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Tips and Tricks to help Max Out your first day with Power Spots ❖◆❖ Power Spots will appear in your area after September 4, 2024, at 12 p.m. local time. However, Max Battles will not be available until September 10. For now, you can begin the Special Research, "To the Max!", and gather Max Particles. ■ Research Details: #research" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">leekduck.com/events/season-… ❖◆❖ You can gather Max Particles in two ways: • Visit Power Spots to get 120 MP • Walk 2 km to get 300 MP (Note that these values may change. 120 MP appears to include a 20 MP bonus, but no official word on that) You can only get 800 MP total from these gathering methods daily. TIP: A simple trick can maximize the amount of MP and receive a total of 1020 MP. Gather 720 MP by visiting 6 Power Spots and also walk 2 km for 300 MP. Only claim the 300 MP after you gather 720 MP. You'll end up with 1020 MP for the day. The 800 MP daily cap is a soft cap. ■ ❖◆❖ Trainers can encounter two Dynamax Wooloo on their first day. The first is simply an encounter from the Special Research, To the Max! The second encounter is from walking 2 km and claiming your 300 MP in the Power Spot tab in the Nearby menu. There are additional encounters in the Special Research, but that is currently unknown because it requires collecting more MP. ■ ❖◆❖ So, what can you do with your Max Particles if you can't use them in Max Battles yet? You can spend them on leveling up your Wooloo's Max Moves! Woohoo. Your Wooloo (and other Dynamax Pokémon) have three Max Moves: • Max Strike • Max Spirit (Locked) • Max Guard (Locked) Max Strike is unlocked by default. Max Spirit and Max Guard must be unlocked with 400 MP and 50 Wooloo Candy. From here, all three Max Moves can be each be leveled up to Level 2 for 600 MP and 100 Wooloo Candy. Level 3 costs 800 MP and 40 Wooloo Candy XL. The amount of Candy and Candy XL required is expected to be higher for certain Dynamax Pokémon. ■ ❖◆❖ Here are some answers to some commonly asked questions: • You can only collect MP from a Power Spot once per day. • Power Spots don't replace current Gyms or PokéStops. They have their own separate locations. • Power Spots locations combine unused POI from Niantic Wayfarer and another database. Niantic has used Foursquare before, so that is a possibility. • Power Spots do not give items like PokéStops or Gyms. • No, you don't spin the Power Spot, the Max Particles just get attracted to your finger. ■