With a higher trainer level in Pokémon GO, you catch stronger Pokémon.
Recently, Pokémon GO is officially available for download in Germany. In the game, having a high trainer level is advantageous, as it allows you to catch Pokémon with higher CP (Combat Points). These Combat Points can for example be further increased with Stardust.
Overview and Preparation
To get a rough idea of how much additional experience points this trick brings, let’s first look at how much experience the various actions in Pokémon GO normally provide.
- Catching a Pokémon for the first time: 600 XP (Experience Points)
- Catching a Pokémon that you have caught before: 100 XP
- Nice throw: 10 XP
- Great throw: 50 XP
- Excellent throw: 100 XP
- PokéStops: 50 XP per activation
- Gym Battles: No constant value
- Evolving a Pokémon for the first time: 1000 XP
- Evolving a Pokémon that you have evolved before: 500 XP
To gain as many experience points as possible, you should save your Candy for a long time, so that you can evolve as many Pokémon as possible. Additionally, you should have at least 1 Incense in your inventory and buy a Lucky Egg with your PokéCoins. To understand what you need these items for, check out our 5 Tips for Pokémon Trainers.
Once you have gathered the items, go to a place you haven’t visited or have only rarely visited on your Pokémon adventures. Make sure there are many footprints and gyms there. If you are in a location you haven’t visited or have rarely visited before, then:
- The chance of finding Pokémon you haven’t caught yet is higher (600XP!).
- Places with many PokéStops and Gyms likely have a higher Pokémon spawn rate, allowing you to catch more monsters.
- You can participate in Gym Battles and activate PokéStops while waiting for encounters with wild Pokémon.
More than 50,000 XP in 2 Days
Once you are prepared as mentioned above and have arrived at a well-located spot, the XP hunt can begin. Use the Lucky Egg so you receive double experience points for the next 30 minutes. This makes our XP overview look much more promising:
- Catching a Pokémon for the first time: 1200 XP (Experience Points)
- Catching a Pokémon that you have caught before: 200 XP
- Nice throw: 20 XP
- Great throw: 100 XP
- Excellent throw: 200 XP
- PokéStops: 100 XP per activation
- Gym Battles: Variable value x2
- Evolving a Pokémon for the first time: 2000 XP
- Evolving a Pokémon that you have evolved before: 1000 XP
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You earn the most points by catching for the first time and through the evolution of a Pokémon. Therefore, it pays off especially if, as mentioned above, you have many Pokémon ready to evolve. Everything else, like an excellent throw or PokéStops, can be done “on the side” – nonetheless, you receive a lot of experience points this way. If you choose a good location that offers many wild Pokémon and PokéStops, you can collect over 50,000 XP in just 2 days.
