Pokémon GO Mega Evolution is Live! Know How to Mega Evolve, Get Mega Energy, Mega Raids and More!

Pokémon GO Mega Evolution update is finally here, and trainers from all across the world can now mega evolve their Pokémon. The mega evolution update was one of the most awaited updates in the game, and the trainers have so many doubts in their minds regarding the mega evolution. If you are a new trainer and does not know what the mega evolution in Pokémon GO is, then let me tell you in very simple words, mega evolution is the most powerful, yet a temporary state of a Pokémon that can be achieved using the Mega Energy. Not all Pokémon can mega evolve, and those who do become a beast. In this post, we will discuss the Pokémon GO Mega Evolution in detail and guide you through the process of how you can mega evolve your Pokémon, what is mega energy, how to get mega energy, and more.

Pokémon GO Mega Evolution Basics

As we have already discussed what the Mega Evolution in Pokémon GO is, now let us know the important details about the same that would clear the doubts of many trainers.

1. To mega evolve a Pokémon, you need Mega Energy of that specific Pokémon, as all the Pokémon have their mega energy. We have discussed the mega energy in more detail below.

2. You can find mega evolved Pokémon in raids, not just any other raid but a “Mega Raid.” After you defeat that Mega Evolved Pokémon in the Mega raid, you earn some mega energy. The amount of mega energy depends upon how fast you have defeated the Pokémon.

3. You can have only one mega Pokémon at once, irrespective of having the required amount of mega energy for other Pokémon as well. Even if you try to mega evolve any other Pokémon while already having a Mega Pokémon, the Pokémon that you mega evolved earlier would go back to its normal form.

4. Shadow Pokémon obtained from defeating team GO Rocket, and clone Pokémon are not capable of Mega Evolving, at least not currently.

5. Mega Evolved Pokémon would provide an attack boost to all the other Pokémon, and a much greater boost to the Pokémon having same type attacks as the mega evolved Pokémon.

What is Mega Energy

Mega Energy is the building block for any Pokémon that is capable of mega evolution. Every Pokémon capable of mega evolving requires its type of mega energy. Once the required amount of mega energy is collected for a Pokémon, it can be mega evolved. As the Pokémon GO Mega Evolution feature is released just recently, we currently have a very limited option to obtain mega energy. They are currently only two ways to obtain mega energy for a Pokémon, one is through the mega raids, and the other is by completing the Special Research Tasks given by Professor Willow.

Pokémon that are capable of Mega Evolving in Pokémon GO

Currently, only a handful of Gen 1 Pokémon can mega evolve, including Beedrill, Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise. These Pokémon require a specific amount of Mega Energy to mega evolve. The required amount of mega energy for Pokémon to Mega Evolve is as follows.

Apart from these four Pokémon, may more Pokémon are capable of Mega Evolving in Pokémon GO. We have already made a list of all the Pokémon that are capable of mega evolving in Pokémon GO that you can see HERE.

Where to use Mega Evolved Pokémon

Mega Evolved Pokémon in the game can be used in various ways. Some of the ways that you can use your mega evolved Pokémon are:

• Raid Battles
• Gym Battles
• Battle Team GO Rocket
• Battle your Friends
• Make Mega Buddy
• Take Snapshot

How to Mega Evolve Beedrill in Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO Mega Evolution is up, and the very first Pokémon that you can Mega Evolve is the Beedrill. Like it or not, there is a special research task that is going on in Pokémon GO that upon completion, would reward you with Beedrill Mega Energy and other stuff discussed below. The Beedrill Mega Evolution Special Research is divided into four different sets with three tasks in each set. All the tasks to complete the Beedrill Mega Evolution special research are as follows.

By completing the above special research task, you can mega evolve Beedrill for as much as four times. The total amount of Beedrill Mega Energy that you will get after completing the special research is 175 Beedrill Mega Energy. And, you must know that the amount of mega energy to mega evolve Beedrill is 100, but only for the first time. Once you have mega evolved a Beedrill for the first time the mega evolution would last for as long as up to four hours after that, it will only require 25 Mega Energy to mega evolve it again anytime in the future.

Conclusion

Pokémon GO Mega Evolution is finally here, but not all the Pokémon can mega evolve right now. Only a handful of the Gen 1 Pokémon that we have discussed above are capable of mega evolving as of now. But, the list of Pokémon capable of mega evolving in Pokémon GO is pretty long. But, we should be happy that at least we got to see the mega evolution in the game, and it would be much more fun for the trainers in the coming days for sure.