When do I need XL Candy?

XL Candy is required for powering beyond Level 40. The tool includes XL costs when target level exceeds 40 and when the XL toggle is enabled.

Do Lucky / Purified / Shadow discounts apply?

This planner uses base published costs. Lucky halves stardust, Purified reduces costs slightly and Shadow increases costs; adjust results manually to account for these modifiers.

Is the CP estimate exact?

CP is estimated using the CPM table and scales with CPM^2. This provides accurate practical estimates without requiring base stats or IVs, but in-game rounding can produce small differences.

Pokémon GO Stardust & Candy Upgrade Planner — Luke’s Picks

Pokémon GO — Stardust & Candy Upgrade Planner

Updated: October 11, 2025 Reading time: 3–5 min

Plan power-ups for raids & PvP — exact dust / candy / XL needed

Enter your Pokémon's current level & CP (or IVs and base stats if you prefer), set a target CP or level, and this planner will compute exact stardust, candy, and XL candy needed plus a cheapest-path suggestion and useful stop points (breakpoints).

Stardust & Candy Calculator

Stardust Required

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Candy Required

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XL Candy Required

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Cheapest Path

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Species (optional)

Species used for alt-text & reference only. CP scaling uses your current CP + level.

Current Pokémon Level

Enter current Pokémon level (e.g., 30, 30.5). Trainer level +10 limit applies.

Current CP

Measured CP at the level above.

Target by

Target Level

Enter the target level (40+ requires XL Candy).

Allow XL candy usage (levels > 40)

Enable to include XL Candy estimates when target exceeds level 40.

Stardust on hand

Candy on hand

XL Candy on hand

Only used for level > 40 planning.

How it works

Planner Output

Item	Amount
From	—
To	—
Estimated Stardust Required	—
Estimated Candy Required	—
Estimated XL Candy Required	—
Estimated Target CP	—
Remaining (on hand)	—

Cheapest path & cost efficiency

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Stop points & breakpoints (levels that give notable CP jumps)

Level	Est CP	Δ% vs prev	Dust	Candy	XL

Estimates are calculated from standard game CPM (Combat Power Multiplier) and published power-up costs. This tool uses your current CP & levels to estimate target CP — results are approximate and subject to rounding in-game. Lucky / Purified / Shadow adjustments are not applied automatically (adjust manually).

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Last updated Oct 11, 2025 • Planner uses community-verified CPM and power-up data.

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How this calculator works (short)

The planner sums the stardust & candy costs for each power-up step (each +0.5 level) from your current level up to the target level. For CP estimates it uses the CPM table (CPM^2 scaling), so CP scales proportionally to CPM^2 — which lets us estimate a target CP from your current CP without needing base stats or IVs.

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