If you want to know about the Pokémon Go level requirements, we’re helping you out with our full guide. As you rise up the ranks, certain levels demand you complete tasks, and you’d better believe they’re tough. Grab your shoes and get exploring, there’s plenty to do on the road to level 50.
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Here’s everything in our Pokémon Go level requirements guide:
- What is the Pokémon Go level cap?
- Every Pokémon Go level requirement
- Pokémon Go level unlocks
- How to level up in Pokémon Go
What is the Pokémon Go level cap?
The highest possible Pokémon Go level is level 50. It takes plenty of hard work to reach this epic feat, but we can let you know exactly how much experience you need to gather and what tasks you need to complete to get there.
What are the Pokémon Go level requirements?
The Pokémon Go XP requirements for levels 1-40, and their rewards, are as follows:
| Level | Experience needed | Rewards |
| 1 | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | 1,000 XP | Fifteen Poké balls |
| 3 | 2,000 XP | Fifteen Poké balls |
| 4 | 3,000 XP | Fifteen Poké balls |
| 5 | 4,000 XP | Ten potions, one incense, ten revives |
| 6 | 5,000 XP | Fifteen Poké balls, ten potions, ten revives, one egg incubator |
| 7 | 6,000 XP | Fifteen Poké balls, ten potions, ten revives, one incense |
| 8 | 7,000 XP | Fifteen Poké balls, ten potions, five revives, ten razz berry, one lure module |
| 9 | 8,000 XP | Fifteen Poké balls, ten potions, five revives, three razz berry, one lucky egg |
| 10 | 9,000 XP | Fifteen Poké balls, ten super potions, ten revives, ten razz berry, one incense, one lucky egg, one egg incubator, one lure module |
| 11 | 10k XP | Fifteen Poké balls, ten super potions, three revives, three razz berry |
| 12 | 10k XP | 20 great balls, ten super potions, three revives, three razz berry |
| 13 | 10k XP | Fifteen great balls, ten super potions, three revives, three razz berry |
| 14 | 10k XP | Fifteen great balls, ten super potions, three revives, three razz berry |
| 15 | 15k XP | Fifteen great balls, 20 hyper potions, ten revives, ten razz berry, one incense, one lucky egg, one egg incubator, one lure module |
| 16 | 20k XP | Ten great balls, ten hyper potions, five revives, five razz berry |
| 17 | 20k XP | Ten great balls, ten hyper potions, five revives, five razz berry |
| 18 | 20k XP | Ten great balls, ten hyper potions, five revives, five razz berry |
| 19 | 25k XP | Ten great balls, ten hyper potions, five revives, five razz berry |
| 20 | 25k XP | 20 ultra balls, 20 hyper potions, 20 revives, 20 razz berry, two incense, two lucky eggs, two egg incubators, two lure modules |
| 21 | 50k XP | Ten ultra balls, ten hyper potions, ten revives, ten razz berry |
| 22 | 75k XP | Ten ultra balls, ten hyper potions, ten revives, ten razz berry |
| 23 | 100k XP | Ten ultra balls, ten hyper potions, ten revives, ten razz berry |
| 24 | 125k XP | Ten ultra balls, ten hyper potion, ten revives, ten razz berry |
| 25 | 150k XP | 25 ultra balls, 20 max potions, fifteen revives, fifteen razz berry, one incense, one lucky egg, one egg incubator, one lure module |
| 26 | 190k XP | Ten ultra balls, fifteen max potions, ten revives, fifteen razz berry |
| 27 | 200k XP | Ten ultra balls, fifteen max potions, ten revives, fifteen razz berry |
| 28 | 250k XP | Ten ultra balls, fifteen max potions, ten revives, fifteen razz berry |
| 29 | 300k XP | Ten ultra balls, fifteen max potions, ten revives, fifteen razz berry |
| 30 | 350k XP | 30 ultra balls, 20 max potions, 20 max revives, 20 razz berry, three incense, three lucky eggs, three egg incubators, three lure modules |
| 31 | 500k XP | Ten ultra balls, fifteen max potions, ten revives, fifteen razz berry |
| 32 | 500k XP | Ten ultra balls, fifteen max potion, ten revives, fifteen razz berry |
| 33 | 750k XP | Ten ultra balls, fifteen max potions, ten revives, fifteen razz berry |
| 34 | One million XP | Ten ultra balls, fifteen max potions, ten revives, fifteen razz berry |
| 35 | 1.25 million XP | 30 ultra balls, 20 max potions, 20 max revives, 20 razz berry, two incense, one lucky egg, one egg incubator, one lure module |
| 36 | 1.5 million XP | 20 ultra balls, 20 max potions, ten revives, 20 razz berry |
| 37 | Two million XP | 20 ultra balls, 20 max potions, ten revives, 20 razz berry |
| 38 | 2.5 million XP | 20 ultra balls, 20 max potions, ten revives, 20 razz berry |
| 39 | Three million XP | 20 ultra balls, 20 max potions, ten revives, 20 razz berry |
| 40 | Five million XP | 40 ultra balls, four max potions, 40 max revives, 40 razz berry, four incense, four lucky eggs, four incubators, four lure modules |
From level 40 to 50, you not only need to meet an experience requirement, but each level also requires you to complete several tasks. We’re listing the requirements and rewards for levels 41 through 50 below. I’m gonna level with you. This is going to be tough!
