# Gaining XP Leveling up your Pokémon will increase its stats and in some cases cause your Pokémon to evolve, and to do this you need to gain XP.\ \ There are currently two ways to gain XP in Pokébest, chatting or by using the bot.\ \ When in a Discord server with our Pokébest bot, simply chatting with someone in a channel will gradually gain XP for your currently selected Pokémon. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://pokebestbot.gitbook.io/pokebest-bot/getting-started/gaining-xp.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.