Go Power

Go Power, also referred to by fans as AVs (abbreviated from the internal name, Awakening values), are a mechanic in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. AVs are used to increase a Pokémon's stats, but are awarded through the use of Candy and leveling up. They serve a similar role to effort values, which are not present in these games.

Measuring AVs

Using certain Candy and raising a Pokémon's level are the only ways to increase a Pokémon's AVs. Every additional AV corresponds to 1 stat point added after all other calculations are made, with a limit of 200 AVs for each stat. Since AVs are added in after all other calculations have been made, Pokémon with maxed out AVs will have an additional 200 stat points regardless of level, Nature, IV, or friendship.

At each level-up, a Pokémon will gain 1 AV on a random stat. Candy is required to further increase the AVs. Each stat requires a specific Candy to raise its AV. The more AVs a Pokémon has on a stat, the more Candy is required to raise that stat by an additional AV. Each time Candy is used, the stats will only increase by 1 point regardless of the Candy's size; however, the larger the Candy used, the less of that Candy is required. Once the AVs of a stat reach a certain threshold, then only larger Candy can be used to further increase that stat.

Stat	Candy
HP		Health Candy		Health Candy L		Health Candy XL
Attack		Mighty Candy		Mighty Candy L		Mighty Candy XL
Defense		Tough Candy		Tough Candy L		Tough Candy XL
Special Attack		Smart Candy		Smart Candy L		Smart Candy XL
Special Defense		Courage Candy		Courage Candy L		Courage Candy XL
Speed		Quick Candy		Quick Candy L		Quick Candy XL
Min Level	—		Lv 30+		Lv 60+
Max AVs	50		100		200

In addition, species-specific Candy can also be used to boost all of a Pokémon's AVs by one, regardless of current level or AVs, up until 200 AVs. Species-specific Candy are generally harder to find, but can boost a Pokémon's AV much faster.

In battle

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, players can choose between two sets of rules in link battles: Normal rules and No restrictions. If normal rules are chosen, then all participating Pokémon will have their levels set to 50, friendship set to 70, and all AVs set to 0. If no restrictions, participating Pokémon will retain their current AVs, levels, and friendship.

Comparison to effort values

Like EVs, AVs are a mechanic that allow Pokémon to further grow their stats outside of leveling up. However, there are major differences between the two values that allow Pokémon under the AV system to exceed stat ceilings that previously existed using EVs.

$HP=\left\lfloor {(2\times Base+IV+\left\lfloor {\tfrac {EV}{4}}\right\rfloor )\times Level \over 100}\right\rfloor +Level+10$

$OtherStat=\left\lfloor \left(\left\lfloor {(2\times Base+IV+\left\lfloor {\tfrac {EV}{4}}\right\rfloor )\times Level \over 100}\right\rfloor +5\right)\times Nature\right\rfloor$

Under the EV system, 4 EVs are required for a 1-point increase to a stat at level 100, assuming a neutral nature. With a beneficial nature, 4 EVs will sometimes boost a stat by a second point, while a hindering nature will cause some blocks of 4 EVs to fail to increase the stat at all. Since the effect of EVs are scaled by level, boosts in stats by EVs are less frequent at lower levels, so at level 50 each increase requires 8 EVs, and at level 10 it requires 40.

With an EV limit of 252 for a given stat, a level 100 Pokémon can have its stat boosted by up to 63 points through EVs (69 points with a beneficial nature).

$HP=\left\lfloor {(2\times Base+IV)\times Level \over 100}\right\rfloor +Level+10+AV$

$OtherStat=\left\lfloor \left(\left\lfloor {(2\times Base+IV)\times Level \over 100}\right\rfloor +5\right)\times Nature\times Friendship\right\rfloor +AV$

Under the AV system, only 1 AV is required for a 1-point increase to a stat. Since AVs are added in last, after all other calculations are made, the 1-point increase is realized regardless of a Pokémon's current level or nature. This would allow for a low-level Pokémon with high AVs to overpower a much higher-level Pokémon without much AVs already invested.

At a limit of 200 AVs, a level 100 Pokémon's stats (assuming a neutral nature) are equivalent to what it would have if effort values were allowed to go up to 800 in every stat, while a level 1 Pokémon's stats would be equivalent to effort values of 80,000 in every stat.

Costs

The following table shows how much of each type of candy is required to increase the AV of a stat by one point. Cumulative values show the total amount of candy needed to reach a certain point, if the player were to only use one type of candy. If the player wanted to use the smallest candy first before reaching the cap, simply subtract 50 from the cumulative L amount and 100 from the XL amount.

