How to Get Revives in Pokémon GO: Gameplay Tips and Tricks

Easily find, earn, or buy revives and max revives in Pokémon GO

Co-authored by Ethan Dobbs and Kyle Smith

Last Updated: February 8, 2025

Trying to obtain more revives in Pokémon GO? There are several easy ways to get more! You can check the daily free box, spin PokéStops and gyms, and open gifts for a chance to get revives. Complete field research tasks, level up, and participate in successful raids to earn more revives. This wikiHow guide will show you how to get revives in Pokémon GO.

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The daily free box, PokéStops, gyms, and opening gifts have a chance of granting you revives.^{[1]
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Completing field research tasks and raids also have a chance of rewarding you with revives.^{[2]
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Leveling up from levels 5 to 40 is a guaranteed way to earn revives and max revives.^{[3]
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You can also purchase max revives from the shop.

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Check the daily free box.

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Open your daily free box. It has a chance of containing revives. You can open the daily free box in the shop.
- Note that revives will restore a Pokémon to half HP, while max revives restore full HP.
- You can also get more Poké Balls from the daily free box!

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Spin PokéStops and gyms.

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Tap PokéStop and gym photo discs to get items. Both of these have a chance to drop revives.^{[4]
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- Photo discs will turn purple after you spin them, indicating that they are on cooldown. They'll turn blue when they're ready to be spun again.
- Visiting gyms that are controlled by your team or that you've earned the badge for will reward you with additional bonus items.

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Open gifts from friends.

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You can potentially get revives when opening gifts. You will find new gifts in the Friends tab of the profile menu.^{[6]
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- You can change your username if you want your friends and other trainers to see you by a different name.

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Complete field research tasks.

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Some research field tasks will reward you with revives. The item is listed next to the task in the field research task page. You can get new tasks by spinning PokéStops.^{[7]
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Participate in raid battles.

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Joining and completing nearby raids will reward you with items. You can earn revives and other supplies by successfully finishing a raid.^{[9]
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- Make sure to change up your team as needed to bring your most powerful Pokémon to the raid!

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Level up your player.

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You'll get revives for each level between 5 and 29. Then you'll earn max revives from levels 30 to 40.^{[10]
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- Capturing a Pokémon.
- Getting a new Pokédex entry.
- Evolving a Pokémon.
- Hatching an egg.
- Interacting with a PokéStop.

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Purchase revives in the shop.

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While there aren't revives in the shop, you can buy max revives if you need more! You can get PokéCoins by using real money to make an in-app purchase.