How to get it
- Earn it from eligible catches, hatches, transfers, trades, buddy rewards, and other rewards after unlocking Candy XL.
- Convert Rare Candy XL, or exchange 100 ordinary family Candy for one Candy XL.
How to use it
- Use it alongside Stardust on eligible high-level power-ups.
- Check the full build cost before converting resources. The ordinary-Candy conversion cannot be undone.
Worth knowing
The 100-to-one exchange is expensive: 10,000 ordinary Candy yields only 100 Candy XL.
A Pinap Berry’s ordinary Candy bonus does not directly double Candy XL.
Why converting ordinary Candy is expensive
The conversion rate is 100 ordinary Candy for one Candy XL. A normal Pokémon’s level-40-to-50 power-ups require 296 Candy XL, so funding all of those through conversion alone would consume 29,600 ordinary Candy, before accounting for any other costs.
Treat conversion as a way to use a genuine surplus. The same ordinary Candy may still be needed for evolution, second attacks, form changes, or Max Moves. Shadow and Purified Pokémon use different power-up costs, so inspect the quote for the individual you are building.
Sources & further reading
- Pokémon GO: A Quantitative Approach by nick blackVersion 1.0.6 (October 4, 2026), §2.5, pp. 10–11; §9.1, p. 118; §2.5, p. 10; §9.1, p. 119, Tables 9.1–9.2
Event rewards, shop offers, and limits can change. Check the current in-game description for event-specific rules. Worked examples are illustrative calculations.