Can I transfer a purified Pokémon?

Purified Pokemon can not be transferred to either Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu or Pokemon Let's Go Eevee. Purifying a fainted Shadow Pokemon will restore it to full health.

Is it worth keeping purified Pokémon?

Purified Pokemon will have better Appraisal and receive 2 points towards all their IVs. This can potentially bring a 2-star Shadow Pokemon to a 3-star if it's purified. Purified Pokemon will receive a significant boost in Combat Power (CP).

Can you reverse purification in Pokemon go?

The Kanto birds have been previously available through Giovanni, so they aren't exclusive to those who bought tickets. Deciding whether to purify them is a big deal because once you do it cannot be reversed.

Is it better to evolve a purified Pokémon or normal?

Purified Pokémon cost less candy to evolve and less dust to power up. They also know Return, a normal-type attack. While Return is OK on a normal-type Pokémon, it's not super great on anything else and can be replaced. Purified Pokémon also get IV boosts when powered up.

Is it okay to transfer Shadow Pokémon?

Shadow Pokémon cannot be traded.

5 Pokémon You SHOULD PURIFY!

Is it better to purify Pokemon or keep them Shadow?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will improve their appraisal and reduce the amount of Stardust and Candy required for them to Power Up, Evolve, or learn a new attack. When Purified, a Shadow Pokémon will forget Frustration and learn Return, a Charged Attack that's exclusive to Purified Pokémon.

Should I purify a 3 star Shadow Pokémon?

When is purifying a Shadow Pokemon worth it? Many players often reiterate the line that purifying a Pokemon isn't worth it in almost any situation, but there are certainly situations where a purified Pokemon is more useful, even if it loses the 20% damage buff that comes with being a Shadow Pokemon.

Can you have a lucky purified Pokémon?

When you purify a Pokemon, it becomes cheaper to power up, both with candy and stardust. There's also a reduced cost when it comes to evolving a purified Pokemon as well. This stacks with the Lucky effect, so a Lucky Purified Pokemon gets both the reduced candy costs AND a massively discounted stardust cost.

Will purified Pokémon keep return when evolved?

Return is retained by Purified Pokémon if evolved. Unlike Frustration, a Charged TM can be used to change it, and it would be overridden by event exclusive moves if applicable after evolution (even if a second charged attack is unlocked).

Do purified Pokémon become shiny?

Purified Pokemon have a boosted friendship to the purifier, by 70 points, and in XD they have special moves they otherwise cannot get. They can only be shiny in Colosseum. In Go, they also have higher CP and lower cost to level up and evolve, and know Return.

Should I purify a Legendary Pokemon?

The ultimate decision to purify any Shadow Pokemon is up to the trainer. However, a powerful Legendary Pokemon like Mewtwo simply doesn't need purification if it's caught in Shadow Form with good IV stats.

What is the strongest Shadow Pokémon?

1 Shadow Mewtwo

Undoubtedly, Shadow Mewtwo is the single best Shadow Pokemon to use in Raids as it has the strongest Attack stat (300), and that's after Niantic nerfed it. But, more than that, Shadow Mewtwo can learn almost any move of any type-specific move, from Thunderbolt to Hyper Beam.

Is there a reason not to purify Pokémon?

Shadows have higher attack than normal/purified so even if it has lower stat attack power it can blast as hard as the same lvl higher (check %) attack stat one thus can be squeezed in pvp case as higher than normal attack power in lower rank battles. Yes, you shouldn't purify your Shadow Pokemon.

Are lucky or purified Pokémon better?

Obtaining Lucky Pokémon

The Stardust cost for powering it up will be reduced by 50%, which means they can reach a higher CP much faster than other Pokémon. This cost reduction stacks with that of being Purified, making a Lucky Purified Pokémon far cheaper to upgrade.

Are Lucky Pokemon stronger?

One of the many benefits to trading Pokémon with friends is that you have a chance at receiving a Lucky Pokémon. Lucky Pokémon are more likely to be strong opponents in battle, require less Stardust to power up, and appear with a shimmery effect in the Pokédex and on the Pokémon's Summary page.

Can you mega evolve a purified Pokémon?

You can mega evolve purified Pokémon, but they won't have a swirly white aura when mega evolved. You cannot use a mega evolved Pokémon to defend a gym. Mega Pokémon can't be used in the GO Battle League (but this may change in the future)

Can purified Pokémon be 100%?

As we mentioned above, Purified Pokémon get a +2 increase in each IV value. As a result, a Shadow Pokémon with 13 / 13 / 13 IVs is guaranteed to become a 100% Purified Pokémon.

Is CP or stars more important?

CP is the number at the top of your Pokemon's listing – that's where you see the simultaneously most and least important part of your Pokemon's worth. The CP runs hand-in-hand with the star rating.

Can you purify a Pokémon to make it perfect?

The IV increase means a Shadow Pokemon with IVs of 13 (13 attack, defense and stamina) are guaranteed to become perfect (100% IV) when purified.

Is it better to evolve or power up first?

Pokemon GO: Why evolving first is preferred

In the long run, it costs less Stardust to evolve and then strategically power up Pokemon that are used in battles often. At times, players will power up a Pokemon significantly only to evolve them and find that they're not used all that often.

Is it better to power up Pokémon before Evolving?

It doesn't really matter unless you care about PVP. Cp is determined by base stats of a pokemon, the pokémon's level, and its ivs. Because evolving a pokemon only changes the base stats not the level or ivs, it doesn't matter if you power up a pokemon before evolving or after the cp it gets to won't change.

Is Shadow Charizard any good?

While a relatively high ATK stat offers good offensive capabilities, a lack of bulk combined with a risky typing and a double weakness makes Charizard difficult to use.

Should you purify a shiny Shadow Pokémon?

Yes keep your shadow Pokemon unpurified. Shadow Pokemon works as angry Pokemon and will deal damage more faster then Normal or Purified Pokemon. The attack power of a Shadow Pokemon is boosted by 1.2x or 20%, making its fast attack hit significantly harder. So it's better to keep them unpurified.

Can you mega evolve Shadow Pokémon?

Shadow Pokémon cannot undergo a Mega Evolution. Clone Pokémon cannot undergo a Mega Evolution. Mega Evolutions will be listed in your Pokédex under the 'Mega Pokédex'. So that's another thing to collect!