Leveling up Pokémon in Minecraft Cobblemon can take a lot of time if you rely only on battles. Just like Rare Candy in classic Pokémon games, EXP Candy lets you instantly boost Pokémon levels with a single use. The problem is that Rare Candy is extremely limited in Cobblemon, making it unreliable for long-term progress.
Luckily, EXP Candy exists and can be fully farmed in survival or even peaceful mode if you set things up correctly. This guide explains how to farm EXP Candy efficiently in Minecraft Cobblemon, including crafting requirements, resource farming methods, and the fastest production setup.
What Is EXP Candy in Cobblemon?
EXP Candy is a Generation 8 feature added to Cobblemon that allows you to level up Pokémon instantly. Unlike Rare Candy, EXP Candy is craftable and comes in multiple tiers, each providing different experience values. Here are the EXP Candy tiers and how much experience they give:
- Extra Small EXP Candy: 100 EXP
- Small EXP Candy: higher than XS
- Medium EXP Candy
- Large EXP Candy
- Extra Large EXP Candy: 30,000 EXP
Extra Large EXP Candy is the most efficient for late-game leveling, but it also requires a large amount of materials.
EXP Candy Crafting Recipe Explained
In Cobblemon version 1.7.1, EXP Candy crafting follows a fixed upgrade path:
- Extra Small EXP Candy is crafted using Sculk Blocks + Honeycomb
- 6 Extra Small candies craft into 1 Small EXP Candy
- 3 of each tier upgrade into the next tier
To put this into perspective:
- 1 Extra Large EXP Candy requires 162 Sculk Blocks and Honeycomb
- This makes farming efficiency extremely important
How to Farm Sculk Blocks Efficiently
Sculk Blocks are the most demanding part of EXP Candy crafting. The best farming method depends on your game mode.
1. Survival Mode with Hostile Mobs Enabled
If hostile mobs are turned on, Enderman Sculk Farms are the fastest option. These farms produce massive amounts of Sculk and are ideal for high-volume EXP Candy production.
2. Peaceful Mode with Friendly Mobs Enabled
If you play in peaceful mode but still allow friendly mobs, the best method is a Squid Sculk Farm. This setup uses renewable squid spawning to generate Sculk continuously.
- AFK for 16 minutes
- Produces around 29 stacks of Sculk Blocks
- Enough for 11 Extra Large EXP Candies
This method works well without combat and is ideal for peaceful servers.
3. Peaceful Mode with No Mobs
If all mobs are disabled:
- Mine naturally generated Sculk in Deep Dark biomes
- This method is effective but not fully renewable
- Pokémon-based Sculk generation is possible, but not reliable yet
Best Way to Farm Honeycomb
Honeycomb is much easier to automate compared to Sculk.
Bee Honeycomb Farms
Honeycomb can be farmed automatically using bees.
- One beehive with three bees produces around 30 honeycomb per hour
- Farms can be expanded easily
- Placing the farm in the Nether allows 24/7 production
No Vanilla Bees Enabled?
If Minecraft bees are disabled, you can replace them with Wild Comb Bees and still use automatic honeycomb farm designs.
To keep farms running:
- Build near your main base
- Or use a chunk loader for constant production
Producing EXP Candy Faster with Campfire Pots
Crafting EXP Candy is done using Campfire Pots, and this step is often overlooked.
Using only one campfire pot is extremely slow:
- Over 5 minutes for one stack of Extra Small EXP Candy
Recommended Setup
- Use multiple campfire pots at once
Campfire pot recipe:
- 5 Copper Ingots
- 1 Glass Block
- 2 Apricorns (any type)
Start by crafting large batches of Extra Small EXP Candy, then upgrade them tier by tier using multiple pots at the same time.
With a proper setup:
- 11 Extra Large EXP Candies can be brewed in about 15 minutes
How Much EXP Do You Actually Get?
From one farming cycle:
- 11 Extra Large EXP Candies
- Total EXP gained: 330,000 EXP
Example results:
- Level 1 Charmander to level 69
- Level 70 Rayquaza to level 84
This makes EXP Candy farming one of the fastest leveling methods in Cobblemon.
EXP Candy crafting setups can also be used to create IV-changing candies for Hyper Training. These require berries, which can be farmed automatically as well. If you already have an EXP Candy production line, expanding into IV training is a natural next step.
EXP Candy farming in Minecraft Cobblemon is completely achievable without combat, Robux, or cheats. By combining efficient Sculk farming, automated honeycomb production, and multiple campfire pots, you can mass-produce EXP Candy and level Pokémon faster than ever.
Whether you play in survival or peaceful mode, setting up this system once will save you countless hours of grinding and make team building far more enjoyable in the long run.