Pokemon GO Mega Evolution guide: How to get Mega Energy, how to Mega Evolve, and more

Pokemon GO introduced Mega Evolution in August 2020. It refers to a powerful transformation a critter undergoes, boosting almost all of its statistics. This is not a permanent transformation, as it only lasts 8 hours for the critter undergoing it in Pokemon GO. Mega Evolutions in this title work a bit differently from the ones we see in the main series games.

In the Pokemon franchise, Mega Evolutions were first introduced in Pokemon X and Y. In the mainline games, you will need certain stones to Mega Evolve a critter in battle. The mechanism is very different in GO. Niantic gave the world Mega Energy, a new item that can be used to help your critters undergo the unique evolution.

This article will cover everything you need to know about Mega Evolutions in Pokemon GO.

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Mega Evolving creatures in Pokemon GO

To mega evolve Pokemon in Pokemon GO, you will need to ensure that it can mega evolve and that you have enough Mega Energy for that Pokemon. Then go to the Pokemon's card in your party in-game and click on Mega Evolve. A short animation later, you will have your mega evolved beast.

It is important to note that Mega Evolutions last 8 hours, followed by a cooldown time. You can check our Pokemon Go Evolution Calculator to learn what your Pokemon's CP will be post the transformation.

You also need to keep the following things in mind:

• You can Mega Evolve only one creature at a time. If another Pokemon is mega evolved, the initial one will return to its base form and its cooldown period will start.
• You can also Mega Evolve Pokemon in a raid lobby.
• Shadow and Clone beasts cannot undergo Mega Evolution in Pokemon GO.
• Purified critters can undergo Mega Evolution.
• Mega evolved beasts cannot defend Gyms.
• You cannot use Mega Pokemon in competitive battles.
• Mega evolved Pokemon cannot take part in Max Battles.

In April 2022, Niantic added a game mechanic where you no longer need Mega Energy to Mega Evolve a creature after its first time. However, there is a cooldown that starts at 7 days. If you want to Mega Evolve the same creature before the cooldown is over, you will have to spend a small amount of Mega Energy.

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How to get Mega Energy in Pokemon Go?

Mega Gyarados as seen in the game (Image via Sportskeeda)

There are a few methods by which you can get Mega Energy:

• Mega Raids: This is the best way of getting Mega Energy in the game. Every time you defeat a mega beast in a Mega Raid, you will earn about 100-300 Mega Energy specific to the creature in the raid. The specific numbers are as follows:

Time take to complete Mega Raid	Mega Energy Received
0:00 - 0:30	250
0:31 - 1:15	225
1:16 - 2:30	200
2:31 - 3:45	175
3:46 - 5:00	150

• Research Tasks: You can at times get Mega Energy from completing Field Research, Timed Research, or Special Research tasks.
• Walk as a buddy: You can walk a Pokemon as your Buddy to gain Mega Energy for that particular species once you have Mega Evolved it before. You can walk any critter in the evolutionary line of that creature to gain Mega Energy specific to that species.

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Mega Evolution damage boost, cost reduction, and candy bonuses

Mega Evolved Pokemon provides an attack boost to other trainers' pocket monsters in raid battles. The attacks with the same type as the Mega Evolved Pokemon will have a 30% boost. All other attacks will have a 10% boost.

By Mega Evolving a Pokemon, you can increase its Mega Level. Ones with higher Mega Levels have a reduced Mega Energy cost and provide better bonuses. These bonuses include XP and Candy when catching a same-type Pokemon and any Pokemon from defeating a raid.

Mega Level	How many times Mega Evolved	Cooldown Period (in days)	Reduction in Mega Energy Cost	Mega Evolved bonuses
0	0	14	100%	1 extra Catch Candy
Base Level	1	7	20%	1 extra Catch Candy
High Level	7	5	10%	1 extra Catch Candy10% extra Candy XL chance50 extra XP
Max Level	30	3	5%	2 extra Catch Candies25% extra Candy XL chance100 extra XP

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All Mega Evolved Pokemon currently available in Pokemon GO (2024)

The following Mega Evolutions are currently available in the game:

1. Mega Venusaur
2. Mega Charizard X
3. Mega Charizard Y
4. Mega Blastoise
5. Mega Beedrill
6. Mega Pidgeot
7. Mega Alakazam
8. Mega Slowbro
9. Mega Gengar
10. Mega Kangaskhan
11. Mega Pinsir
12. Mega Gyarados
13. Mega Aerodactyl
14. Mega Ampharos
15. Mega Steelix
16. Mega Scizor
17. Mega Heracross
18. Mega Houndoom
19. Mega Tyranitar
20. Mega Sceptile
21. Mega Blaziken
22. Mega Swampert
23. Mega Gardevoir
24. Mega Sableye
25. Mega Mawile
26. Mega Aggron
27. Mega Medicham
28. Mega Manectric
29. Mega Altaria
30. Mega Banette
31. Mega Absol
32. Mega Glalie
33. Mega Salamence
34. Mega Latias
35. Mega Latios
36. Mega Rayquaza
37. Mega Lopunny
38. Mega Garchomp
39. Mega Lucario
40. Mega Abomasnow
41. Mega Diancie

We can expect more creatures to have mega forms in the future of Pokemon GO.

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