Pokémon GO | Hyper Training Task Guide (2026) : Silver & Gold Bottle Caps Best Use

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What Is Hyper Training?

How Hyper Training Works

Category	Details
Requirements	Silver Bottle Cap Can increase one selected stat only
	Gold Bottle Cap Can increase all stats
	A Pokémon that is at least Good Buddy level
Overview	Completing Hyper Training tasks increases a Pokémon’s IVs.
Overview	Each completed training stage raises the selected IV by 1 point, and tasks become more difficult as the IV increases.
Restrictions	Shadow Pokémon cannot undergo Hyper Training.

Hyper Training is a system that allows players to improve a Pokémon’s IVs by using a Silver Bottle Cap or Gold Bottle Cap on a Pokémon that has reached at least the Good Buddy level.

Once Hyper Training begins, players receive a special training research that lasts for up to 365 days. Completing the assigned tasks increases the selected IVs.

Note
Shadow Pokémon are not eligible for Hyper Training.
Pokémon that have undergone Hyper Training cannot be transferred to Pokémon HOME.
However, they can still be transferred to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!.

Silver, Gold Bottle Caps

In the main series Pokémon games, Bottle Caps are items that allow players to improve a Pokémon’s Individual Values (IVs).

For many years, Pokémon GO did not allow IV adjustment. However, with the introduction of Silver and Gold Bottle Caps, players can now improve IVs through Hyper Training.

Bottle Cap	Effect
Silver Bottle Cap	Increases one selected stat
Gold Bottle Cap	Increases all stats

Players can choose which stats—Attack, Defense, or HP—to increase.

Because Silver Bottle Caps only improve one stat, they are most efficient when used on Pokémon that are already close to perfect, such as Pokémon with IV spreads like 15/15/12 or 15/14/15.

Silver and Gold Bottle Caps are available only during select events, usually through paid tickets, and they have an expiration date.

When a Bottle Cap expires, it is automatically removed from the inventory and replaced with 50,000 Stardust.

Hyper Training Tasks

Attack

Training	Task
Attack Training 1	Battle a Gym with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 2	Battle a Team GO Rocket member with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 3	Battle in a raid with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 4	Win 2 Gym battles with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 5	Defeat 2 Team GO Rocket members with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 6	Win 5 raids with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 7	Win 20 Gym battles with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 8	Win 10 raids with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 9	Defeat 15 Team GO Rocket members with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 10	Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader 2 times with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 11	Win 20 raids with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 12	Win 40 Gym battles with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 13	Defeat 40 Team GO Rocket members with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 14	Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader 5 times with your trainee in your battle party
Attack Training 15	Win 40 raids with your trainee in your battle party

Defense

Stage	Task
Defense Training 1	Take a snapshot of your trainee
Defense Training 2	Play with your trainee as your buddy
Defense Training 3	Power up a Pokémon that shares a type with your trainee
Defense Training 4	Catch 15 different species of Pokémon with your trainee as your buddy
Defense Training 5	Catch 30 Pokémon with your trainee as your buddy
Defense Training 6	Take a snapshot of your trainee on 7 different days
Defense Training 7	Play with your trainee as your buddy on 7 different days
Defense Training 8	Power up a Pokémon that shares a type with your trainee 15 times
Defense Training 9	Catch 45 different species of Pokémon with your trainee as your buddy
Defense Training 10	Catch 150 Pokémon with your trainee as your buddy
Defense Training 11	Take a snapshot of your trainee on 15 different days
Defense Training 12	Play with your trainee as your buddy on 15 different days
Defense Training 13	Power up a Pokémon that shares a type with your trainee 30 times
Defense Training 14	Catch 60 different species of Pokémon with your trainee as your buddy
Defense Training 15	Catch 1,500 Pokémon with your trainee as your buddy

HP

Stage	Task
HP Training 1	Spin a PokéStop or Gym with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 2	Earn a Candy exploring with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 3	Complete a Field Research task with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 4	Hatch an Egg with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 5	Explore 1 km with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 6	Spin 40 PokéStops or Gyms with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 7	Earn 3 Candies exploring with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 8	Complete 30 Field Research tasks with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 9	Hatch 15 Eggs with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 10	Earn 4 Candies exploring with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 11	Spin 75 PokéStops or Gyms with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 12	Earn 5 Candies exploring with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 13	Complete 45 Field Research tasks with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 14	Hatch 30 Eggs with your trainee as your buddy
HP Training 15	Explore 75 km with your trainee as your buddy OR earn 10 Candies exploring with your trainee as your buddy