A Lucky Egg in Pokémon GO doubles the XP you earn for 30 minutes, so it’s mainly used to level up faster. It can be especially useful when you’re evolving lots of Pokémon, catching many Pokémon, or doing other XP-heavy actions during that window.

How it helps

  • Doubles XP from gameplay actions for a limited time, usually 30 minutes.
  • The effect continues even if you’re offline after activating it.
  • During special XP events, it can stack with bonuses and give even more XP.

Best use

A common strategy is to activate it right before evolving a bunch of Pokémon, because evolutions give a lot of XP and the bonus makes that much more efficient.

Example

If an evolution normally gives 500 XP, a Lucky Egg makes it 1,000 XP during its active period.

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