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How to become the best Pokémon's trainer: All the ways to Level Up

by Riley Feb 23,2025

Mastering Pokémon GO Trainer Leveling: A Comprehensive Guide

Pokémon GO's unique gameplay mechanics set it apart from the core series, and trainer level is a crucial aspect influencing your catching capabilities, raid access, item availability, and more. This guide unveils the secrets to rapid trainer level advancement in Pokémon GO.

Table of Contents

Catching Pokémon
Friendship XP
Incubator XP
Raid XP
Max Battles XP
Fast Leveling Strategies
Perfect Throws

Catching Pokémon

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Catching Pokémon is the most straightforward method for gaining XP. Beyond adding creatures to your collection, it provides resources for powering them up. However, maximizing XP requires strategic play. The following table details bonus XP actions:

XP Awarded	Action
500	First capture of a Pokémon
1000	Excellent throw
100	Every 100th capture of the same species
300	Using AR+
1500	First capture of the Daily Pokémon Encounter
1000	Using a Master Ball
6000	Catching Pokémon daily for a week

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Mastering precise throws for bonus XP takes practice, but significantly accelerates leveling.

Friendship XP

Building and maintaining friendships is a rewarding way to earn significant XP. Regular gift exchanges, shared raids, and Pokémon trades strengthen bonds and yield XP bonuses.

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Friendship Level XP:

Friendship Level	Days to Achieve	XP Awarded
Good	1	3000
Great	7	10000
Ultra	30	50000
Best	90	100000

At higher levels, friendship XP becomes crucial. Joining online communities dedicated to friendship leveling can greatly enhance this strategy.

Incubator XP

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Hatching eggs provides XP based on egg type:

Egg Type	XP Awarded
2 km	500
5 km	1000
7 km	1500
10 km	2000
12 km (Special)	4000

Multiple incubators accelerate this method. Adventure Sync allows passive XP gain while the app is closed.

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Raid XP

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Raids, especially with coordinated teams, offer substantial XP gains, particularly at higher levels.

Boss Level	XP Awarded
I-II	3500
III-IV	5000
Legendary/Mega/Primal/Ultra Beast	10000
Elite	12000
Mega Legendary	13000

Raid Passes are required; free passes are available daily, while premium passes can be purchased.

Max Battles XP

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Gigantamax/Dynamax Power Spot battles provide significant XP:

Boss Level	XP Awarded
I	5000
II	6000
III	7500
IV	10000
VI	25000

Enhancing Dynamax Pokémon abilities grants additional XP (4000/6000/8000 per level).

Fast Leveling Strategies

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Lucky Eggs double XP for 30 minutes, synergizing with all methods. Community Day and Spotlight Hour events often offer XP bonuses. Mass evolution during these events, using minimal-candy Pokémon, is highly effective.

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Perfect Throws

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Mastering perfect throws provides substantial XP, especially when combined with other bonuses. Highly skilled players have reported earning millions of XP per day using this technique.

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