To increase Trainer Level, you have to earn Experience Point (XP). There are various ways to gain XP.
| Action | XP Gained |
|---|---|
| Capturing Pokemon | 100XP |
| Getting New Pokemon | 500XP |
| Evolving Pokemon | 500XP |
| Hatching an Egg | 100XP per km |
| Spinning PokeStop | 50XP |
| Defeating Pokemon at Gym | 100XP per Pokemon defeated |
| Gym Training | Varies based on CP difference |
Basically, you can gain XP by catching Pokemon. 100XP is for capturing Pokemon and 500XP is for getting new Pokemon. Additionally, you can get XP based on how you throw Poke ball.
| Capture Bonues | XP Gained |
|---|---|
| Excellent | 100XP |
| Great | 50XP |
| Nice | 10XP |
| Curve Ball | 10XP |
| Catching Pokemon | 100XP |
| Catching New Pokemon | 500XP |
You can gain 50XP by spinning PokeStop. To spin it again, you have to wait 5 minutes. To earn XP effectively, you may walk around a street where some PokeStops are located.
You can get candy and XP by transferring Pokemon to Professor Willow. Note that the Pokemon sent cannot be taken back to you.
You can earn XP by hatching Eggs. Gained XP is based on the distance you walked for hatching: 100XP per km and max gained XP for a hatching is 1000XP. If you have multiple incubators, you can hatching some eggs simultaneously.
You can train your Pokemon and gain XP at Gyms that is owned by your team. The amount of gained XP is based on the number of Pokemon you defeat. To earn XP easily and faster, you may visit a Gym which has many Pokemon with lower CP.
Like training Pokemon in a friendly Gym, you can earn XP by winning Gym battles. The amount of gained XP is based on the number of Pokemon your Pokemon beat down. Even if you lose the battle, you XP is given to you.
Lucky Eggs doubles XP points you gain for 30 minutes. To use Lucky Eggs effectively, you may do some preparations such as having eggs ready to hatch and stocking Pokemon ready to evolve.
Recommended actions
You may want to earn XP in a Gym on a day you do not walk much. You can also get PokeCoins.
Recommended actions
You may want to spin PokeStops while having eggs to hatch on a day you walk a lot. To save time, avoid getting Pokemon you have already captured.
The max CP value of your Pokemon increases as your trainer levels up.
As your trainer lelel rise, you see more Pokemon with a very high-CP or evolved Pokemon.
As you trainer level increases. items are unlocked and you can get more various items at PokeStop.
You can work on Gym battles from when your trainer level rise to 5.
