Stardust (GO)
Stardust (Japanese: ほしのすな Star Sand) is a type of currency in Pokémon GO. It can be used to Power Up Pokémon, trade Pokémon, purify Shadow Pokémon, and add a second Charged Attack to Pokémon.
Obtaining Stardust
There are several ways to earn Stardust:
| Name | Stardust |
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| Catching Pokémon | |
| Unevolved Pokémon |  |
| Second-stage Pokémon | |
| Third-stage Pokémon | |
| Weather bonus | ×1.25 |
| Bonus: Expert Handler | |
| Bonus: First catch of the day | |
| Bonus: Streak bonus (seventh day in a row catching a Pokémon) | |
| Hatching Eggs | |
| Hatch a 2 km Egg | |
| Hatch a 5 km Egg | |
| Hatch a 7 km Egg | |
| Hatch a 10 km Egg | |
| Hatch a 12 km Egg | |
| At Gyms | |
| Feed a Pokémon a Berry | |
| Complete a Raid Battle | |
| Trainer Battles | |
| Train in Great League | |
| Train in Ultra League | |
| Train in Master League | |
| Battle against other player | |
| Team GO Rocket Battles | |
| Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt | |
| Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader | |
| Defeat Giovanni | |
| Weekly Adventure Sync rewards | |
| Walk 25 km | |
| Walk 50 km (not including 25 km reward) | |
| Walk 100 km (not including 25 or 50 km rewards) | |
| Friends | |
| Open a Gift | |
An evolved Pokémon generally yields
Certain Pokémon species yield higher Stardust on capture, overriding the values in the above table. These Pokémon are:
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The completion of certain Field Research and Special Research tasks awards Stardust at varying amounts. Unlocking a Research Breakthrough awards
Stardust can also be earned for participating in GO Battle League. Stardust is rewarded upon winning a certain number of battles, completing a set of five battles, and the end of a season, with the amount varying based on the player's performance.
If the player has a Star Piece active, all Stardust earned is temporarily increased by 50%.
Uses
Power Up
- Main article: Power Up → Levels
Powering Up a Pokémon requires both Stardust and Candy, the amount required increasing with the Pokémon's current Power Up level (which increases every time it is Powered Up). The amount of Stardust and Candy required for the next Power Up is shown on the Pokémon's summary screen and increases every four Power Up levels.
Trade
- Main article: Trade → Pokémon GO
Trading Pokémon costs both players Stardust. While all regular trades cost
New Attack
- Main article: Move → Pokémon GO
The player can spend Stardust and Candy to teach a Pokémon a second Charged Attack. In addition, Caterpie, Metapod, Weedle, Kakuna, Magikarp, Ditto, Wynaut, Wobbuffet, Smeargle, Wurmple, Silcoon, Cascoon, Taillow, Feebas, Beldum and Kricketot cannot learn a second Charged Attack, unless they are Shadow or Purified, thus have Frustration or Return.
The cost varies depending on the Pokémon species and largely corresponds with the distance needed to walk for a Buddy Pokémon to find a Candy. In addition Shadow Pokémon, compared to their base forms, requires 1.2× Stardust and Candy to learn a second Charged Attack, while Purified Pokémon require 0.8× the base amounts.
| Buddy distance | Stardust | Candy |
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| 1 km | |
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| 3 km | |
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| 5 km | |
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| 20 km | |
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In addition, these are the exceptions to the above:
- All starter Pokémon and their evolutionary relatives require
- All baby Pokémon require
- Leafeon and Glaceon require
- Ferroseed and Ferrothorn require
- Obstagoon requires
Purification
- Main article: Shadow Pokémon (GO) → Purification
Shadow Pokémon can be purified using both Stardust and Candy, with the amount required depends on the Shadow Pokémon's species.
Appearance
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In other languages
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