XXL and XXS Pokémon made their debut in Pokémon GO this year (2023). In addition to that, you can also get medals for a certain number of huge (XXL) sized and tiny (XXS) sized Pokémon you catch. You need to catch 500 of each size Pokémon to get a platinum medal for either.
If you are following, this is the first reason why you should keep those huge and tiny Pokémon. You don’t need to catch 500 of each to get the platinum medal. You just need to evolve as many as you can. For example, when you catch one XXS Pokémon at its base level. Evolving it increases your catch count by either two (2) or three (3), depending on the number of evolution stages the Pokémon has.
The other reason why you should keep these Pokémon is because of the event-based Pokémon showcases. You can put those huge Pokémon into showcases and earn nice rewards (items and XP) after the showcase ends. In addition, there’s a platinum medal for this. To get the Showcase Star platinum medal, you need to win 100 PokéStop Showcases. However, please note that not all XXL Pokémon may win a PokéStop showcase. There have been situations where an XL Pokémon has more showcase points than an XXL Pokémon.
A strategy that could help…
Keep those huge and tiny Pokémon. Enter them into PokéStop Showcases. After the showcase ends, evolve them. Then either transfer or trade as many as you don’t need.
If you do not know how to find these Pokémon in your storage, simply type either XXL or XXS to see them in your Pokémon storage.
Now that you know this, go ahead and keep catching those Pokémon with the “It’s Huge” animation when you click on them in the wild or they pop up as a research encounter.
In summary, you should keep the XXL Pokémon for the following reasons.
- To win PokéStop showcases.
- To get points towards the platinum medal for “Showcase Star”.
- To get in-game items and resources after winning PokéStop showcases (even if you have the platinum medal for the “Showcase Star”).
- To evolve after winning a showcase for which the Pokémon was featured.
- To get points towards the platinum medal for “Jumbo Pokémon Collector”.
- To trade with friends or transfer.
In summary, you should keep the XXS Pokémon for the following reasons.
- To evolve during 2x Evolve XP Spotlight hours.
- To get points towards the platinum medal for “Tiny Pokémon Collector”.
- To trade with friends or transfer.
I hope this helps?
