How to Level Up Pokemon Fast

Your Pokemon can earn EXP by going to sleep or by using Candies and Dream Shards. Read on for more information on how to level up your Pokemon fast, how to evolve your Pokemon, and what the EXP requirements to level up are in Pokemon Sleep.

How to Level Up Pokemon in Pokemon Sleep

Go to Sleep for EXP and Level Gains

Starting a Sleep Session and going to sleep is the only way for Pokemon to gain EXP in Pokemon Sleep without using items.

Your Pokemon earn the same amount of EXP as your Sleep Score for the Sleep Session. If you want your Pokemon to gain more EXP, try to sleep for as long as you can. You can get a Sleep Score of 100 if you sleep for at least 8 hours and 30 minutes.

You can have two Sleep Sessions in a day that will share that daily 100 Sleep Score limit. If 8 and a half hours is too much for you to achieve in one Sleep Session, you can divide that time into two.

How Sleep Score is Calculated

Use a Growth Incense for Double EXP

If you use a Growth Incense while setting up your Sleep Session, your Pokemon will receive double the amount of EXP they would normally receive when you wake up the next day.

Aim for a high Sleep Score while using a Growth Incense so you can earn up to 200 EXP for each of the Pokemon in your Helper Team.

Growth Incense Effect and How to Get

Use Candies and Dream Shards

If you want to level up your Pokemon faster, you can use Pokemon Candies and Dream Shards to raise your Pokemon's EXP. You can unlock this level up feature after adding at least 7 Sleep Styles to your Sleep Style Dex.

Every Candy you use to level up your Pokemon increases their EXP by 25 points (for non-EXP Natures only). The Dream Shards you'll need will increase as you use more Candy and gain more EXP.

You can get more Candies from researching Sleep Styles, your Research Community, by sending Pokemon to Professor Neroli, and from random drops by your Pokemon on the field. Dream Shards are common rewards you get as you play the game.

How to Evolve Pokemon in Pokemon Sleep

Check Evolution Requirements

If there's a Pokemon in your Box that you want to evolve, check its evolution requirements so you can start preparing. Tap on Evolve on your Pokemon's information page to see the evolution requirements.

Most Pokemon will be able to evolve if it reaches a certain level. Some Pokemon can evolve immediately if you have a certain item.

Pokemon that usually require high friendship to evolve will need a certain number of sleep hours before they can evolve. These Pokemon should always be part of your Helper Team whenever you go to sleep.

How to Evolve Pokemon

Save Up Candies

While Pokemon may differ in the conditions needed for evolution, one requirement remains the same: all Pokemon require Candies to evolve.

It's more important to reserve your Candies for Pokemon evolution rather than to use them all to level up your Pokemon. You can gain EXP and levels through other methods, but evolving your Pokemon will always require Candies.

Pokemon Candy Obtaining Methods

Method	# of Candy
Use Handy Candy S	3
Use Handy Candy M	20
Use Handy Candy L*	100
Use Linking Cord from your Bag (Geodude, Gastly, Slowpoke, and Onix Candy only)	5
Transfer Pokemon to Professor	5+
Helper Pokemon Random Drop	2
Research Community Sleep Styles	1-2
Sleep Research Bonus	3+

*Handy Candy L is only obtainable through a Premium Pass subscription reward.

List of All Pokemon Candies and How to Get Them

Best Helper Team for Leveling Up Fast

5 of the Same Pokemon Species

Make a Helper Team filled with only Pokemon of the same species or evolutionary line. This gives you 5 times the chances of getting your desired Pokemon Candy when checking on your Helper Pokemon.

Dream Shard Magnet Skill for More Dream Shards!

Include Pokemon with the Dream Shard Magnet Skill or the Dream Shard Bonus Sub Skill on your Helper Team in order to collect more Dream Shards.

Take note that you need to tap on Pokemon in order for Main Skills to have a chance to activate. Sub Skills are automatically active as long as the Pokemon is out on the field.

List of All Skills and Effects

EXP Boosting Nature When Going to Sleep

Nature	Increased Stat	Decreased Stat
Timid	EXP gains	Speed of help
Hasty	EXP gains	Energy recovery
Jolly	EXP gains	Ingredient finding
Naive	EXP gains	Main Skill chance

Pokemon with these Natures gain more EXP after a Sleep Session compared to Pokemon with other Natures. If you just want a Team of high level Pokemon without necessarily caring about which species of Pokemon level up, it would be better to choose Pokemon with one of these Natures .

Amount of EXP Per Candy Based on Nature

- EXP Nature	Neutral Nature	+ EXP Nature
21	25	30

Pokemon with Natures affecting EXP gains are also affected when using Candy to gain EXP. Pokemon with a Nature that increases EXP gains will receive 30 EXP for every Candy used, while Pokemon with a Nature that decreases EXP gains will only receive 21 EXP per Candy.

Best Natures: List of All Natures and Effects

Benefits of High Level Pokemon

More Frequent Help

As your Pokemon's level increases, the time indicated in its Frequency of Help stat decreases. This means that your Pokemon is able to gather ingredients and Berries within a shorter period of time.

This is a good way to build up your Snorlax Strength since you can collect more food for Snorlax faster. This is also good if you're trying to get more ingredients to complete your List of Recipes.

