Candies are the main Element in Candy Crush Soda Saga. There are regular candies, which come in 7 different colours, and have the same effect. There are special candies, which are created by forming special configurations, and other special candies that appear on later levels but cannot be created. Each one has its effect.
There are two main types of candies:
- Regular candies - cyan, orange, yellow, green, red, purple, blue, and black.
- Special candies - created by forming special combinations. Each has its own unique effect.
(Only in Soda and Bubble Levels):
- Bottles - cyan, orange yellow, green, red, purple, blue.
In such levels, regular and special candies can form matching combinations together with bottles. Each of the original 7 regular candies is linked to a specific type of bottle with matching color and resembles the shape of the corresponding candy. When forming matching combinations, bottles behave as regular candies.
Regular Candies[]
These are the regular candies. Match at least three of them (or two candies with one bottle / one candy with two bottles of the same colour) in a row to destroy candies, and earn some points.
Until the 26th episode (Magic Mirror) was released, there were seven different colours and shapes of regular candies:
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| Red | Orange | Yellow | Green | Cyan | Blue | Purple |
| Sausage | Cabochon | Teardrop | Pillow | Diamond | Planet | Flower |
Black Candy[]
Upon the release of Magic Mirror, 
(Purple Jelly/Violet/Dark Purple/Black) was introduced. It has no effect when matching three. However, it has powerful special properties when matched into specials, usually equivalent to combining two special candies of the same kind.
See here for more information.
TOTAL APPEARANCES:
| First Level | Last Level | # |
|---|---|---|
| 361 | 1615 | 93 |
Special Candies[]
These are the candies that are created by forming special combinations. Each has its effect, which can help a player pass a level.
| Image | Name | Effect | Formation |
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Candy Fish | It helps you accomplish the level goal faster by destroying one tile part of the goal.
(Note that they sometimes target blockers first, if any.) |
2x2 square. Can contain an extra Candy/Bottle. |
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Striped Candy | Clears an entire row/column, depending on how it was matched. | 4 candies/bottles of the same color in a row/column |
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Wrapped Candy | Clears the surrounding eight tiles, activates twice. | 5 candies/bottles of the same color in T, L, or (only cascading) + shape |
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Color Bomb | Destroys all regular candies or bottles of the same color. | 5 candies/bottles of the same color in a row/column |
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Coloring Candy | Transforms all candies/bottles of the color you matched it with to its color. | 6 or 7 candies/bottles in a T shape |
Combinations[]
Special candies can be combined to produce special amplified effects.
| Candy A | Candy B | Effects | |
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Striped Candy | Striped Candy | Activates a Striped Candy in the direction of the swipe, and a perpendicular Striped Candy on the position at the end of the swipe (even if the directions on the candies are the same). |
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Striped Candy | Wrapped Candy | Becomes a "giant striped candy" and clears 3 rows and 3 columns in a cross formation centred at the end of the swipe. |
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Candy Fish | Striped Candy | Create a striped fish and activates them, depending on their directions. |
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Candy Fish | Wrapped Candy | Create a wrapped fish and explode in a 3x3 blast, but only once. |
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Candy Fish | Candy Fish | Create 3 fishs. |
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Wrapped Candy | Wrapped Candy | Explodes in a 5x5 blast. |
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Wrapped Candy | Colour Bomb | Every candy of swapped wrapped candy's colour into a wrapped candy and activates all of them. |
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Striped Candy | Colour Bomb | Every candy of swapped striped candy's colour into a striped candy and activates all of them. |
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Colour Bomb | Colour Bomb | Clears the entire board of candies. Affects every blocker one-layer. |
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Coloring Candy | Candy Fish | Turn the Regular Candies into fish the color of the coloring candy, and change candies the color of the fish that was mixed into the fish the color of the Coloring Candy |
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Coloring Candy | Striped Candy | Regular Candies into a mixture of horizontal and vertical striped candies that will be activated right away. |
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Coloring Candy | Wrapped Candy | Regular Candies into wrapped candies that will be activated right away. |
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Coloring Candy | Colour Bomb | Clear the entire board of candies, clear every blocker (except multi-layered Honey Blocks or tangled Bubble Gums). This is a stronger version of the Color Bomb + Color Bomb combo. |
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Coloring Candy | Coloring Candy | All regular and special (striped, wrapped, fish and bottle) candies on the board will change their color to match the color of the selected coloring candy. This will create multiple special candy combinations and a massive cascade. |
Trivia[]
- New levels in the game only have 4-5 colours, and rarely 6, 7, or 8 different colours. However, some older levels have not had their colour count nerfed, and may still have 6, 7, or 8 colours.
- The candies can be seen on Candy Town Overworld.
- Purple Jelly is also seen in Candy Crush Jelly Saga.
- In the old version at the start of the game, there were seven different candy colors, one more than the original Candy Crush Saga. Later, another color was added, leading people to wonder if there would be a 7th candy color added to the original Candy Crush, or even another to the game.
- Every candy has a unique animation.
- After April 16, 2018, the fall speed of candies is faster.
- Sometimes the candy colors aren't divided by the order of the precedence due to redesigning.
- Candy colors can be added onto the board during Soda Crush if cascades go on for a long time. This is used to prevent excessively long cascades.
- This feature also works in Candy Crush Saga, Candy Crush Jelly Saga and Candy Crush Friends Saga.
- A cyan candy is used as the logo of the Candy Crush Soda Wiki Fandom website.
- After May 2024, candies can now be switched with empty squares in this game.
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