How to get Mega Energy in Pokemon Go

Aakrit Sharma
Mega Gengar and Mega Energy in Pokemon Go

Mega Evolutions are some of the strongest additions to Pokemon Go. If you want to know how to unlock these powerful species, check out our guide on how to get Mega Energy in Pokemon Go.

Evolutions have been a core part of the Pokemon franchise since the very beginning. It lets your teams become stronger and deal more damage in PvP and PvE battles.

However, if you’re looking beyond standard evolutions, make sure to use Mega Energy in Pokemon Go. While you can evolve almost every Pokemon in the game, only a handful are eligible for Mega Evolutions.

Here’s a guide on Mega Evolutions and Mega Energy in Pokemon Go.

Two teams of Mega Pokemon, evolved through Mega Energy, battling in Pokemon Go
Currently, Pokemon Go is the only core game where Mega-Evolutions are available.

How to obtain Mega Energy in Pokemon Go

Here’s a list of the best sources of Mega Energy in Pokemon Go:

  • Defeating the specific Pokemon in Mega Raids. For instance, defeating Mega Garchomp in a 4-Star Mega Raid will give you its Mega Energy.
  • Your Buddy Pokemon collects 5 Mega Energy/km of walking if it belongs to a previously mega-evolved Pokemon’s evolutionary line. In other words, if you have a Mega Salamence registered in your Pokedex, Bagon, Shelgon, and Salamence can collect Mega Energy for you as Buddies.
  • Completing certain research tasks. Check out your available tasks from the binocular icon on the bottom-right of the screen and look for the ones that grant Mega Energy for certain Pokemon.

The amount of Mega Energy from Mega Raids in Pokemon Go depends on the time you take to end the battle. The faster you win the raid, the more Mega Energy you get.

How to use Mega Energy in Pokemon Go

Mega Energy is a consumable resource in Pokemon Go, like Candies. This means that Pokemon require a fixed amount of Mega Energy to evolve, and it is consumed when players initiate the Mega Evolution.

Mega Pokemon in Pokemon like Mega Charizard and Mega Gengar
Several species of Pokemon can Mega-Evolve in Pokemon Go.

List of all Mega Evolutions in Pokemon Go

You can use Mega Energy to get the following evolutions in Pokemon Go

  • Mega Venusaur
  • Mega Charizard X
  • Mega Charizard Y
  • Mega Blastoise
  • Mega Beedrill
  • Mega Pidgeot
  • Mega Alakazam
  • Mega Slowbro
  • Mega Gengar
  • Mega Kangaskhan
  • Mega Pinsir
  • Mega Gyarados
  • Mega Aerodactyl
  • Mega Ampharos
  • Mega Steelix
  • Mega Scizor
  • Mega Houndoom
  • Mega Tyranitar
  • Mega Sceptile
  • Mega Blaziken
  • Mega Swampert
  • Mega Gardevoir
  • Mega Sableye
  • Mega Aggron
  • Mega Medicham
  • Mega Manectric
  • Mega Altaria
  • Mega Banette
  • Mega Absol
  • Mega Glalie
  • Mega Salamence
  • Mega Latios
  • Mega Latias
  • Mega Rayquaza
  • Mega Lopunny
  • Mega Garchomp
  • Mega Abomasnow
  • Mega Diancie

How do Mega Evolutions work in Pokemon Go

Mega Evolution is a temporary effect that Pokemon can get in Pokemon Go through Mega Energy. A Pokemon remains in its Mega-Evolved form for eight hours and then returns to its normal evolutionary stage. This is followed by a rest period during which you cannot mega-evolve the Pokemon again

You only need to spend Mega Energy to Mega Evolve a Pokemon for the first time. After that, you need to wait until their rest period is over or you can spend additional Mega Energy to repeat a Mega Evolution even when the Pokemon is resting.

An Eevee standing near a Pokemon Go trainer
The Buddy System can help you get more Mega Energy.

There are three levels of Mega-Evolutions in Pokemon Go – Base, High, and Max. You reach these levels by Mega-Evolving a specific Pokemon once, seven times, and 30 times, respectively. With each level, the rest period of the Pokemon decreases and they gain other attributes like Catch XP Bonus, XL Candy Chance, and Boosted Ally Attacks, among others.

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About The Author

Aakrit is a games writer with over 2000 published articles for EssentiallySports, Sportskeeda, FortniteINTEL, and CharlieINTEL. Currently, he writes guides on Minecraft, Roblox, Pokemon games, Genshin Impact, and Brawlhalla. Aakrit loves playing shooter games and in his free time, you can find him queued up in Valorant, Fortnite, Apex Legends, or Halo Infinite. You can contact Aakrit at [email protected].