Max Particles is a currency you can find from Power Spots, and are required to fight Dynamax Pokémon in upcoming Max Battles in Pokémon Go.
Debuting in Sept. 2024 as part of the ‘“Max Out” season, alongside the tutorial “To the Max!” Special Research, you can start gathering this new resource ahead of the full debut of Max Battles on Sept. 10.
Other additions during the “Max Out” season include new Galar Pokémon and regional exclusives, the “Galar Calling” Special Research and “Go All Out” event, and the Daily PokéCoin Bounty ticket.
How to get Max Particles in Pokemon Go
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Max Particles, or MP, is a currency you need to enter Max Battles found at Power Spots, as well as to power up Max Moves.
You can get Max Particles in one of two ways:
- Interacting with Power Spots (100-120 MP per Power Spot per day)
- Walking (300 MP per 2 km)
Niantic describes interacting with Power Spots as the “main source” for Max Particles, while the walking method is an added extra. Since you need Max Particles to enter Max Battles, it’ll be worth doing both methods to ensure you get the currency you need.
You can see how close you are to the next walking reward by tapping the radar in the lower right corner of the map screen, then selecting the Power Spot tab.
Note there is a daily cap to how much Max Particles you can claim each day, which we discuss in a section later on this page.
What are Power Spots in Pokémon Go, and how do they work?
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Power Spots are a point of interest alongside PokéStops and Gyms, characterized by their tall, purple appearance and glowing orbs.
In the same way a Gym can host a Raid, from Sept. 10, Power Spots can host Max Battles, which is where you can fight Dynamax Pokémon.
Power Spots are also where you can acquire Max Particles, in the same way you’d spin a PokéStop or Gym’s disc to get items. Once the Max Particles are absorbed, the orbs around the Power Spot disappear, indicating you have claimed their resources for that day.
It’s worth noting Power Stops do not replace PokéStops or Gyms, and from our experience, appear roughly in the middle of these other points of interest at the locations of businesses.
Furthermore, Power Spots will regularly change location, with Niantic saying they will despawn every three to five days and appear elsewhere as a way to keep the map fresh.
You can see how long a given Power Spot has remaining on the map by tapping the Nearby menu in the lower right corner of the map screen, then selecting the Power Spot tab.
What is the Max Particles cap, and why can’t you acquire any more?
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On the feature’s debut, there is an overall Max Particle limit of 1,000 MP, with a daily cap of collecting 800 MP per day.
If you are at the limit and want to claim more MP that day, then you need to spend them. Before Max Battles arrive, the only way to do this is to go to a caught Dynamax Pokémon (you will catch at least one along the “To the Max!” Special Research steps) and improve their Max Moves (which also requires spending candy).
It’s worth noting you can technically exceed the daily 800 MP cap if you time your gathering right, such as by claiming one final walking reward or Power Spot source just before you reach it (for example, stopping at six Power Spots for 720 MP, then claiming the walking reward for 300 MP, to get 1,020 MP). Thanks for the community on The Silph Road subreddit for testing this out, and we’ll update this guide if the thresholds change over time.
You can see how many Max Particles you have overall by tapping the Nearby menu in the lower right corner of the map screen, then selecting the Power Spot tab.
