Beforeīelow is a list of all Pokémon, sorted by how many candies are required to evolve them.Īs of the Johto update, Pokémon can now evolve using items, specifically the Metal Coat, King's Rock, Dragon Scale, Sun Stone and Up-grade. While the points increase, the bar will stay level meaning that the Pokémon can still be powered up, depending on the level. Candy isn't just used for evolution but also to power up Combat Points.Įvolution does power a Pokémon up, but you may wonder what happens to the Combat Points bar. Finally, when you hatch an egg, you will get between 5 and 30 candy.
If you Transfer the Pokémon to Professor Willow, you will receive 1 Candy. First, catching a Pokémon of the species will give you 3 Candy outright. To get candy, you can do one of several things. In this game, evolution does exist but it's not tied to progress of the Pokémon's level/CP, but rather based on an amount of candy that you obtain throughout the game. Pokémon have always had the ability to evolve in order to become the next Pokémon in the chain and gain some significant strength.