| Level | Experience needed | Tasks required | Reward |
| 41 | Six million XP |
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20 ultra balls, 20 max potions, ten max revives, 20 razz berry, one incubator, one premium raid pass, one rare candy XL |
| 42 | 7.5 million XP |
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20 ultra balls, 20 max potions, ten max revives, 20 nanab berries, one incubator, one premium raid pass, one rare candy XL |
| 43 | Nine million XP |
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20 ultra balls, 20 max potions, ten max revives, 20 silver pinap berries, one incubator, one premium raid pass, one rare candy XL |
| 44 | 11 million XP |
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20 ultra ball , 20 max potions, ten max revives, 20 razz berry, one incubator, one premium raid pass, one rare candy XL |
| 45 | 13 million XP |
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40 ultra balls, 40 max revives, one elite fast tm, two rare candy XLl, two incense, two lucky egg, one super incubator, two lure modules |
| 46 | 15.5 million XP |
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30 ultra balls, 25 max potions, 20 max revives, 25 razz berries, one egg incubator, one premium raid pass, one rare candy XL |
| 47 | 18 million XP |
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30 ultra balls, 25 max potions, 20 max revives, 25 nanab berries, one egg incubator, one premium raid pass, one rare candy XL |
| 48 | 21 million XP |
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30 ultra balls, 25 max potions, 20 max revives, 25 silver pinap berries, one egg incubator, one premium raid pass, one rare candy XL |
| 49 | 25 million XP |
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30 ultra balls, 25 max potions, 20 max revives, 25 razz berries, one egg incubator, one premium raid pass, one rare candy XL |
| 50 | 30 million XP |
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50 ultra balls, 50 max potions, one elite charge tm, two rare candy XL, five incense, five lucky egg, five super incubators, five lure modules |
What are the Pokémon Go level unlocks?
Within Pokémon Go, you can only unlock some items when you reach a specific level. You can find out the list of items and the level needed to unlock them below.
| Level | Unlock |
| 5 | Gyms, potions, revives |
| 8 | Razz berry |
| 10 | Super potion |
| 12 | Great ball |
| 15 | Hyper potion |
| 20 | Ultra ball |
| 25 | Max potion |
| 30 | Max revive and XL candy |
How do I level up in Pokémon Go?
In Pokémon Go, you must earn experience to level up, with an ever-increasing amount of XP needed to reach the next milestone. Nearly everything you do in-game earns experience, such as catching Pokémon, hatching eggs, battling, increasing friendship levels, and evolving Pokémon. There are a few ways to increase the amount of experience as well.
The lucky egg item doubles the XP earned for 30 minutes of real-world time. If you close the app while a lucky egg is active, the egg continues to work and will run out. Pokémon Go occasionally rewards you with lucky eggs as you level up, but you can also purchase them from the Pokémon Go shop for 80 coins.
Meanwhile, Niantic occasionally hosts events that double experience, which you can combine with a lucky egg for four times experience boosts. It’s best to save a couple of lucky eggs for these events, though don’t hoard your eggs as they don’t appear frequently.
In Pokémon Go some of the easiest ways to amass XP include:
- Mass-evolving Pokémon, even your useless ones. Use up all that spare Pidgey candy!
- Legendary raids reward 10k XP for each successful battle, so a potential 40k XP with the maximum experience multipliers.
- Adding Pokémon Go friends, sending gifts to increase friendship levels, and becoming ultra friends with someone rewards you with 100k XP.
- Use items such as the Pokémon Go Plus to mass catch Pokémon
- Use the Pokémon Go Plus to mass catch, while mass evolving in-app. Alongside a lucky egg, this is a recipe for huge XP rewards.
Here are all of the actions that reward XP, alongside the exact payout.
| Task | Reward |
| Capture a Pokémon (basic) | 100 XP |
| Nice throw | 20 XP |
| Great throw | 100 XP |
| Excellent throw | 1,000 XP |
| Curveball throw | 20 XP |
| Hatch a 2km egg | 500 XP |
| Hatch a 5km egg | 1,000 XP |
| Hatch a 10km egg | 2,000 XP |
| Hatch a 12km egg | 4,000 XP |
| Catch a Pokémon on the first throw | 50 XP |
| Evolve a Pokémon | 1,000 XP |
| Register a new Pokémon | 1,000 XP |
| Spin a Pokéstop | 100 XP |
| Defeat a Pokémon at a gym | 300 XP |
| Defeat all Pokémon at a gym | 1,000 XP |
| Send a gift | 200 XP |
| Become good friends | 3,000 XP |
| Become great friends | 10k XP |
| Become ultra friends | 50k XP |
| Become best friends | 100k XP |
Alright, trainers, that’s all we have on the Pokémon Go level requirements for now. We hope this guide has you covered no matter what level you’re at. If you need some help being the Rocket leaders, make sure you check out our Pokémon Go Sierra, Pokémon Go Arlo, Pokémon Go Cliff, and Pokémon Go Giovanni guides.