Is there any reason to feed a berry to a Pokémon in the new gym system?
Since the latest gym update in Pokémon GO, you are encouraged (by repeated messages) to feed berries to your Pokémon. However, since the amount of Pokécoins is capped at 50, equalling about 8 hours, why would you want to do that?
Every Pokémon will stay in the gym until it is kicked out. Berry or no berry.
If a gym is attacked, it is usually lost. I am only a level 30 player, but can clear out any gym alone. Berries might delay that if fed during the attack, but in practice I've never seen that happen.
After 8 hours, you want your Pokémon to return to you, not stay.
So, why would I feed a berry?
Best Answer
Feeding berries is not about maxing the amount of coins you gain from gyms. You don't get coins for catching Pokémon either, but people still do it because they consider it a fun part of the game.
Some people take it as a point of pride to hold gyms for their team. I love the feeling of taking all the gyms in an area from a rival team. Even in locations where I know they'll take them back before I get home, it's satisfying to know I've made them work for it. For this same reason, I'll feed berries to gyms that I don't even have any Pokémon in. They're my team; I have to help them out!
Another good reason to keep your Pokémon in a gym for a long time is to level up your gym badge. You get something like a point for every minute your Pokémon defends, which is really your only hope of getting a high level badge. You get an extra item for every level of badge you get, so if it's a gym you walk past a lot, it can be a nice benefit. Keeping the gym under the control of your team nets you another item, so that's another reason to help your team out.
Lastly, although a fully motivated gym is unlikely to stop a determined attacker, it will prevent attacks of opportunity. If I happen to be walking past a rival gym, and it's full of high level, fully motivated Pokémon, I'll usually keep on walking. However, if they're all low CP and will get knocked out with one battle, I'll definitely stop and clear it out. So assuming you care about holding gyms in general, it's definitely worth feeding berries when you can.
Personally, even if these reasons were not particularly compelling for me, I'm going to end up trashing the berries anyway to make room for other items. I figure I may as well put them to use instead.
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Should I feed berries to Pokémon in Gyms?
If a Pok\xe9mon loses all motivation, it will leave the Gym and return to its Trainer the next time it loses a battle, so you'll want to keep your team's Pok\xe9mon motivated by giving them Berries frequently!What does giving berries to Pokémon do?
Berries can be used in Pokemon GO gyms to feed Pok\xe9mon belonging to the same team as the trainer. When a Pok\xe9mon is fed with a berry, its motivation will increase. However, the increase in motivation will be lower after each berry fed to that Pok\xe9mon.What are the chances of getting a candy from feeding a Pokémon in a Gym?
The current results are 0.65% chance, trainers received 66 candies while feeding 10151 times.HOW TO USE BERRIES THE RIGHT WAY in Pokémon GO! The Ultimate Berries Guide!
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