Rare Candy ふしぎなアメ Mystery Candy

Artwork fromPokémon Scarlet and Violet

Introduced in Generation I Pocket Generation I Items Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Medicine Generation V Medicine Generation VI Medicine Generation VII Medicine (Candy JarPE) Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

Rare Candy (Japanese:ふしぎなアメMystery Candy) is a type ofCandy introduced inGeneration I.

In the English manuals of theGeneration I,II, andIII games, Rare Candy is grouped alongsidevitamins andbattle items under the "Pokémon Power-Ups" category.

In the core series games

Price

In theGeneration V games, the Rare Candy can be sold to thegourmet maniac onRoute 5 for$10000.

Effect

When used from theBag on a Pokémon, it increases that Pokémon'slevel by 1, up to level 100. After leveling up, it will have the minimum requiredexperience for its current level. It can only be used outside ofbattle.

When leveled up via Rare Candy, the Pokémon will learn any level-up moves for its new level, andevolve if itevolves by leveling up and meets the requirements. InPokémon Stadium only, Pokémon do not learn moves or evolve when leveled-up via Rare Candy (but they do inPokémon Stadium 2).

If used on afainted Pokémon, it will be revived. When Rare Candy is used to revive and level up a Pokémon, it will have either 2 HP remaining or its remaining HP will equal to the amount its maximum HP increased (exceptShedinja, which will always be revived with its maximum 1 HP prior toGeneration VI).

The Rare Candy is consumed upon use.

Generation III onwards

The Rare Candy also increases the Pokémon'sfriendship a little.

Generation VI onwards

Using a Rare Candy on a fainted Shedinja no longer recovers it from fainting.

Generation VIII onwards

If a Rare Candy is used on a level 100 Pokémon that is able toevolve when leveling up (including those thatevolve at a certain level, orwith high friendship, or knowing a certain move, among other Evolution methods) and currently meets itsEvolution requirements, this Pokémon will evolve without gaining a level; fainted Pokémon will not be revived if evolved this way. The player cancancel this Evolution by pressing the B Button, but this will waste the Rare Candy.

If the player attempts to use a Rare Candy on a level 100 Pokémon that is currently holding anEverstone, the Evolution is not allowed and the Rare Candy is not consumed.

Exceptionally,Tandemaus is unable to evolve by the use of a Rare Candy since it must specifically level up in battle.

Rare Candies will not work inHyperspace Lumiose.

Description

Acquisition

Distribution

As aheld item

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Generation I	Artwork from Global Link	Artwork from Legends: Z-A

Sprites

Bag sprite from Legends: Arceus

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In thePokémon Mystery Dungeon series,Joy Seeds are the equivalent of Rare Candy.

Pokémon GO

InPokémon GO, the Rare Candy was introduced on June 22, 2017. The player can use Rare Candy on any Pokémon from their collection and choose a number of Rare Candies to be turned intoCandy for that Pokémon'sevolutionary line.

In December 2020, Candy XL was introduced to allow Pokémon topower up past Lv. 40.Rare Candy XL was simultaneously introduced, serving the same function as Rare Candy, but for Candy XL.

Description

Acquisition

The repeatable methods listed are random and not guaranteed, unless noted otherwise.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Rare Candy appeared inCaterpie's Big Dilemma. However, unlike in thegames, where Rare Candy levels up a Pokémon, in the episode, it actually makes the Pokémon growgiant (and in some cases become uncontrollable) due to the fact that this was a specially modified and experimental version of it, dubbed byDr. Gordon as "Mystery Candy Complete".Brock said that the original would merely "enhance a Pokémon's abilities". Also, due to adubbing error, the Rare Candy was referred to by a direct translation of its Japanese name, "Mystery Candy".

Pokémon Evolutions

Several Rare Candies were briefly seen inN's room in a flashback inThe Plan.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Black 2 & White 2 arc

InInnocent Scientist,Blake revealed that he had given hisDewott a Rare Candy andResist Wing before heading to battleGenesect, boosting his defenses just enough for him to be able to survive anElectric-typeTechno Blast.

In the TCG

Main article:Rare Candy (EX Sandstorm 88)

TheRare Candy was introduced as aTrainer card in thePokémon Trading Card Game during the English EX Series (the Japanese ADV Era) in theEX Sandstorm expansion. Rare Candy was later reclassified in Japanese as anItem card during the LEGEND Era, and was reclassified in English in the Black & White Series (due to the classification not existing until then). It has been reprinted in the English HeartGold & SoulSilver Series (the Japanese LEGEND Era), the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era), the English XY Series (the Japanese XY Era), the English Sun & Moon Series (the Japanese Sun & Moon Era), the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era), and the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era).

Prior toBlack & White, this card allowed the player to evolve aBasic Pokémon directly into aStage 1 orStage 2 Pokémon from their hand. With the release ofBlack & White, an erratum was issued for this card, making its effect the same effect asPokémon Breeder from theBase Set, allowing the player to evolve a Basic Pokémon into a Stage 2 Pokémon from their hand. The post-erratum effect was first printed inDark Explorers.

In the magazines

Pokémon Power

InPokémon Power #1 (page 3), there is a Rare Candy ad with the text"Look for it at your local supermarket!" However, this item was not sold anywhere in theGeneration I games back when this magazine was published.

Trivia

• InGenerationsI andII, if a Pokémon is level 101 or higher (which is only possible by exploitingglitches), it can be leveled up using Rare Candies until level 255; using a Rare Candy on a level 255 Pokémon causes it to wrap around to level 0. (Rare Candies cannot be used on level 0 Pokémon.)
• In an interview,Junichi Masuda said thathumans may be able to consume Rare Candies, but they probably would not like them as this is the equivalent of eating dog food in the real world.^[1]
• InGeneration VIII,Exp. Candy was introduced as well, which gives fixed amounts of experience to Pokémon. Rare Candies are often less efficient than Exp. Candy because they only give enough experience to reach the next level, though Rare Candies can be the most efficient candy if a Pokémon requires more than 30,000 experience points at its current level to level up (this can only occur for Pokémon in the Medium Slow, Slow, or Fluctuatingexperience groups).

In other languages

References

This item article is part ofProject ItemDex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on allitems.

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