How to get Max Mushroom in Pokemon GO

Max Mushroom in Pokemon GO is an item that can be consumed by players while taking part in Max Battles. It increases the damage of all Fast Moves, Charged Moves, and Max Moves used by the trainer by 2x. It will be available from December 8, 2024, which coincides with the G-Max Lapras Max Battle Day.

Following the announcement, Max Mushroom in Pokemon GO received a negative reception from the community. That notwithstanding, if you wish to get your hands on one, this article explains how.

Note: Some parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer's opinions.

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Ways to get Max Mushroom in Pokemon GO

Max Mushroom (Image via The Pokemon Company)

You can acquire Max Mushroom in Pokemon GO through the following methods:

• Purchase from store
• Get from G-Max Lapras Max Battle Day Timed Research

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Purchase from the in-game store

You can visit the in-game store at any point to purchase Max Mushrooms. Each costs 400 PokeCoins when purchased separately. There is also a bundle of three of these items available for 1,000 PokeCoins, saving you around 16.67%.

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Get from G-Max Lapras Max Battle Day Timed Research

The G-Max Lapras Max Battle Day Ticket in Pokemon GO, available for $5 (or equivalent regional pricing), offers a short Timed Research track. It has only one task — to catch one Pocket Monster — and rewards you with one Max Mushroom and 25,000 XP.

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Should you buy Max Mushroom in Pokemon GO?

We recommend not buying more than one Max Mushroom at once. Try it out or wait for more reports on its usefulness in completing Max Battles before committing your resources to it.

While a 2x damage boost is significant on paper, some Max Battle bosses are too tanky. Therefore, there is speculation as to how much impact using Max Mushroom will have on the result of a battle when trying to low-man these challenges.

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