MP · MAX PARTICLES · CURRENCY GUIDE
DAILY 800 · CAP 1500
Max Particles
The currency for Max Battles — earned from Power Spots and walking, spent on raid entries plus unlocking Max Guard / Max Spirit / move power-ups. The numbers below are what you need to plan a Gigantamax-grind day.
Daily soft cap
800
Particles per day
Inventory cap
1,500
Hard storage limit
Per Power Spot
100–120
First spin only
Per 2 km walked
+300
Caps at daily 800
01 · HOW TO EARN MAX PARTICLES
- Power Spots (first spin) — 100 to 120 Max Particles. Discovery bonus only fires the very first time you tap a given spot each day, so cycling many distinct spots beats spinning the same one twice.
- Walking (+300 per 2 km) — passive grind. Caps at the daily soft limit unless you happen to cross the threshold mid-walk (the game grants the full chunk if you're close).
- Winning Max Battles — small bonus when you clear a Power Spot boss. Not the main source, but pads your total on raid days.
- Event multipliers — Max Out / Max Battle events occasionally double Power Spot yield or raise the daily cap. Check the active-event banner on the homepage when these fire.
Soft-cap note: the 800/day limit is "soft" — if you're at 780 and a single +300 walk reward fires, you'll go over and bank up to 1080 that day. After that the day's earning stops until midnight reset.
02 · HOW TO SPEND THEM
1★ Max Battle250 MPSolo-friendly intro bosses.
2★ Max Battle400 MPMid-low bosses (rare tier).
3★ Max Battle400 MPMid raids — 2-3 trainers.
5★ Max Battle (legendary)800 MPOne full day's farming per attempt.
6★ Gigantamax800 MPHighest difficulty + G-Max rewards.
Unlock Max Guard / Max Spirit400 MPPer species, plus 50 candy. Required to use the move at all.
✓ Particles are only consumed if you win. Lose the battle and you can retry for free — no MP refund needed because nothing was spent in the first place.
03 · HOW TO BUDGET FOR A GIGANTAMAX DAY
- Bank to 1,500 MP the day before — walk + spin spots until your inventory is capped.
- On raid day, cap-out again early (800 from spins/walking) for a running total of 2,300 MP available — enough for ~3 Gigantamax attempts assuming you win each.
- Coordinate a 4-trainer lobby ahead of time — solo'ing a 6★ is not realistic, and a failed attempt eats time but not particles.
- Use a leftover slot to unlock Max Guard or Max Spirit on your best defender / Blissey (400 MP each). The support unlock outperforms a marginal extra attempt.
Particles ready? Pick the boss you're spending them on: