How Rare is Rare Candy XL?
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Rare Candy XL is a highly sought-after item in Pokémon GO, and its rarity can be measured by the fact that it can only be obtained through leveling up, completing specific challenges, and participating in special events, with a limited number of 31 Rare Candy XL available in the entire game until the Pokémon GO Tour: Johto on February 26, 2022. The chance of getting a Rare Candy XL varies, but it can be increased by trading Pokémon with a catch distance of less than 10km, which rewards a Candy XL roughly 10% of the time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Obtaining Rare Candy XL
- What are the methods to obtain Rare Candy XL? Rare Candy XL can be obtained through leveling up, completing certain level-specific challenges, and participating in special events.
- Can you get XL Candy from Rare Candy? Rare Candy XL can be converted to any Pokémon’s Candy XL, the same way it works with regular rare candies.
- How hard is it to get XL Candy? Some methods are more difficult than others, but as long as you are Trainer Level 31, you should be able to gradually collect them to power up your Pokémon later on.
Farming Rare Candy XL
- How do you farm Rare Candy XL? The most viable method of gaining Rare Candy XL is by completing 3-Star and higher Pokémon Raids, where every time a player successfully beats a Raid, they’ll have a slight chance to receive 1-3 Rare Candy XL as a reward.
- Why did I get XL Candy before level 40? Starting with the Season of GO, players don’t need to wait until they reach level 40 to get the XL candies, instead, they can start earning XL candies once they hit level 31.
- How do you farm XL Candy? The quickest way to get XL Candy is to catch Pokémon, exchange Candy, transfer a Pokémon, hatch Pokémon Eggs, walk a Buddy Pokémon, or trade a Pokémon.
Using Rare Candy XL
- Can you get XL candy by walking? Walking with a Buddy Pokémon gives you a chance of receiving XL Candy from walking a certain distance with your Buddy.
- How many XL Candy are there? You need 296 XL Candy to fully power up a Pokémon to Level 50.
- Can I turn XL candy into regular? Unfortunately, you can’t convert XL candy to regular candy, but you can convert regular Candy to XL Candy at a rate of x100 Candy for x1 XL Candy.
Rare Candy XL vs Regular Rare Candy
- Is XL candy better than Rare Candy? XL is better up until about level 90, where it’s more cost-effective to use Rare.
- What is the infinite Rare Candy code? The infinite Rare Candy code is 82025840 0044, which can be used in a Visualboy Advance emulator to get infinite Rare Candies.
- What is Rare Candy cheat? The Rare Candy cheat is a Codebreaker Item Modifier code, 82025BD0 0044, which can be used to get Rare Candies in the game.
Rare Candy XL Statistics
- How much XP is XL Candy? When used from the Bag on a Pokémon, it increases that Pokémon’s experience by 30,000 Exp. Points.
- What is the XL candy glitch in Pokémon GO? The XL candy glitch is an exploit that allows players to gather hundreds of XL Candies by leaving the Pokémon GO app running overnight, but Niantic has banned players who use this glitch.
- Does Rare Candy take up space? Rare Candy only takes up inventory space if you don’t use it, and using it can actually free up inventory space.