Pokemon GO: increase competition points (WP) - how it works

The higher the competition points (WP) of your Pokemon at Pokemon Go, the longer the Pokemon persists in the fight in the arena. You can increase the competition points in different ways. We show you all the options in this overview.

Increase competition points (WP) at Pokemon Go

• Power Up: The easiest way to increase the WP with a Power Up. You need a lot of stardust and candy for this. We have summarized how you can get more stardust at Pokemon Go in a separate article.
• Further development: If you have a lot of candies, you can further develop the Pokemon. This further development always has more WP than the previous Pokemon.
• Trainer level: The higher your trainer level, the higher the Pokemon WP in your area. With these quick leveling tricks you can quickly catch strong Pokemon.