How do I get candy in Pokémon GO?

Bonbons are used to evolve your Pokémon or recharge them to increase their power. Looking for ways to accumulate these precious items?

This comprehensive guide presents the best approaches for getting candy in Pokémon GO.

Common ways to get candy

In order togetting candy in Pokémon GOYou can carry out a number of simple activities, such as the following.

1. Capturing Pokémon

This table shows the number of candies obtained according to the stage and characteristics of the capture.

2. Hatching eggs

The distance you travel to hatch an egg affects the number of Candies you can get on Pokémon GO.

3. Transfer Pokémon to Professor Willow

You will receive 1 Candy for each transfer to Pokémon GO.

4. Walking with a Pokémon friend

Here are the distances to be covered for these different Pokémon. For each task completed, you'll receive a Candy.

🛣️ Distance to cover to obtain 1 candy	🧸 Pokémon
1 km	Pikachu, Chenipan, Passerouge, Magicarpe, Wailmer, Chacripan, Keunotor, Galekid, Larveyette and Rongourmand.
3 km	Bulbizarre, Carapuce, Goupix, Salamèche, Ponyta, Machoc, Germignon, Fantominus, Ramoloss and Charmina.
5 km	Ronflex, Evoli, Mucuscule, Minidraco, Terhal, Tarsal, Embrylex, Funécire, Limonde and Sonistrelle.
20 km	Mewtwo, Kyogre, Electhor, Lugia, Giratina, Dialga, Meltan, Darkrai, Xerneas and Zarude.

 

It is important to note that for activities requiring you to cover a certain distance, you must :

• Activate your GPS on your Android or iPhone.
• Activate the "Exploration follow-up"In the Pokémon GO application options.

The Pokémon GO application will be able to record your movements and determine your location in real time. Depending on your position, the platform can then count the distance you've traveled and award you Candy.

More advanced ways to get Candy in Pokémon Go

In addition to the means mentioned earlier in the article, players have access to other more advanced possibilities for getting candy in Pokémon GO. To this end, it is necessary to :

1. Evolving a Pokémon

The procedure varies according to the Pokémon in question. For some, you must start by making it your own.Buddy" and carry out a few tasks with him.

This applies to Evoli evolutions in Pokémon GOBarpau, Pandespiègle and Fluvetin.

2. Giving a Bay to a Pokémon in an Arena

The process gives you a specific Candy for this Pokémon.

3. Participate in special events

A special study scenario or some specific missions can be set up during Pokémon GO events. By taking part, you have a great chance of getting lots of Candy.

Events also provide an opportunity to Pokémon trading. At the same time, they give you the opportunity to meet and mingle withsend a gift to Mateo. All these activities allow you to fill up on sweets.

4. Use special objects

The Nanana berries are key items for capturing Pokémon and thus obtaining Candy on Pokémon GO.

 

How do I get L-Candies on Pokémon Go?

All players arriving at the level 31 can obtain L-Candies on Pokémon GO by completing steps such as :

• Capturing Evolved Pokémon. If you progress to stage 2, you'll have two to five Bonbons.
• Catching Pokémon Legendary Where Fabulous. You'll earn three to six Candies here. Participating in a Raid or special missions helps you locate this type of Pokémon.
• Trading Pokémon. The greater the distance between the capture locations of the exchanged Pokémon, the greater your chances of obtaining a Bonbon L.

In the same way as for ordinary sweets, you can :

• Evolve Pokémon (at stage 1 to obtain one to four L Bonbons).
• Hatching eggs on Pokemon GO (between eight and twenty Bonbons L).
• Transfer Pokémon to Professor Willow (a Bonbon L).
• Walk with your Pokémon buddy by activating Android or iOS GPS functionality and the "Exploration follow-up" on Pokémon GO.
• Participate in special events.

It is also possible to convert 100 ordinary Bonbons in one Bonbon L.

Thanks to L Candies, you can recharge a Pokémon and make it reach the level 50.

More tips on how to get candy in Pokémon Go

In order togetting candy in Pokémon GO quickly:

• Prioritizeevolution of certain Pokémon. These may include those with best stats or just the ones you prefer. It also saves you wasting Star Dust.
• Don't miss special events at the risk of missing out on various candy-earning activities.
• Use decoys and incense modules in order to attract and capture Pokémon more easily, and thus accumulate Bonbons.
• Walk regularly with your Pokémon buddy. Obviously, the number of kilometers you cover has a big influence on the number of Candies you get.

As far as Super Candies are concerned, you can get them if you win the Raid battles newly introduced on Pokémon GO. Some Pokemon GO promo codes could also help you earn some.

Don't give up hope, because even if Super Candies are rare, with a little practice and effort you can acquire them.

Conclusion:

We can therefore conclude that the best method to choose for get Candy on Pokémon GO depends on the habits and playing style of each trainer.

However, theBuddyOne of the best ways to benefit from these items is to use the "Pokémon" on the game. It's just as useful in the evolution of certain Pokémon as it is in the activity of walking with the Pokémon.

Find out all you need to know about it in our article: "How do I get a friend in Pokémon GO?".