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Pokemon GO: How Much XP For Every Friendship Level (Best Friend XP)

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How Much XP For Every Friendship Level (Best Friend XP) in Pokemon GO

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The friend system is one of the biggest additions to come to Pokemon GO since the game released just over two years ago. It allowed friends to send gifts to each other, add friends so that you can keep track of their activities, take part in Raids with friends for bonuses, and, most importantly, trade with each other to help fill out your Pokedex. As you send gifts to each other, you will move up in Friendship rank, with each level granting a boost of XP for each friend. If you’re wondering if it’s worth building up your friendship level in Pokemon GO, here’s how much XP you get from each level once you reach it.

Friendship Level XP – Pokemon GO

  • Good Friends – 3,000 XP
  • Great Friends – 10,000 XP
  • Ultra Friends – 50,000 XP
  • Best Friends – 100,000 XP

Of course, to get to those levels, you will need to interact with your friends. The best way to do that in Pokemon GO is to send gifts to each other every day. You get gifts from spinning PokeStops, and you can then send them to a friend once per day. They will include things like Stardust, Poke Balls, Potions, or 7 km eggs. However, as nice as those items are, the ball and damage boost for Raids, and level XP are what you’re after when increasing your friendship level. You will need to send a gift to the same friend 30 times to reach Ultra Friends status, and 90 times to reach Best Friends, so get grinding if you want to make the most of those XP boosts.

That’s all you need to know about how much XP you get for every Friendship Level (Best Friend XP) in Pokemon GO. For more tips and tricks on the game, be sure to check out our extensive wiki guide.


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