multiplier.

If a Pokémon is transferred from Pokémon GO to [[GO Park]] in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], its [[level]] will be equal to its Power Up level, rounded down to the nearest whole number.

The following table shows the CP multiplier that corresponds to each Power Up level, along with the costs needed to Power Up to the next level. Cumulative costs show the total amount of Stardust and Candy needed to Power Up a Pokémon from Lv. 1. Pokémon that have reached Lv. 40 will require Candy XL instead of Candy to power up further.  

Levels above 50 are unattainable by powering up, but have been coded into the game since the [https://pokemongolive.com/post/gobeyond-level40 level cap was increased from 40 to 50]. The CP multipliers for Lv. 50.5 and Lv. 51 are only attainable by a Lv. 49.5 and Lv. 50 Best Buddy, respectively, deployed as the player's current [[Buddy Pokémon]]. The CP multiplier for Lv. 55 is only attained by [[Team (GO)|team leaders]] while [[Trainer Battle (GO)#Battle Training|Battle Training]] in Master League.  

{{DL|Trade|Lucky Pokémon}} require only 50% of the listed Stardust costs to Power Up. {{OBP|Shadow Pokémon|GO}} cost 1.2× the listed Stardust and Candy to Power Up, while Purified Pokémon only require 90% of the listed Stardust and Candy costs (rounded up). Stardust reduction bonuses for Lucky and Purified Pokémon can stack, meaning that a Pokémon that is both Lucky and Purified only costs 45% of the normal Stardust amount to Power Up.

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! colspan=4 style="background-color:#{{blue color light}}; color:#fff" | Power Up cost

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