2025. 8. 22. 07:30ㆍPokemon GO Tips/2025 GO Fest Max Finale
What's up, Trainers!
How's the "Dark Skies" event treating you? Hope you've been crushing those legendary raids and stacking up resources all week. But let's be real. We all know this was just the warm-up.
The real challenge, the real grind... what the community is already calling "Eternatus Raid Hell"... starts this weekend. 🔥
This is the ultimate test of a Trainer's dedication. Are you ready to grind your weekend away for the ultimate prize?
1. The Wall of Despair We Must Climb: 8,900 XL Candy
First, let's stare into the abyss. To get a single Eternatus from Level 1 to Level 50, the resource cost is unlike anything we have ever seen in Pokémon GO.
- 🍬 Regular Candy (Level 1 → 40): A staggering 8,900 Eternatus Candies.
- 🍬 XL Candy (Level 40 → 50): A soul-crushing 8,900 Eternatus XL Candies.
Yes, you read that right. Even after completing your GO Pass, you'll still be looking at a mountain of over 8,000 XL Candy to climb. Reaching Level 50 in just two days seems impossible.
2. A Glimmer of Hope: The Insane Victory Rewards
But don't give up yet! To conquer this hellish challenge, we've been given a single ray of light: the battle rewards are absolutely insane.
Since there's no catch phase for Eternatus, you get your rewards the instant you win the battle!
The Game-Changer: Massive Base Rewards!
- ✨ Stardust: 25,000
- 🌟 XP: 50,000
- 🍬 Eternatus Candy: 70 - 140
- XL Eternatus Candy XL: 40 - 60
The Devil's Bargain: Double Rewards for 200 PokéCoins!
- For 200 coins, you can DOUBLE all of those rewards. That's right, a potential 120 XL Candy from a single battle. This is a tempting, dangerous, and incredibly powerful option.
⭐ So... How Many Raids to Escape This Hell? (feat. Max Particle Packs)
The entry fee for one raid is 800 Max Particles, which is conveniently the amount in one "Max Particle Pack" from the shop. So, 1 Pack = 1 Raid. How many packs do you need for that Level 50 dream?
- Going Free-to-Play (avg. 50 XL per raid): You'll need approx. 178 Max Particle Packs! (Note: This is a just raw calculation and doesn't include other particle sources like the GO Pass.)
- Using the 2x Coin Bonus (avg. 100 XL per raid): You'll need approx. 89 Max Particle Packs!
That's right. You need to clear, at a minimum, 89 raids this weekend to escape this challenge with a maxed-out Eternatus!
3. The 3 Rules for Surviving Eternatus Hell
If you want to survive, you live by these rules.
Rule #1: Victory is Everything. Join the 100-Trainer Army!
- This raid can have up to 100 trainers fighting at once. A loss is a waste of time and resources. Use remote raid apps or join up with large local groups to ensure every single battle is a fast, guaranteed win. Victory is the only way you get that precious XL Candy.
Rule #2: The Coin is Your Most Powerful Weapon.
- The only way to cut this insane grind in half is the 200 PokéCoin doubling option. If you are serious about this, you need to make a deal with your wallet.
Rule #3: Sleep is for the Weak! The 32-Hour Challenge!
- The real raid times are from 6 AM to 10 PM each day. That's a total of 32 hours of grinding time. To maximize your wins, pre-save your battle parties with top-tier counters (Ice, Ground, Psychic, Dragon) and get ready to move from one raid to the next instantly.
4. The Final Battle Plan
Prep (Before 6 AM Saturday)
- Max out your Max Particles, decide on your PokéCoin strategy, and have your best counter teams ready to go.
Event Time (Sat/Sun, 6 AM - 10 PM)
- It's all about the "raid train." Do not stop. Win, claim rewards, move to the next. Remember, you battle the Eternamax form, but the rewards are for your regular Eternatus.
Aftermath (After 10 PM Sunday)
- Survey your haul, power up your best Eternatus, and immediately make it your Buddy to start the rest of its long journey to Level 50.
This weekend will test your limits as a Trainer. But at the end of this hell, you'll be holding a legend among legends. Good luck, you absolute mad lad.