How to tidy up your bag and Pokémon storage
Getting startedLast checked 2026-10-31
In 3 lines
- Your bag (items) and Pokémon storage have a set number of slots, and you can add 50 slots at a time with PokéCoins in the shop.
- Once they're full, you can't receive new items or Pokémon, so it's a good idea to clear space before an event.
- Transfer Pokémon based on their IVs and how you'll use them, and keep the items you use often, mainly balls and berries.
Adding slots
| Upgrade | Extra slots | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|
| Bag Upgrade | 50 | Shop (PokéCoins) |
| Pokémon Storage Upgrade | 50 | Shop (PokéCoins) |
| Postcard Book upgrade | 50 | Shop (PokéCoins) |
You can earn up to 50 PokéCoins a day for free by defending Gyms (Gyms and PokéCoins).
Sorting your Pokémon
- Keep: high-IV Pokémon, Pokémon you'll use in raids or GO Battle League, shiny and Lucky Pokémon, and Pokémon you're collecting Candy for so you can evolve them.
- Transfer: low-IV duplicates of the same Pokémon. You get 1 Candy for each transfer, and from level 31 you sometimes get Candy XL too.
- Check IVs on the appraisal screen or with the IV calculator.
- For GO Battle League, a Pokémon with few stars can still be useful if its Attack is low and its Defense and HP are high, so check the PvP rankings first (How to pick IVs for PvP).
Sorting your items
- Keep plenty of Poké Balls, Great Balls and Ultra Balls, plus Razz Berries and Pinap Berries.
- You only need lots of Potions if you do raids and Gyms often. If you rarely use them, you can cut back.
- Don't throw away valuable items like evolution items, Star Pieces and Lucky Eggs (Evolution items and the Pokémon that use them).
Checklist
- Free up space in your bag and storage before an event
- Transfer low-IV duplicates
- Keep valuable items
Sources
- Site data: upgrade slot counts are from the item settings in the Game Master (PokeMiners) (Item dex)
Related Pokémon & events
- Pidgey
- Rattata
More in Getting started
- First-week guide for new players (with how GO differs from the main series)Pokémon GO has different stats, IVs, moves and type matchups from the main series, so main-series numbers give wrong answers here.
- Throwing and catch rates (Nice, Great, Excellent, Curveball)Ball, Berry, throw ring, Curveball and medal bonuses multiply together to raise your catch rate, and the smaller the ring when you hit it, the bigger the bonus.
- Types of research (Field Research, Special Research, Timed Research, Breakthrough)Research gives you rewards for finishing tasks, and it splits into Field Research, Special Research, Timed Research and more, depending on where you get it and its time limit.
- Adventure Sync (step tracking) and weekly rewardsWith Adventure Sync on, distance you walk with the game closed also counts, using the records in your phone's health app.
- How to use Party Play and Party PowerParty Play lets up to 4 Trainers at level 20 or higher form a party and adventure together.
- How to use PogoHelp tools (IV calculator, PvP, calendar subscription, My Pokédex)Enter CP, HP and the Power Up Stardust in the IV calculator, and it finds every possible IV combination.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- Trading and Lucky PokémonYou can trade from Trainer level 10 with a friend within 100 m, and the higher your friendship level, the less Stardust it costs.
- Gyms and how to earn PokéCoinsPlace a Pokémon in a gym held by your team and you earn PokéCoins for the time it defends, up to 50 coins a day.
- Exchanging gifts with friends (how to build friendship points)Spinning the Photo Disc at PokéStops and gyms gets you gifts, and you can send one to each friend once a day.
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