The XL variant of Special Candies are scarce in Pokémon GO. Therefore, you should currently take advantage of the opportunity and acquire them relatively easily.
What is this item? Special Candies are an item in Pokémon GO that you can exchange for candies of any Pokémon you have already caught. Accordingly, you can convert the XL variant of the item into XL Candies of any Pokémon.
XL Candies are comparatively very rare and difficult to obtain in the game. However, today there is a very good opportunity for you to get some – if you are diligent.
Short battles, good rewards
How do I obtain the candies? Every Monday, Dyna Monday takes place in Pokémon GO. During this time, there is a Dyna Pokémon waiting to be defeated by you at many energy sources from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
On June 22, 2026, and in the days following, Hoothoot will be at energy sources waiting for you. The Pokémon is comparatively quite weak and easy to defeat quickly. Outside of Dyna Monday, it will also appear, but much less frequently than on Monday.
Since a change this season, you will receive an XL Special Candy as an additional reward when you complete Dyna battles in-person.
Therefore, it is worth going out and battling Dyna against Hoothoot. You can defeat the Pokémon quickly, collect the rewards, and then move on to the next energy source. This can provide some additional XL Special Candies in your item bag.
Which Pokémon are suitable for battle? If you want to finish the battle particularly quickly, you should try to use a Pokémon that can defeat Hoothoot before the Dyna phase in the battle starts. This makes the fight quite a bit faster, and you can start the next Dyna raid earlier.
According to a post on Reddit, Alakazam with the moves Psycho Cut and Future Sight is particularly well suited here. If you have a Zamazenta in the form of the King of the Shield, you can also count on that Pokémon.
Are you going to head out and farm some candies? Let us know in the comments. Not just Dyna Mondays are currently a good way to obtain the rare candies: In Pokémon GO you can now farm XL Special Candies more easily than ever – here’s how
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