Date & Time: Saturday June 12 at 10am to June 13 at 8pm local time

Bonuses: 2x Candy for Catching

   : Level 40 trainers will have 3x the chance of obtain XL candy for catching

 

In this guide we will include a concise PvP breakdown on IVs to target and how much to prioritize grinding for XLs during the raid weekend. GO Stadium has an excellent IV rank checker to show how your Pokémon is ranked, and you can adjust for any way you obtain the Pokémon.

 

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Registeel: Steel - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2766

Weaknesses: Fighting, Fire, Ground

Resistances: Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel, 2x Poison

Evolution Costs: N/A

2nd Charge Move Costs: 100 Registeel candy & 100k stardust

LC: N/A

GL: Registeel: 2/13/14 Level 23.5

UL: Registeel: 1/10/15 Level 50

ML: N/A

XL Priority: High - Meta pick for UL with unique coverage

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: N/A

 

PVP Considerations:

Registeel is one of the strongest picks in Ultra League, and requires XL candies in order to reach 2500CP. You can power up a Registeel with a more defense-oriented IV distribution (such a 1/10/15), or you can simply top up your old Registeel (which was likely close to 15/15/15).

 

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Timburr: Fighting - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 1487

Gurdurr: Fighting - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2452

Conkeldurr: Fighting - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 3773

Weaknesses: Fairy, Flying, Psychic

Resistances: Bug, Dark, Rock

Evolution Costs: 50 Timburr candy > Gurdurr 200 Timburr candy, or 0 after trade  > Conkeldurr

2nd Charge Move Costs: 75 Timburr candy & 75k stardust

LC: N/A

GL: Timburr: 15/15/15 Level 50

GL: Gurdurr: 1/15/15 Level 26

GL: Conkeldurr: 3/15/15 Level 16.5

UL: Gurdurr: 15/15/15 Level 50

UL: Conkeldurr: 0/15/12 Level 28

ML: Conkeldurr: 15/15/15 Level 50

XL Priority: High - Good in ML

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: N/A

 

PVP Considerations:

Conkeldurr is one of the strongest fighting types in Master League, up there with Machamp in terms of meta relevance. It is only available in raids, so this is your absolute best deal for getting XL candies for it outside of waiting for a future Community Day. 

 

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Snorlax: Normal - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 3647

Weaknesses: Fighting

Resistances: 2x Ghost

Evolution Costs: N/A

2nd Charge Move Costs: 75 Snorlax candy & 75k stardust

2nd Charge Move Costs for Shadow: 90 Snorlax candy & 90k stardust

LC: N/A

GL: Snorlax: 1/15/14 Level 17.5

UL: Snorlax: 0/12/15 Level 29.5

ML: Snorlax: 15/15/15 Level 50

XL Priority: High - Meta pick for ML with unique coverage

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: Pidgeot

 

PVP Considerations:

Snorlax is a strong option to use in Master League, and getting XL candies for it can be a challenge. Snorlax would be a good target if you are looking for something to spend your raid passes on this weeked.

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Slowpoke: Water/Psychic - 15/15/15 level 50 - 1386 CP

Slowbro: Water/Psychic - 15/15/15 level 50  - 2877 CP

Slowking: Water/Psychic - 15/15/15 level 50 - 2877 CP

Evolution Costs: 50 slowpoke candy > Slowbro  or Slowking + Kings Rock

Weaknesses: Bug, Dark, Electric, Ghost, Grass 

Resistances: Fighting, Fire, Ice, Psychic, Steel, Water

2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Slowpoke candy & 50k stardust

2nd Charge Move Costs for Shadow: 60 Slowpoke candy & 60k stardust

Galarian Slowpoke: Psychic - 15/15/15 Level 50 - 1386 CP

Galarian Slowbro: Poison/Psychic - 15/15/15 Level 50 - 2764 CP

Weaknesses: Bug, Dark, Ground 

Resistances: Fairy, Grass, Poison, 2x Fighting

Evolution Costs: 50 slowpoke candy > Slowbro + Catch 30 poison pokemon when your buddy

