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When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it increases that Pokémon's [[level]] by one, up to level 100. After leveling up, it will have the minimum required [[experience]] for its current level. It can only be used outside of battle. | When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it increases that Pokémon's [[level]] by one, up to level 100. After leveling up, it will have the minimum required [[experience]] for its current level. It can only be used outside of battle. | ||
When leveled up | When leveled up via Rare Candy (except in {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}), the Pokémon will learn any level-up moves for its new level, and [[evolution|evolve]] if it [[Methods of evolution#Leveling up|evolves by leveling up]] and meets the requirements. In Pokémon Stadium only, Pokémon do not learn moves or evolve when leveled-up via Rare Candy (but they do in [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]). | ||
If used on a [[fainting|fainted]] Pokémon, it will be revived. When Rare Candy is used to revive and level up a Pokémon, it will have either 2 HP remaining or its remaining HP will equal to the amount its maximum HP increased (except {{p|Shedinja}}, which will always be revived with its maximum 1 HP). | |||
The Rare Candy is consumed upon use. | The Rare Candy is consumed upon use. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* In [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, if a Pokémon is level 101 or higher (which is only possible by exploting [[glitch]]es), it can be leveled up using Rare Candies until level 255; using a Rare Candy on a level 255 Pokémon causes it to wrap around to level 0. (Rare Candies cannot be used on level 0 Pokémon.) | * In [[Generation]]s {{gen|I}} and {{gen|II}}, if a Pokémon is level 101 or higher (which is only possible by exploting [[glitch]]es), it can be leveled up using Rare Candies until level 255; using a Rare Candy on a level 255 Pokémon causes it to wrap around to level 0. (Rare Candies cannot be used on level 0 Pokémon.) | ||
* In an interview, [[Junichi Masuda]] posited [[human]]s may be able consume Rare Candies, but they probably would not like them as this is the equivalent of eating dog food in the real world.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121127174918/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/11/23/pok-233-mon-39-s-burning-questions.aspx Game Informer interview (archived)]</ref> | * In an interview, [[Junichi Masuda]] posited [[human]]s may be able consume Rare Candies, but they probably would not like them as this is the equivalent of eating dog food in the real world.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121127174918/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/11/23/pok-233-mon-39-s-burning-questions.aspx Game Informer interview (archived)]</ref> | ||