11/29/2017
During the Global Catch Challenge event I gained 2,030,320 XP from Pidgeyvolving alone! I didn’t calculate my entire XP earned but it’s safe to say that number was well over 3,000,000.
To put things into perspective, 2,000,000 is the XP needed for the first 30 levels! It’s also the amount needed to go from Level 37 to Level 38. As I was already well into Level 37 at the beginning of the event, the accumulated XP was enough to launch me 1/3 of the way to Level 39.
Save those lucky eggs for Double XP events. In the mean time, catch every nuisance Pokémon. This way you won’t have to worry about having enough candy. Even by doing this I still found myself low on Hoothoot and Spinarak candy.
Also, increase your Pokémon storage several times over. Within thirty minutes one is capable of evolving 70+ Pokémon. If you have 140+ empty spaces in your storage you’ll be able to Pidgeyvolve twice before you have to go back to the grind. I had around 190 empty spaces and still maxed out my storage on two occasions.