The big arena overhaul in Pokémon GO raises many questions: How do you earn coins? How many coins per day? We answer that here.
With the Arena Update in summer 2017, the developers brought fresh wind into Pokémon GO and changed the gym gameplay in many ways. The big gym rework still leaves some questions for some players or newcomers. For example: How do you earn coins in the new arena? Why did I only get 50 coins when several Pokémon returned home? Is there a daily limit?
Update 14.9.2017: We have updated the article and adjusted it with the current values.
Free coins – Defender bonus in the new arena
After the arena overhaul some players asked on social media how they can now earn coins.
Niantic addresses the question and explains:
- A Pokémon earns coins depending on how long it has been in an arena. Once its motivation meter has been fought down by a trainer and its CP falls to 0, it returns to its trainer and brings the coins with it.
That initially clarifies the question of how you can earn coins. The support website of Niantic explains it in more detail:
You earn free PokéCoins when your Pokémon are in the arenas. The longer a Pokémon is “stationed” in an arena, the more coins you earn. So make sure to provide your monsters in the arenas with berries if they are to stay longer in the battle halls. If a fighter’s motivation falls to zero, that Pokémon must be defeated in another battle. After that, it returns to your collection and brings PokéCoins with you. When your Pokémon returns to you, you receive a notification about how many coins you have earned.
Important: You only receive the coins credited once your defender returns to you – not before!
Currently, you earn one coin in the arena every 10 minutes – We explain the current system here.
Maximum PokéCoins / coins per day
The number of coins you can earn in a day is limited by Niantic. The daily cap is 50 PokéCoins.
It is important to note that this limit counts per account, not per Pokémon. If several of your Pokémon return from an arena in one day, you will receive many coins at once. Nonetheless, the limit remains at a total of 50 coins per day.
By using berries, you should therefore regulate how many Pokémon return to you in one day to avoid exceeding the daily coin limit and losing coins. If several Pokémon have no motivation left, it may be better to strengthen a few of them so that they can return to you on another day and not bring back more than 50 coins.