AVs	Marginal cost				Cumulative cost
1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
3	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3
4	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4
5	1	1	1	1	5	5	5	5
6	1	1	1	1	6	6	6	6
7	1	1	1	1	7	7	7	7
8	1	1	1	1	8	8	8	8
9	1	1	1	1	9	9	9	9
10	1	1	1	1	10	10	10	10
11	2	1	1	1	12	11	11	11
12	2	1	1	1	14	12	12	12
13	2	1	1	1	16	13	13	13
14	2	1	1	1	18	14	14	14
15	3	1	1	1	21	15	15	15
16	3	1	1	1	24	16	16	16
17	3	1	1	1	27	17	17	17
18	4	1	1	1	31	18	18	18
19	4	1	1	1	35	19	19	19
20	4	1	1	1	39	20	20	20
21	5	1	1	1	44	21	21	21
22	5	1	1	1	49	22	22	22
23	6	1	1	1	55	23	23	23
24	6	1	1	1	61	24	24	24
25	7	1	1	1	68	25	25	25
26	7	1	1	1	75	26	26	26
27	8	1	1	1	83	27	27	27
28	8	1	1	1	91	28	28	28
29	9	1	1	1	100	29	29	29
30	9	1	1	1	109	30	30	30
31	10	1	1	1	119	31	31	31
32	11	1	1	1	130	32	32	32
33	11	1	1	1	141	33	33	33
34	12	1	1	1	153	34	34	34
35	13	1	1	1	166	35	35	35
36	13	1	1	1	179	36	36	36
37	14	1	1	1	193	37	37	37
38	15	1	1	1	208	38	38	38
39	16	1	1	1	224	39	39	39
40	16	1	1	1	240	40	40	40
41	17	1	1	1	257	41	41	41
42	17	1	1	1	274	42	42	42
43	18	1	1	1	292	43	43	43
44	18	1	1	1	310	44	44	44
45	18	1	1	1	328	45	45	45
46	19	1	1	1	347	46	46	46
47	19	1	1	1	366	47	47	47
48	20	1	1	1	386	48	48	48
49	20	1	1	1	406	49	49	49
50	20	1	1	1	426	50	50	50
51	—	2	1	1	—	52	51	51
52	—	2	1	1	—	54	52	52
53	—	2	1	1	—	56	53	53
54	—	2	1	1	—	58	54	54
55	—	2	1	1	—	60	55	55
56	—	2	1	1	—	62	56	56
57	—	2	1	1	—	64	57	57
58	—	3	1	1	—	67	58	58
59	—	3	1	1	—	70	59	59
60	—	3	1	1	—	73	60	60
61	—	3	1	1	—	76	61	61
62	—	3	1	1	—	79	62	62
63	—	3	1	1	—	82	63	63
64	—	3	1	1	—	85	64	64
65	—	3	1	1	—	88	65	65
66	—	3	1	1	—	91	66	66
67	—	3	1	1	—	94	67	67
68	—	3	1	1	—	97	68	68
69	—	3	1	1	—	100	69	69
70	—	3	1	1	—	103	70	70
71	—	3	1	1	—	106	71	71
72	—	3	1	1	—	109	72	72
73	—	3	1	1	—	112	73	73
74	—	3	1	1	—	115	74	74
75	—	3	1	1	—	118	75	75
76	—	4	1	1	—	122	76	76
77	—	4	1	1	—	126	77	77
78	—	4	1	1	—	130	78	78
79	—	4	1	1	—	134	79	79
80	—	4	1	1	—	138	80	80
81	—	4	1	1	—	142	81	81
82	—	4	1	1	—	146	82	82
83	—	4	1	1	—	150	83	83
84	—	4	1	1	—	154	84	84
85	—	4	1	1	—	158	85	85
86	—	4	1	1	—	162	86	86
87	—	4	1	1	—	166	87	87
88	—	4	1	1	—	170	88	88
89	—	4	1	1	—	174	89	89
90	—	4	1	1	—	178	90	90
91	—	4	1	1	—	182	91	91
92	—	4	1	1	—	186	92	92
93	—	4	1	1	—	190	93	93
94	—	4	1	1	—	194	94	94
95	—	4	1	1	—	198	95	95
96	—	4	1	1	—	202	96	96
97	—	4	1	1	—	206	97	97
98	—	4	1	1	—	210	98	98
99	—	4	1	1	—	214	99	99
100	—	4	1	1	—	218	100	100
101	—	—	2	1	—	—	102	101
102	—	—	2	1	—	—	104	102
103	—	—	2	1	—	—	106	103
104	—	—	2	1	—	—	108	104
105	—	—	2	1	—	—	110	105
106	—	—	2	1	—	—	112	106
107	—	—	2	1	—	—	114	107
