Can you transfer purified Pokémon to Switch?

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 there any point in keeping purified Pokémon?

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.

Can you reverse purification in Pokémon GO?

Deciding whether to purify them is a big deal because once you do it cannot be reversed.

Is it better to evolve a purified Pokemon 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.

Can you trade Pokémon that have been purified?

Purified Pokemon can be traded, though they are limited at once per day because they are considered Special Trades in Pokemon GO.

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Is it worth it to purify Pokémon?

Purified Pokémon are cheaper to power up in terms of Stardust and Candy. They also lose the Frustration move and have it replaced with Return. Return is not a very good charged move, but it can easily be replaced with a normal Charged TM. Remember, Frustration requires a special event to remove.

Can 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.

Can purified Pokémon become perfect?

The Purified Pokemon will receive a boost to its stats, making for a potential Perfect Stat Pokemon.

Is shadow or purified better?

Furthermore, they get +2 IV points for each stat upon purification. To compensate, they lose the 20% to extra damage they had as shadows but also lose the +20% to damage received. WHICH SHOULD YOU PICK?: In raids, shadows are always the better option as explained above.

Should you purify Shadow 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 Pokémon cost 1000 to purify?

The following Pokemon require 1,000 Stardust and 1 Candy to be purified: Magikarp (requires -40 Candy instead of 400 to evolve if purified) Rattata (requires -3 Candy instead of 25 to evolve if purified) Zubat (requires -5 Candy instead of 50 to evolve if purified)

Why are Shadow Pokémon better?

Shadow Pokémon have a 20% boost to their Attack stats in both PvP and PvE (Raids and Gym battles) at the cost of a 20% decrease to their Defense stats. In PvE, this results in Shadow Pokémon being much stronger than their normal versions, since the huge increase in damage outweighs the lower bulk.

When should you not purify Pokémon?

Yes, you shouldn't purify your Shadow Pokemon. Even though purifying Shadow Pokemon buffs stats, they aren't as good as their Shadow counterparts. Shadow Pokemon, although they have weaker defense, have very high attack. This makes them a strong opponent in PVP, being able to destroy their opponent quickly and easily.

Does a Pokémon gain IV when purified?

Pokémon Go Purified Pokémon benefits

The Purified Pokémon will learn Return - a 3 bar Normal type move, which is great for Normal type Pokémon. IVs will be increased by 2 in every stat - Attack, Defence, HP. Finally, a Purified Pokemon's level will increase - the cap on this increase is level 25.

Can I transfer Shadow Pokemon?

Some Pokémon cannot be sent to Pokémon HOME, and thus cannot be selected on the GO Transporter screen. Such Pokémon include Spinda, favorited Pokémon, Buddy Pokémon, Pokémon defending Gyms, costumed Pokémon, Shadow Pokémon, and Mega-Evolved Pokémon.

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.

Can purified Pokémon learn new moves?

There are plenty of points in favor of purifying. First and foremost, you can purify a Pokémon anytime. It also costs significantly less Candy and Stardust for a Purified Pokémon to power up, evolve, or learn a new attack than a Shadow Pokémon.

How strong will my Pokémon be after purifying?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon adds two to each of your IVs (to a maximum of 15) and improves your Pokémon's level to 25. So, adding this information to your Pokémon's current stats will give you its new CP.

Should I purify shadow Shinies?

Why would you purify? The most obvious reason to purify is get yourself a 100% IV Shiny Pokemon. Even nearly four years after Pokemon Go released, this is something many trainers are still searching for. While this is good for your collection and bragging rights, the reason behind is purely aesthetic.

How rare is a shadow shiny?

In Pokemon Colosseum, there is a 1/8192 chance that a Shadow Pokemon will be Shiny, but given that some of the relevant numbers are re-rolled after snagging, there is only a 1/8192 chance from there that it'll remain Shiny.

Is it better to evolve a shiny?

Oh yes, you should evolve it, it will give rise to the shiny version of the evolved pokemon. So, if you don't have any other problem about evolution, you can surely evolve it.

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.

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!

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.