Is it safe to use rare candies?

Is it safe to use rare candies?

There's two general reasons to save Rare Candies for later. It takes more experience to gain the higher levels. As such, if you use Rare Candies on the early levels, you're pretty much wasting them as the experience they'd be worth on a higher level Pokémon is far greater than on a lower level one.

Why you shouldn't use rare candies?

Basically they are extra hidden points that you get by battling. When using Rare Candies, you don't gain any of those points, so your Pokemon could be weaker. However, if you have trained a Pokemon from a low level up to level 50-60 you will probably already have all possible EVs, so using Rare Candies doesn't matter.

Is it bad to use Rare Candy on Pokémon sword and shield?

Rare Candies provide no Stat Exp; Pokémon who are raised using this item will therefore tend to be weaker than those who are trained in battle. If you've used Rare Candies on some of your Pokémon, don't worry.

Can you evolve a Pokémon with a rare candy?

A Pokémon can only evolve once after a battle or consuming a Rare Candy, even if it gained multiple levels. ... Starting in Generation VIII, if a Rare Candy is used on a level 100 Pokémon that evolves by leveling up and currently meets its evolution requirements, it will evolve (without gaining a level).

Do rare candies affect EVs?

Rare Candies don't give Pokemon any EVs whatsoever, so the Pokemon's EVs will stay uneffected when you use the item. Therefore if you had a Pokemon with its EVs appropriately maxed out, Rare Candies full-on until Lv. 100 should be safe, unless you use one of the Berries that decrease EVs.

Do rare candies affect IVs?

No. Rare Candies do absolutely nothing other than raise your level. If the IV judge tells you that it has 31 IVs in Special Defense, then it does indeed have that many IVs. It's possible you may have entered the details into the IV calculator wrong.

Do rare candies raise friendship?

The Rare Candy also increases the Pokémon's friendship a little.

Are rare candies bad sword?

Rare Candies don't make you weaker, they just don't give you any EVs, which you can get by battling anyway. Don't feel bad about using them unless you literally go from level 1 directly to 100 with candies.

Are there any negative effects of using rare candies?

• Please log in or register to add a comment. Please log in or register to add a comment. Rarely using rare candies won't have a negative effect, but 96% of the Pokemon will get a negative effect no matter what like: less health, less defense, less speed, and less attack. In fact, all Pokemon's happiness won't go up as fast as it does when training.

Can you use rare candies on a Pokemon?

• They do not affect EVs in any way. If you were to complete a Pokemon's EV points by using only Vitamins, only battles or a mix, then you could use Rare Candies to finish leveling the Pokemon. It would only be a disadvantage to use Rare Candies if you were to not complete the EV training or not do it at all.

Do you get EVs when you use rare candies?

• You can read about EVs here. Basically they are extra hidden points that you get by battling. When using Rare Candies, you don't gain any of those points, so your Pokemon could be weaker. However, if you have trained a Pokemon from a low level up to level 50-60 you will probably already have all possible EVs, so using Rare Candies doesn't matter.

When to save rare candies for later levels?

• There's two general reasons to save Rare Candies for later. It takes more experience to gain the higher levels. As such, if you use Rare Candies on the early levels, you're pretty much wasting them as the experience they'd be worth on a higher level Pokémon is far greater than on a lower level one.