Unlike the main games, trainers can evolve Noibat in Pokemon GO by giving it Candy. Noivern isn’t a pseudo-legendary like Dragonite or Salamence, but it has high Special Attack and even higher Speed.

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How to Get Noibat in Pokemon GO

Noivern can’t be found in the wild, so trainers will need to catch Noibat first. Since December 2020, Noibat was released in the wild in GO’s Kalos Celebration Event. Unfortunately, Noibat is a relatively rare Pokemon. Players can make searching easier by hunting for it during windy weather. Noibat has a 40% catch rate with a flee rate of 9%. Use razz berries to lower its chances of fleeing.

If trainers don’t want to look for Noibat in the wild, they can try their luck with 10km Eggs. Walk the desired distance once the 10km Egg has been placed in an Incubator.

Finally, if the player is a high enough level, they can attempt the Level 50 Challenge Research Task. One of the rewards for step 4 is Noibat.

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Evolving Noibat into Noivern

The biggest challenge is going to be evolving Noibat into Noivern. This Pokemon needs 400 Candy to evolve. Alongside Pokemon like Magikarp, Noibat is one of many Pokemon that are expensive to evolve in Pokemon GO. Players may not want to invest this much into Noivern. Despite its moveset, Noivern can have a max CP of 3125.

For those that wish to have Noivern, here are a few ways they can go about evolving their Noibat:

Catch more Noibat in the wild. Use Rare Candy. Participate in Raids during Cloudy/Windy weather.

However, catching Noibat in the wild can feel tedious and be time-consuming because of Noibat’s rarity. If players choose to do Raids, they can get up to 3 Rare Candy from Raid Bosses. The best way to get Candy for Noibat is by hatching the 10km Eggs. It’s not the easiest way out of the three, but it’s the method that gives the most candy at 30 Candy per 10km Egg.

Remember: The total cost for evolving Noibat is 400 Candy. This evolution process is going to be time-consuming no matter which method players choose.

Pokemon GO is available now on mobile devices.

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