If you catch a lot of monsters regularly in Pokémon GO, you need to send them from time to time. But you should still have a bit of patience with this for now. We at MeinMMO looked into why it might be worth it for you to wait before sending the monsters.
What is it about? Trainers in Pokémon GO are currently rushing from one event to the next. It’s not surprising that Pokémon storage fills up quickly and you want to sort out the bad specimens. After all, you receive a candy for each monster sent.
However, if you wait for now, it might really pay off for you. The reason is the upcoming Valentine’s Day event, which starts on February 10, 2022, at 10:00 AM local time. We will show you what bonus you can look forward to if you are patient now.
Update from February 11, 2022: The global challenge has been completed by you, and the bonus is now active. What you need to know about the bonus and how long you can use it is explained in our related article:
That’s why it’s worth waiting to send
During the Valentine’s Day event, there will be a global challenge in Pokémon GO for you. As you know from other events in the past, you will have to reach a certain goal together with all other trainers worldwide, earning a special bonus in the process.
Although the actual Valentine’s Day event starts on February 10, you can already access the global challenge starting tomorrow, February 9, 2022, at 9:00 PM local time. To unlock the bonus, a total of 70,000,000 gifts must be sent to friends. Once you achieve this, you will receive triple candy for sending during the remaining time.
In the past, the goals of global challenges were usually completed relatively quickly, and it is also to be expected that this task will be solved. For this reason, you should wait before sending your monsters.
Which Pokémon are particularly worthwhile?
The candy bonus is especially useful for monsters that you still need candy for or that have a strong evolution. After all, you get three candies for each Pokémon sent instead of just one. This gives you the opportunity to level up strong specimens accordingly. But you should also wait to send your legendary Pokémon until you achieve the candy bonus.
In the past few days, you could encounter Magikarp, Gyarados, or Electabuzz more frequently in the wild during the Lunar New Year event. These are particularly suitable for this. But also with the current raid bosses like Regirock, Charizard, and Flareon, the extra candies are worthwhile.
For the Valentine’s Day event, Roselia, Chansey, Shuppet with its evolutions Gardevoir and Gallade, as well as the legendary raid boss Registeel will benefit from additional candies. But also for Pokémon like Swablu, which require a lot of candies for their evolution, you should definitely take this opportunity.
How you can prepare
To avoid having to sort your monsters for a long time after achieving the candy bonus from the global challenge, it’s advisable to do this in advance. It’s best to use the filtering functions in the game, such as 0*, 1*, 2*, where you can specifically search for worse specimens.
It’s also advisable to create a corresponding tag in which you can store the sorted-out Pokémon. Click on “Tags” in your Pokémon storage and then on the “+” to assign yourself a new tag.
Then, select the desired Pokémon by holding them down. Now you’ll have the option to assign your desired tag. Under the “Tags” category, you will find the assigned monsters and can send them at the appropriate time.
Which Pokémon will you save until the global challenge for the Valentine’s Day event? Or are you less interested in the candy bonus when sending? Feel free to share your opinion with us here on MeinMMO in the comments.
In the coming weeks, there’s still a lot going on in Pokémon GO. We will show you which events you can expect in February and which ones are particularly worthwhile.
