When you use a Rare Candy, does the Exp reset? (2024)

FAQs

Does Rare Candy reset XP? ›

Yes the exp go back to 0 when you use a rare candy. so use it on a pokemon that has little to no exp points.

Rare Candies prevent you from gaining EV's as you level up, making your pokemon weaker overall. However, they're pretty useful in-game because you gain EV's throughout the game. Besides, three levels would make nearly no difference. So go ahead and use them, you have nothing to lose.

When leveled up via Rare Candy, the Pokémon will learn any level-up moves for its new level, and evolve if it evolves by leveling up and meets the requirements. In Pokémon Stadium only, Pokémon do not learn moves or evolve when leveled-up via Rare Candy (but they do in Pokémon Stadium 2).

Technically speaking, yes. This is because leveling up normally will give you EVs which will (eventually) increase your stats, while Rare Candy doesn't. However, this doesn't mean you shouldn't use Rare Candies. EVs have a cap that you should try to hit before you do any leveling anyway.

The wording of Rare Candy is now as follows, "Choose 1 of your Basic Pokémon in play. If you have a Stage 2 card in your hand that evolves from that Pokémon, put that card on the Basic Pokémon. (This counts as evolving that Pokémon.)

Things You Should Know

Click the Cheats menu and select "Cheat list." Then, click the “Gameshark” button, enter “Rare Candy" into the description, and copy 82025840 0044 into the Code field. Click “o*k” to enable the code and open your PC in the game to retrieve your Rare Candies.

THERE IS NO LOSS BY LEVELLING UP BY RARE CANDY WHEN YOU HAVE MAX EV. Level up with training Because you can learn stronger better moves by training instead of cheating your way to level 100.

Being a part of two stage Pokémon family, Magikarp, Wailmer, Swablu, Larvesta, Noibat, Stufful, Wimpod and Meltan need 400 Candies each to evolve into Gyarados, Wailord, Altaria, Volcarona, Noivern, Bewear, Golisopod and Melmetal respectively.

It seems like the new Stage 2 151 fossils are bugged and can't be evolved with rare candy. As you can see, the fossil has been around for a turn otherwise Kabuto couldn't be played. Kabutops, however, can not be played with the rare candy.

There's never a wrong time to use Rare Candies. The only exception is if you take a pokémon up to level 100 before EV training it.

How do you get XL Rare Candy in Pokemon Go? ›

Win a Raid Battle when you're over level 31 and are battling in-person. You can get Rare Candy XL from Raid Battles just like normal Rare Candies, but there are two caveats: you must be over level 31 and you must be battling in-person.

Candies or Rare Candies.

Keep giving your Magikarp enough candies until it reaches level 20. Feeding Magikarp a candy that turns it from Level 19 to Level 20 will immediately trigger the evolution. Look around the map for items to pick up Exp. Candy and Rare Candy.

Rare Candies don't affect EVs at all. If you use one before you finish, they will still be there. That means you could get all your EVs put in between 99 and 100.

The rare candies themselves don't harm stats, but pokemon raised solely on candy will not gain any EVs, which will result in lower total stats than pokemon that have been EV trained.

However, instead of taking a stronger and more mature form, not evolving Pokémon can leave them trapped in a weaker and immature state.

Rare Candies do not make a Pokemon weaker, they only raise their levels. They do not affect EVs in any way. If you were to complete a Pokemon's EV points by using only Vitamins, only battles or a mix, then you could use Rare Candies to finish leveling the Pokemon.

Candy L: 10,000 experience points. Exp. Candy XL: 30,000 experience points.

Rare/Exp. candies just raise the level or experience of your Pokémon without the EV gain. It's always been like that, they never had other effects on your Pokémon.