## FANDOM

627 Pages

Power Up is a game mechanic in Pokémon Go that allows the player to strengthen their Pokémon by increasing their CP level.

Powering Up or leveling up Pokémon involves two items, Stardust and Candy.

## How to Power UpEdit

From the Pokémon menu, select a Pokémon you wish to Power Up. If you have the required Candy and Stardust, simply tap Power Up to increase your Pokémon's CP level. Your resources will be consumed and your Pokémon's CP level will increase.

## StardustEdit

Stardust is obtained by catching Pokemon or feeding a Pokemon in a Gym.

## CandyEdit

Candy is a Pokémon specific item used to evolve your evolution-capable Pokémon. Evolving a Pokémon results in an immediate CP boost. At least one piece of Pokémon specific candy is also required for a basic CP Power Up.

## CostsEdit

The cost increase as each Pokémon level increases. The Stardust code is a good way to determine the Pokémon level since this value is hidden. Each power up increases the level of a Pokémon by 0.5.

The formula for Candy cost is the following:

$CandyCost = \left \lfloor \frac{TrainerLevel - 1}{10} \right \rfloor + 1$
Level Stardust Total Candy Total
1-2 200 800 1 4
3-4 400 2,400 1 8
5-6 600 4,800 1 12
7-8 800 8,000 1 16
9-10 1,000 12,000 1 20
11-12 1,300 17,200 2 28
13-14 1,600 23,600 2 36
15-16 1,900 31,200 2 44
17-18 2,200 40,000 2 52
19-20 2,500 50,000 2 60
21-22 3,000 62,000 3 72
23-24 3,500 76,000 3 84
25-26 4,000 92,000 3 96
27-28 4,500 110,000 3 108
29-30 5,000 130,000 3 120
31-32 6,000 154,000 4 136
33-34 7,000 182,000 4 152
35-36 8,000 214,000 4 168
37-38 9,000 250,000 4 184
39-40 10,000 290,000 4 200