I believe it only applies to catches. I got a lot of XL Candy from catching Magikarp during Magikarp spotlight hour, but not many XL Candy from trading the big Magikarp with a friend and transferring everything afterwards. All of this was done whilst I had a level 2 water type mega active.
I was the op of that thread (unless there was a newer one that I missed), but I dont think anyone investigated it any further. My sample size was small however and as such not a proof of any sort, and some further tests by me indicated that I may have been just lucky. Should be easier to see with the Mega Level 3 Bonus in 2 days though.
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I believe it only applies to catches. I got a lot of XL Candy from catching Magikarp during Magikarp spotlight hour, but not many XL Candy from trading the big Magikarp with a friend and transferring everything afterwards. All of this was done whilst I had a level 2 water type mega active.
I think someone on here did some math and they believe it may effect transferring as well
I was the op of that thread (unless there was a newer one that I missed), but I dont think anyone investigated it any further. My sample size was small however and as such not a proof of any sort, and some further tests by me indicated that I may have been just lucky. Should be easier to see with the Mega Level 3 Bonus in 2 days though.