2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Slowpoke candy & 50k stardust

LC: Slowpoke: 2/15/14 level 16

GL: Slowpoke: 15/15/15 level 50

GL: Galarian Slowpoke: 15/15/15 level 50

GL: Slowbro: 0/13/15 level 22.5

GL: Slowking: 0/13/15 level 22.5

GL: Galarian Slowbro: 0/14/11 Level 23.5

UL: Slowbro: 0/14/14 level 45.5

UL: Slowking: 0/14/14 level 45.5

UL: Galarian Slowbro: 1/15/11 Level 48.5

ML: N/A

XL Priority: Medium - Slowpoke is spice pick for GL and Slowbro/Slowking are spice for UL

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: Gyarados or Blastoise

 

PVP Considerations

Slowpoke, Slowbro, and Slowking all have decent play in PvP. However, there is a Spotlight Hour upcoming on June 15th featuring Slowpoke. That would be the recommended way to get any XL candies you are looking for. That being said, Galarian Slowpoke is expected to be nearly exclusive in raids during this event, so you likely need to raid for them anyways. You might as well get some XL candies in the process, assuming you don’t have other XL targets in mind where passes would be better served.

 

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Regirock: Rock - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 3530

Weaknesses: Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, Water

Resistances: Fire, Flying, Normal, Poison

Evolution Costs: N/A

2nd Charge Move Costs: 100 Regirock candy & 100k stardust

LC: N/A

GL: Regirock: 2/15/15 Level 18

UL: Regirock: 1/14/15 Level 30.5

ML: Regirock: 15/15/15 Level 50

XL Priority: Low - Spice pick for ML 

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: N/A

 

PVP Considerations:

Regirock is a solid pick in Great League and Ultra League, but rarely seen in Master League outside of community run Master League formats. This is not likely to be high on the priority list, as XL candies are only relevant for ML.

 

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Regice: Ice - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 3530

Weaknesses: Fighting, Fire, Rock, Steel

Resistances: Ice

Evolution Costs: N/A

2nd Charge Move Costs: 100 Regice candy & 100k stardust

LC: N/A

GL: Regirock: 2/15/15 Level 18

UL: Regirock: 1/14/15 Level 30.5

ML: Regirock: 15/15/15 Level 50

XL Priority: Low - Spice pick for ML 

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: N/A

 

PVP Considerations:

Regice is a solid but unspectacular pick in Great League and Ultra League, but rarely seen in Master League outside of community run Master League formats. This is not likely to be high on the priority list, as XL candies are only relevant for ML.

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Croagunk: Poison/Fighting - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 1077

Toxicroak: Poison/Fighting - 15/15/15 level 50 - CP 2813

Weaknesses: Flying, Ground, 2x Psychic

Resistances: Dark, Fighting, Grass, Poison, Rock

Evolution Costs: 50 Croagunk candy > Toxicroak

2nd Charge Move Costs: 50 Croagunk candy & 50k stardust

LC: Croagunk: 0/13/15 level 21

GL: Toxicroak: 1/15/15 Level 22.5

UL: Toxicroak: 0/15/12 Level 46.5

ML: N/A

XL Priority: Medium - Meta relevant pick for UL

Shiny: Yes

Mega Evolve: 

 

PVP Considerations:

Toxicroak is a meta relevant option in Ultra League, namely in Ultra League premier. That being said, you likely won’t be looking to raid for its XL candies as Croagunk tends to be a more common spawn option. Additionally, it can be argued that you don’t need a maximum stat product on Toxicroak and that you can get similar results out of a 15-15-15 Toxicroak or similar. High attack has its advantages and costs less resources. A 100% Toxicroak does not require any XL candies, and an IV combination like 13-15-15 only requires 20 XL candies to bring up to Level 41.