

Watch on YouTube Mega Levels list and new Mega Evolution bonuses in Pokémon Go You can read more about the changes, and Niantic's thinking about them, in the April 2022 Dev Diary: The bonuses from higher levels are well worth working towards too - which we'll discuss in the next section. In summary - the existing bonuses still remain, and though you still need to find Mega Energy to evolve a Pokémon in the first place, beyond that, the ability to evolve without needing more is a welcome one. You can now Mega Evolve from the raid and battle prep screens.Mega Raids "will be easier", according to Niantic.(These are all detailed in the next section.) This will introduce additional bonuses across several tiers - including increased Candy XL drop rate, an XP catch bonus and a reduced rest rate. Each time you Mega Evolve a Pokémon, it will increase in Mega Level.

The shorter the rest period, the less Mega Energy is required.

Though the core concepts remained the same - that certain Pokémon could Mega Evolve once you have collected enough Mega Energy - you can now Mega Evolve for free after the first use and level up Mega Evolutions for additional bonuses. In April 2022, Mega Evolutions underwent a significant update. Watch on YouTube Pokémon Go Mega Evolutions update explained
