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'''Candy''' (Japanese: '''アメ''' ''Candy'') is a type of currency in {{g|GO}}. Each evolutionary family has its own kind of Candy, usually named after the lowest stage of each [[List of Pokémon by evolution family (GO)|evolutionary family]], which can only be used on members of that family. For example, {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Ivysaur}}, and {{p|Venusaur}} all require Bulbasaur Candy to [[Power Up]]. The {{p|Nidoran♀}} and {{p|Nidoran♂}} evolutionary families have separate Candies. Each Candy has its own color scheme based on the Pokémon it is named after. Prior to the addition of [[Generation II]] Pokémon, {{p|Hitmonlee}} and {{p|Hitmonchan}} had their own Candies, which were later converted into {{p|Tyrogue}} Candy.

In June 2017, the [[Rare Candy#Pokémon GO|Rare Candy]] was introduced as a wildcard Candy. It's a rainbow-colored Candy that, when used on a Pokémon, turns into the Candy of that evolutionary family.

 

In December 2020, the [https://pokemongolive.com/post/gobeyond-level40/ level cap was increased from 40 to 50]. '''Candy XL''' was introduced as a requirement for powering up Pokémon beyond level 40, taking the place of standard Candy. Players can start acquiring Candy XL after reaching level 40. Candy XL is acquired randomly through most other activities that reward Candy. Players may also convert 100 regular Candy into one Candy XL.

There are several ways to earn Candy. Most of these methods also have a chance of also rewarding Candy XL for [[Trainer level|level]] 40 and higher players.  

| Legendary/Mythical Pokémon || {{candy}}3|| {{CandyXL}}3 - 6

|- style="background:#fff"

| Using a [[Pinap Berry]] || ×2 || rowspan=2 | ''N/A''

|- style="background:#fff"

| Hatch a 2 km Egg || {{candy}}5 - 10 || {{CandyXL}}0 - 8

| Hatch a 5 km Egg || rowspan=2 | {{candy}}10 - 21 || rowspan=2 | {{CandyXL}}0 - 16

| Hatch a 7 km Egg  

| Hatch a 10 km || rowspan=2 | {{candy}}16 - 32 || rowspan=2 | {{CandyXL}}0 - 24

| Hatch a 12 km Egg  

! colspan=3 | [[Trade#Pokémon GO|Trading]] Pokémon

| Obtained <10 km apart || {{candy}}1 || {{CandyXL}}0 - 1

| Obtained ≥10 km and <100 km apart || {{candy}}2 || {{CandyXL}}0 - 1

| Obtained ≥100 km apart || {{candy}}3 || {{CandyXL}}1

| [[Evolution|Evolve]] a Pokémon || {{candy}}1 || ''N/A''

| Walk a [[Buddy Pokémon]] a certain distance (1, 3, 5, or 20 km) || {{candy}}1 || {{CandyXL}}0 - 1

For catching Pokémon, ''n'' is fixed at 3, and ''P'' depends on the wild Pokémon's level.<ref>[https://thesilphroad.com/science/guide-candy-xl-part-1-egg-hatching A Guide to Candy XL: Part 2 – Catching | The Silph Road]</ref>

| rowspan="6" | 3

For transferring Pokémon and walking buddy Pokémon, ''n'' is fixed at 1, and ''P'' depends on the Pokémon's level.<ref>[https://thesilphroad.com/science/guide-candy-xl-part-3-transferring A Guide to Candy XL: Part 3 – Transferring | The Silph Road]</ref><ref>[https://thesilphroad.com/science/quick-discovery/early-look-buddy-candy-xl-rates An Early Look at Buddy Candy XL Rates | The Silph Road]</ref>

! 15 - 19

For hatching Eggs, ''P'' is fixed at 0.2 for all distances, and ''n'' depends on hatch distance.<ref>[https://thesilphroad.com/science/guide-candy-xl-part-1-egg-hatching A Guide to Candy XL: Part 1 - Egg Hatching | The Silph Road]</ref>

! 2 km

! 5 km<br>7 km

! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | 10 km<br>12 km

For trading Pokémon, ''n'' is fixed at 1, and ''P'' depends on the distance between the locations of origin of the traded Pokémon.<ref>[https://thesilphroad.com/science/guide-candy-xl-part-4-trading A Guide to Candy XL Part 4: Trading | The Silph Road]</ref>

! <10 km

!  ≥10 km and <100 km

! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | ≥100 km

Candy is required for Pokémon to [[evolution|evolve]]. The cost in Candy to evolve a Pokémon is typically based on its number of evolution stages, but with some exceptions:

** {{p|Rattata}}, {{p|Eevee}}, {{p|Sentret}}, and {{p|Ledyba}} only require {{candy}}25.

** {{p|Magikarp}}, {{p|Wailmer}}, {{p|Swablu}}, {{p|Larvesta}}, {{p|Noibat}} and {{p|Meltan}} require {{candy}}400.

** {{p|Pidgey}}, {{p|Caterpie}}, {{p|Weedle}}, {{p|Wurmple}}, {{p|Whismur}}, and {{p|Pidove}} require only {{candy}}12 for the first evolution and {{candy}}50 for the second.

* Regardless of the above, Pokémon introduced in [[Generation V]] that are eligible for a [[Trade#GO Trade Evolution|trade Evolution]] cost reduction require {{candy}}50 to evolve into the middle stage, if any, and {{candy}}200 to evolve into the final stage, if not traded.

[[Generation II]] evolutions which require a [[Sun Stone]] or [[evolution item]] in the [[core series]] games also require that same item in Pokémon GO (in addition to Candy). Most Pokémon with [[List of cross-generational evolution families|cross-generational evolutions]] introduced in [[Generation IV]] require a [[Sinnoh Stone]] and {{candy}}100 to evolve. For evolutionary families introduced prior to [[Generation V]], other Evolution stones (including the [[Ice Stone]]) are not required in Pokémon GO. The [[Unova Stone]] is required for all Unova-based evolutions that require some Evolution stone, except for {{p|Cottonee}} and {{p|Petilil}}, which require a Sun Stone instead.

In past updates, two-stage Pokémon that cost {{candy}}50 to evolve have their cost reduced to {{candy}}25 whenever a cross-generational third-stage is added, like with {{p|Zubat}} and {{p|Duskull}}. {{p|Snorunt}}'s evolution cost was increased when {{p|Froslass}} became available, due to it requiring a Sinnoh Stone to evolve into Froslass (and all Sinnoh Stone evolutions cost {{candy}}100), the cost to evolve into Glalie was increased to match.

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! style="background-color: #{{blue color light}}; {{roundytl|5px}}" | {{color2|fff|List of properties as Buddy Pokémon|Buddy distance}}

! style="background-color: #{{blue color light}}" | {{color2|fff|Stardust}}

! 1 km

! 3 km

! 5 km

! style="{{roundybl|5px}}" | 20 km

* All [[starter Pokémon]] and their evolutionary relatives require {{Stardust}}10,000 + {{Candy}}25

* In pre-release screenshots of [[Pokémon GO]], Evolution Shards (Japanese: 進化のカケラ ''Evolution Shards'') take the role of Candy, being earned by catching multiple instances of the same Pokémon and being used to evolve Pokémon. They did not have unique names or designs for each evolutionary family.

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