What is Stardust in Pokémon GO?
Pokémon GO's universal currency — used for power-ups, trades, second-move unlocks, and purifications.
Pokémon GO's universal currency — used for power-ups, trades, second-move unlocks, and purifications.
Stardust is earned from catches (100 base, 1000 for raid catches), egg hatches (500-4000), buddy gifts (~20/day), PvP rewards, and Spotlight Hours.
Every action that improves a Pokémon costs dust: power-ups (scales from 50 at L1 to 10,000 at L40-50), second-move unlocks (10,000-100,000), trades (100 → 800,000 depending on friendship + special-trade flag), and purifications (1,000-5,000).
Hundo Hunter's stardust planner has the cumulative cost tables — you can budget a maxed-out build at L50 / Best Buddy (~770,000 dust + 300+ XL Candy).
See stardust in action with the related Hundo Hunter tool.
What does Stardust mean in Pokémon GO?
Pokémon GO's universal currency — used for power-ups, trades, second-move unlocks, and purifications.
Stardust explained in detail
Stardust is earned from catches (100 base, 1000 for raid catches), egg hatches (500-4000), buddy gifts (~20/day), PvP rewards, and Spotlight Hours. Every action that improves a Pokémon costs dust: power-ups (scales from 50 at L1 to 10,000 at L40-50), second-move unlocks (10,000-100,000), trades (100 → 800,000 depending on friendship + special-trade flag), and purifications (1,000-5,000). Hundo Hunter's stardust planner has the cumulative cost tables — you can budget a maxed-out build at L50 / Best Buddy (~770,000 dust + 300+ XL Candy).
What are other names for Stardust?
Stardust is also called: dust. All refer to the same concept in Pokémon GO.