Stardust (GO)

Stardust (Japanese: ほしのすな Star Sand) is a type of currency in . It can be used to power up Pokémon, Pokémon, purify , and add a second to Pokémon.
==Obtaining Stardust==
There are several ways to earn Stardust:
Name 	Stardust
Catching Pokémon 	Catching Pokémon
Unevolved Pokémon 	100
Second-stage Pokémon 	300
Third-stage Pokémon 	500
Weather bonus 	×1.25
Bonus: Expert Handler 	25
Bonus: First catch of the day 	1,800
Bonus: Streak bonus (seventh day in a row catching a Pokémon)	9,000
Hatching s 	Hatching s
Hatch a 2 km Egg 	400 - 800
Hatch a 5 km Egg 	800 - 1,600
Hatch a 7 km Egg 	800 - 1,600
Hatch a 10 km Egg 	1,600 - 3,200
Hatch a 12 km Egg 	3,200 - 6,400
At s 	At s
Feed a Pokémon a Berry 	30
Complete a 	1,000
s 	s
Train in Great League 	300 (×0 - 2)
Train in Ultra League 	400 (×0 - 2)
Train in Master League 	500 (×0 - 2)
Battle against other 	500 (×0 - 2)
Team GO Rocket Battles 	Team GO Rocket Battles
Defeat a 	500
Defeat a 	1,000
Defeat Giovanni 	5,000
Weekly Adventure Sync rewards 	Weekly Adventure Sync rewards
Walk 25 km 	3,000
Walk 50 km (not including 25 km reward) 	10,000
Walk 100 km (not including 25 or 50 km rewards) 	20,000
 	
Open a Gift 	100 (×0 - 3)
An evolved Pokémon generally yields 200 more than its previous stage. However, Pokémon that can evolve from Baby Pokémon, except and , are considered to be unevolved Pokémon so they only award 100 when caught, and their evolved forms only award 300 when caught.
Certain Pokémon species yield higher Stardust on capture, overriding the values in the above table. These Pokémon are:
Stardust	Pokémon
500 	
700 	
750 	
950 	
1,000 	
1,500 	
1,700 	
2,100 	
The completion of certain Field Research and Special Research tasks awards Stardust at varying amounts. Unlocking a Research Breakthrough awards 2,000.
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 active, all Stardust earned is temporarily increased by 50%.
==Uses==
===Power up===
Powering Up a Pokémon requires both Stardust and , 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===
Trading Pokémon costs both players Stardust. While all regular trades cost 100, Special Trades (, , and Shiny Pokémon) cost much more Stardust. The cost of Special Trades decreases the higher the Friendship level between the players.
===New Attack===
The player can spend Stardust and to teach a Pokémon a second Charged Attack. In addition, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and cannot learn a second Charged Attack, unless they are Shadow or Purified, thus have or .
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 , 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.
 	Stardust	
1 km 	10,000 	25
3 km 	50,000 	50
5 km 	75,000 	75
20 km	100,000 	100
In addition, these are the exceptions to the above:
* All first partner Pokémon and their evolutionary relatives require 10,000 + 25
* All baby Pokémon require 10,000 + 25
* and require 75,000 + 50
* and require 75,000 + 75
* requires 10,000 + 25
===Purification===
Shadow Pokémon can be purified using both Stardust and Candy, with the amount required depends on the Shadow Pokémon's species.
===Adventure Effects===
Some moves, like , can be used outside of battles for additional effects outside of battle. Each Adventure Effect costs a certain amount of Stardust and Pokémon candy.
==Appearance==
==Trivia==
*Previously, Shadow Pokémon did not give bonus Stardust if caught (for example, Shadow only gave 100 Stardust instead of 750). This was changed in an unspecified update.
==In other languages==
==External links==
*Pokémon GO Help Center
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