When to Check Your Helper Pokemon

Higher RP

RP is a way to quantify how effective a Pokemon is at raising Snorlax. High RP Pokemon can gather more resources within shorter periods of time.

Pokemon tend to have higher RP as they gain levels. If you fill your Helper Team will high level Pokemon, there's a good chance you'll come up with a high RP Pokemon Helper Team.

How to Get a High Team RP

Unlock Sub Skills and Ingredients

All Pokemon have a set of Sub Skills and ingredients that are randomized and unlockable only at specific levels. The first Sub Skill can be unlocked at level 10.

Both Sub Skills and ingredients provide more value to your Pokemon. Sub Skills, in addition to Natures, can be the determining factor on whether your Pokemon should be added to your Helper Team or be sent to Professor Neroli.

List of All Sub Skills and Effects

EXP Requirements Per Level

Level	EXP Needed to Level Up	Level	EXP Needed to Level Up
1	54 EXP	28	686 EXP
2	71 EXP	29	708 EXP
3	108 EXP	30	729 EXP
4	128 EXP	31	748 EXP
5	164 EXP	32	766 EXP
6	202 EXP	33	785 EXP
7	244 EXP	34	803 EXP
8	274 EXP	35	821 EXP
9	315 EXP	36	839 EXP
10	345 EXP	37	857 EXP
11	376 EXP	38	875 EXP
12	407 EXP	39	893 EXP
13	419 EXP	40	910 EXP
14	429 EXP	41	928 EXP
15	440 EXP	42	945 EXP
16	454 EXP	43	963 EXP
17	469 EXP	44	980 EXP
18	483 EXP	45	997 EXP
19	497 EXP	46	1,015 EXP
20	515 EXP	47	1,032 EXP
21	537 EXP	48	1,049 EXP
22	558 EXP	49	1,066 EXP
23	579 EXP	50	1,362 EXP
24	600 EXP	51	1,562 EXP
25	622 EXP	52	1,747 EXP
26	643 EXP	53	1,946 EXP
27	665 EXP	54	2,195 EXP

This table applies to all Pokemon except for Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Dratini, Dragonair, and Dragonite. The Pokemon in these evolutionary lines all have increased EXP requirements at 1.5x the normal amount. This is because they are considered Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon, which are known for leveling up slowly and evolving late.

Raikou also has a different EXP computation as a Legendary Pokemon. It requires around 1.8x the normal amount of EXP in order to level up.

The maximum level for Pokemon in Pokemon Sleep is 100, though at the moment, you cannot level up past level 55.

All Max Level Caps and Upgrade Limits

Pokemon Sleep Related Guides

List of All Tips and Tricks

General Pokemon Sleep Tips

General Pokemon Sleep Tips
How to Get a Green Snorlax	Best Pokemon Tier List
Daily Routine Guide and Tips	How to Add Friends and Benefits
Is Premium Pass Worth It?	Is Pokemon Sleep Pay to Win?
Good Camping Set Benefits	How to Get a High Team RP
How to Level Up Pokemon Fast	How to Build the Best Helper Team
How to Evolve Pokemon	Best Time to Feed Snorlax
What Happens After Skipped Sleep Sessions	How to Link and Back Up Accounts
All Snorlax Colors	How to Use the Candy Boost Function
Best Team for Desserts and Drinks	All Max Level Caps and Upgrade Limits
Best Eeveelutions	Best Raikou Event Team
Best Salad Team	How to Use the Candy Cram-o-matic

Pokemon Sleep - Morning Tips

Pokemon Sleep - Morning Tips and Tricks
Biscuit Guide	Best Morning Helper Team
Best Time to Wake Up	-

Pokemon Sleep - Daytime Tips

Pokemon Sleep - Afternoon Tips and Tricks
Helper Pokemon Tips	Best Daytime Helper Team
When to Check Your Helper Pokemon	How to Keep Helper Pokemon Energized
How to Get More Ingredients	How to Get More Berries
Best Time for Second Sleep Session	-

Pokemon Sleep - Night (Sleeping) Tips

Pokemon Sleep - Night (Sleeping) Tips and Tricks
Best Bed Times	All Sleep Types and How to Get Each One
How to Do the Balanced Sleep Type Pattern	How to Do the Slumbering Sleep Type Pattern
How to Do the Snoozing Sleep Type Pattern	How to Do the Dozing Sleep Type Pattern
How to Play Pokemon Sleep Without Sleeping	Best Night Helper Team

Pokemon GO and Plus+ Tips

Pokemon GO and Plus+ Tips
How to Connect to Pokemon GO Plus+	How to Get Berries From Pokemon GO
How to Get Night Cap Snorlax	How to Get Night Cap Pikachu
Pokemon GO Plus+ Date Skip for Night Cap Snorlax	How Pokemon GO Plus+ Sleep Tracking Works
How to Turn On Silent Mode for Pokemon GO Plus+	-

Shiny Pokemon Guides

Shiny Hunting Guides
Shiny Snorlax Guide	Shiny Bulbasaur Guide	Shiny Rattata Guide
Shiny Bellsprout Guide	Shiny Pichu Guide	Shiny Igglybuff Guide
Shiny Togepi Guide	Shiny Mareep Guide	Shiny Larvitar Guide
Shiny Eevee Guide