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Choose a candy by what you want it to do
| Goal | Use | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Raise a Pokémon exactly one level | Rare Candy | Raises its level by one |
| Give a chosen amount of experience | Exp. Candy XS, S, M, L, or XL | Adds a fixed number of experience points; the level gain depends on the Pokémon |
| Increase HP while Dynamaxed | Dynamax Candy | Raises Dynamax Level by one, up to level 10 |
| Evolve Milcery and choose an Alcremie decoration | One of the seven Alcremie Sweets | Enables the evolution and determines the resulting decoration |
These are the candy items covered here. Although broad item indexes may show stat or species candies, their presence in an index does not establish them as normally usable Sword and Shield mechanics.
Rare Candy: raise a Pokémon by exactly one level
Use a Rare Candy from the Bag when you want an immediate one-level increase without gaining experience through battles. The item raises one Pokémon’s level by exactly one; it does not award a fixed experience amount.
Exp. Candy: add a fixed amount of experience
Exp. Candy grants experience directly. Each size has a fixed yield, but the number of levels gained depends on the Pokémon’s current level and experience curve. Bulbapedia lists the following game-mechanic values; its source does not state a publication year.
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- Catch, battle, and trade Pokémon on an all-new adventure in the Galar region
- Choose from three new partner Pokémon and encounter never-before-seen Pokémon
- Unravel the mystery behind the Legendary Pokémon Zacian and Zamazenta!
- Team up with other Trainers to participate in Max Raid Battles***!
- Battle wild Dynamax Pokémon in Max Raid Battles and try catching them***
| Item | Experience points |
|---|---|
| Exp. Candy XS | 100 |
| Exp. Candy S | 800 |
| Exp. Candy M | 3,000 |
| Exp. Candy L | 10,000 |
| Exp. Candy XL | 30,000 |
For scale, the item reference gives examples in which one XL Candy takes a level 1 Pokémon to level 31, but takes a level 99 Pokémon only to level 100. Those examples are not a general level-per-candy rule. The official Pokémon Sword and Shield Exp. Candy page also describes using candy to give Pokémon experience points directly.
Getting Exp. Candy
- Max Raid Battles are the main source. Candy size tracks raid rank, and Exp. Candy XL is restricted to five-star raids.
- A Wild Area Hiker can offer Exp. Candy in exchange for Watts.
- Battle Café rewards are another possible source.
Dynamax Candy: increase Dynamax HP
Use Dynamax Candy from the Bag to raise a Pokémon’s Dynamax Level by one. The maximum is level 10. Each level adds HP while the Pokémon is Dynamaxed equal to 5% of its maximum base HP, according to Bulbapedia; no publication year is stated for that mechanic.
Rank #2
- New entries in the main series of Pokémon RPGs arrive on Nintendo Switch simultaneously in late 2019
- The Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield games take place in the newly discovered Galar Region
- Galar is an expansive region with diverse environments - an idyllic countryside, contemporary cities, thick forest and craggy, snow-covered mountains
- Fans will have the opportunity to visit Gyms in the Galar region in their quest to become Champion
- Newly discovered partner Pokémon join in this new iteration of the games - Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble
Max Raid Battles at any level can award Dynamax Candy. If you own The Crown Tundra expansion, the Dynite Ore trader in the Max Lair is another route.
- Zacian, Zamazenta, and Eternatus cannot Dynamax, so Dynamax Candy will not give them this benefit.
- Shedinja can use the candy, but gains no HP from it.
Alcremie Sweets: evolve Milcery and select its decoration
The seven Alcremie Sweets are Strawberry, Love, Berry, Clover, Flower, Star, and Ribbon. Give one to Milcery to hold, then trigger its special evolution by spinning. The Sweet determines Alcremie’s decoration and eye color. The spin’s time of day, duration, and direction influence the cream type, so the Sweet does not by itself determine the full form.
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- Continue your Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield adventure in The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, two new areas to explore that will be added to the Galar region as part of the Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass or Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass
- Redeem your download code in the Nintendo eShop for either the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass or the Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass. Upon redeeming the code, you will be prompted to select one Expansion Pass. Only redeemable for one Expansion Pass.
- You'll also see some familiar Pokémon that didn't appear in the Galar region before, a total of over 200 Pokémon
- Part 1: The Isle of Armor is available now; Part 2: The Crown Tundra is scheduled for release during the fall of 2020
- If you purchase the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass or the Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, you'll receive two codes redeemable to get two special uniform sets of in-game apparel as a bonus
Getting Alcremie Sweets
- Battle Café rewards can provide Strawberry, Love, Berry, Clover, and Flower Sweets.
- A Strawberry Sweet pickup is listed in Hammerlocke.
- The Cram-o-matic in The Isle of Armor and a Watt Trader in The Crown Tundra are also listed routes.
Some routes depend on game version, expansion ownership, or availability. Check that a route applies to your game before relying on it for a particular Sweet.
Quick Recap
Rank #4
- A new generation of Pokemon is coming to the Nintendo Switch system.
- Become a Pokemon Trainer and embark on a new journey in the new Galar region!
- Choose from one of three new partner Pokemon: Grookey, Scorbunny, or Sobble.
- In this all new adventure, you'll encounter new and familiar Pokemon as you catch, battle, and trade Pokemon while exploring new areas and uncovering an all-new story.
- Get ready for the next Pokemon adventure in the Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield games.
Which candy should you use?
- Choose Rare Candy for an exact one-level increase.
- Choose Exp. Candy when you want to give experience directly, and select its size based on the amount needed rather than an assumed level gain.
- Choose Dynamax Candy only when the Pokémon can Dynamax and you want to improve its Dynamax HP.
- Give Milcery an Alcremie Sweet when you are ready to evolve it and want that Sweet’s decoration.
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