Pokemon Go: How to get more XL Candy

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Last Updated on: 4th July 2021, 04:08 pm

XL candy in Pokemon Go is used to keep increasing the power of Pokemon beyond the usual boundaries a level 40 Trainer reaches, but how do you get more of it?

I intend to cover as many details of XL candy as I can here, so read on.

XL Candy in Pokemon Go

What is XL candy for?

Candy XL is effectively an upgraded form of Pokemon-specific Candy in Pokemon Go. It’s used to continue increasing the Strength of Pokemon beyond their usual maximums, those reached at Trainer level 40.

At that point, your Pokemon will hit a barrier on using normal candy, and from then onwards you’ll need XL Candy instead to use power-up on that Pokemon.

XL candy shown in the Pokemon Go interface on Yanma's page
XL candy shown in the interface on Yanma’s page, Credit: Niantic, inc

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Where can I get more XL Candy in Pokemon Go?

Finding XL candy isn’t a terribly different process from finding the typical type of Candy in Pokemon Go, though it is scarcer, which can be a problem.

It should be noted that you also only unlock XL Candy at Trainer level 40, so don’t bother trying to seek it out before that level – it simply doesn’t exist for you yet if you’re not Trainer level 40.

There are still a variety of ways to get some XL Candy though, including all of these:

  • Catching/Transferring any Pokemon can give from 1 to 3 XL Candy. Higher-level Pokemon tend to give more.
  • Catching a Pokemon that has evolved already gives a minimum of one candy per completed evolution. This means that Blastoise would give 2 Squirtle XL candies, for example.
  • Likewise to the above, Legendary or Mythical Pokemon will give 3 XL Candies each time as a base rate.
  • Hatching Pokemon can give XL Candy similar to standard Candy
  • Trading Pokemon functions similarly, with an increasing chance based on capture location distance in the trade
  • Walking your buddy Pokemon
  • Rare Candy XL
  • Converting 100 basic candies into XL
Blastoise in the Pokemon Anime
A Pokemon such as Blastoise that has already evolved twice would award at least 2 XL candies when caught in the wild, Credit: Bulbapedia

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Anything else?

There’s not a huge amount left to cover. XL is by and large an upgraded version of the typical type of candy in the game, though it’s gained at a slower pace and unlocked quite late on.

It’s still quite the useful thing to know how to gather though, as you’ll need quite a bit of it to power up your favourite Pokemon to their absolute best.

Hopefully, you’ve found this article useful, Trainers. And as always, if you’d be interested, you can find more Pokemon Go articles, stories, and guides on The Click right here, and more pieces written by me personally here.