Pokemon Candy is essential to Pokemon Go since it serves a variety of purposes and without them, the game would not be enjoyable. Currently, players are curious as to how to obtain candy without walking, what the quickest route is, if there is a cheat code, and other things.
Before we jump on to the various methods of getting candies let me be very clear that there is no cheat code but you can use Pokemon Go Mod because in modded Pokemon Go they have an in-built joystick. So without going physically out you can walk around with your buddy pokemon and earn candy.
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Why is Pokemon candy Important?
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Pokemon Candy is super important in different aspects of gameplay. Without candy it would be impossible to play and win the battles. So you can imagine now how important it is to have Pokemon candies in the game.
Here are some of the features enabled by Pokemon Candies.
Powering Up
Candy is the first and main resource to power up the Pokemon, increasing their Combat Power (CP). The higher the CP, the stronger the Pokemon and that allows your Pokemon to win battles and raids, earning valuable rewards.
Evolving & Learning New Moves
Certain Pokemon need different kinds of candies like XL to evolve into their stronger form. It helps unlocks new moves and attacks but also increases the significant CP.
Trading
While you trade a Pokemon with your friend the cost of the trade depends on the Pokémon’s species and the distance between the trading players. So, here candy makes the cost of trade more affordable and accessible.
What are the Various ways of getting candies in Pokemon Go?
There are plenty of ways to get candies for Pokemon and below we have discussed every possible and ethical way to get candies.
Catching Pokémon
Capturing Pokémon in the wild will reward you with candies specific to that Pokémon species.
Hatching Eggs
Hatching eggs can yield candies for the Pokémon species inside the egg. The type and amount of candies depend on the distance required to hatch the egg.
Buddy Pokémon
Designating a Pokémon as your buddy allows it to find candies as you walk a certain distance. The distance required varies depending on the Pokémon species.
Trades
Trading Pokémon with other players can also reward you with candies, especially if the traded Pokémon are caught far away from each other.
Special Events
During certain in-game events, there may be increased candy rewards for specific actions, such as catching Pokémon or walking with your buddy.
Raid Battles
Completing Raid Battles can reward you with Rare Candies, which can be converted into candies for any Pokémon.
Research Tasks
Some Field Research tasks and Special Research tasks offer candy as a reward.
Transferring Pokémon
Transferring Pokémon to Professor Willow will grant you one candy for that Pokémon species.
How to Get XL & Rare Candies in Pokemon Go?
XL Candy
You have to be at level 40 to get XL candy, catching a pokemon in the wild has a chance to get 1 to 3 XL candies. The higher the CP/level of the pokemon caught in the wild has a higher chance of dropping XL candies and higher chance of dropping more XL candies.
Rare candy
You can get rare candies from raid battles. After completing a raid battle you can get 3-15 candies, it’s totally random by the way.
You can get candies from field research and special research tasks as well.
You can also get up to 15 candies if you host a battle.
So that was a quick overview as to how to candies in Pokemon Go.