108	—	—	2	1	—	—	116	108
109	—	—	2	1	—	—	118	109
110	—	—	2	1	—	—	120	110
111	—	—	2	1	—	—	122	111
112	—	—	2	1	—	—	124	112
113	—	—	2	1	—	—	126	113
114	—	—	2	1	—	—	128	114
115	—	—	2	1	—	—	130	115
116	—	—	2	1	—	—	132	116
117	—	—	2	1	—	—	134	117
118	—	—	2	1	—	—	136	118
119	—	—	2	1	—	—	138	119
120	—	—	2	1	—	—	140	120
121	—	—	2	1	—	—	142	121
122	—	—	2	1	—	—	144	122
123	—	—	2	1	—	—	146	123
124	—	—	2	1	—	—	148	124
125	—	—	2	1	—	—	150	125
126	—	—	2	1	—	—	152	126
127	—	—	2	1	—	—	154	127
128	—	—	2	1	—	—	156	128
129	—	—	2	1	—	—	158	129
130	—	—	2	1	—	—	160	130
131	—	—	2	1	—	—	162	131
132	—	—	2	1	—	—	164	132
133	—	—	2	1	—	—	166	133
134	—	—	2	1	—	—	168	134
135	—	—	2	1	—	—	170	135
136	—	—	2	1	—	—	172	136
137	—	—	2	1	—	—	174	137
138	—	—	2	1	—	—	176	138
139	—	—	2	1	—	—	178	139
140	—	—	2	1	—	—	180	140
141	—	—	2	1	—	—	182	141
142	—	—	2	1	—	—	184	142
143	—	—	2	1	—	—	186	143
144	—	—	2	1	—	—	188	144
145	—	—	2	1	—	—	190	145
146	—	—	2	1	—	—	192	146
147	—	—	2	1	—	—	194	147
148	—	—	2	1	—	—	196	148
149	—	—	2	1	—	—	198	149
150	—	—	2	1	—	—	200	150
151	—	—	2	1	—	—	202	151
152	—	—	2	1	—	—	204	152
153	—	—	2	1	—	—	206	153
154	—	—	3	1	—	—	209	154
155	—	—	3	1	—	—	212	155
156	—	—	3	1	—	—	215	156
157	—	—	3	1	—	—	218	157
158	—	—	3	1	—	—	221	158
159	—	—	4	1	—	—	225	159
160	—	—	4	1	—	—	229	160
161	—	—	4	1	—	—	233	161
162	—	—	4	1	—	—	237	162
163	—	—	4	1	—	—	241	163
164	—	—	4	1	—	—	245	164
165	—	—	5	1	—	—	250	165
166	—	—	5	1	—	—	255	166
167	—	—	5	1	—	—	260	167
168	—	—	5	1	—	—	265	168
169	—	—	5	1	—	—	270	169
170	—	—	6	1	—	—	276	170
171	—	—	6	1	—	—	282	171
172	—	—	6	1	—	—	288	172
173	—	—	6	1	—	—	294	173
174	—	—	6	1	—	—	300	174
175	—	—	7	1	—	—	307	175
176	—	—	7	1	—	—	314	176
177	—	—	7	1	—	—	321	177
178	—	—	7	1	—	—	328	178
179	—	—	7	1	—	—	335	179
180	—	—	8	1	—	—	343	180
181	—	—	8	1	—	—	351	181
182	—	—	8	1	—	—	359	182
183	—	—	8	1	—	—	367	183
184	—	—	9	1	—	—	376	184
185	—	—	9	1	—	—	385	185
186	—	—	9	1	—	—	394	186
187	—	—	9	1	—	—	403	187
188	—	—	10	1	—	—	413	188
189	—	—	10	1	—	—	423	189
190	—	—	10	1	—	—	433	190
191	—	—	10	1	—	—	443	191
192	—	—	10	1	—	—	453	192
193	—	—	11	1	—	—	464	193
194	—	—	11	1	—	—	475	194
195	—	—	11	1	—	—	486	195
196	—	—	11	1	—	—	497	196
197	—	—	12	1	—	—	509	197
198	—	—	12	1	—	—	521	198
199	—	—	12	1	—	—	533	199
200	—	—	12	1	—	—	545	200

In other languages

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References

Pokémon individuality
Level • Stats • Friendship • Gender • Ability (Hidden Ability) • Nature • Characteristic Effort values • Individual values • Go Power • Effort level Condition • Performance • Affection • Memory

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