Is it better to evolve a low CP Pokemon?

In general, you want higher CP Pokémon to evolve over lower CP Pokémon, but just because a Pokémon has a high CP doesn't mean it's actually very good. Since you can't see the underlying stats, you won't know if the numbers are getting goosed because it has one high stat and a bunch of low ones, for instance.

Is it worth powering up a low CP Pokémon?

Yes, keep it and power it up when you are a high level. I have a 100% Wailmer with low CP and I'm not going to evolve it yet: it might be that evolving a wailmer is on the next special research like evolving magikarp was. I'm level 39 so when I do evolve it I will power it up to the limit of my stardust and candy.

Does CP level matter when evolving?

Since CP increases from power ups are also proportional across evolutions, you'll get the same results for the same amount of stardust and candies whether you power up the Pokemon before or after evolving it. Save this answer. Show activity on this post. It should make no difference at all.

Should I transfer low CP 3 star Pokémon?

CP stands for combat power -- the higher the CP, the stronger the Pokémon will be in battle. In general, you want to trade away your low-value Pokémon so you can build up your stronger ones.

Is it worth keeping low IV Pokémon?

Absolutely not - for your defenders and enemy gym attacking team, high IVs are much more important. This is where having a high CP is important - the difference between a maxed out Dragonite with 0% IVs and 100% IVs is 3,141 and 3,581 respectively. Save your super-high IV Pokemon for your A-team.

Why LOW CP Pokémon are BETTER IN GYMS!

Should I evolve high CP or IV?

You can check out our tips for evolving Pokémon in Pokémon Go for more detail, but generally it's advisable to evolve your high-IV Pokémon before you start spending Stardust to Power Up and increase its Level. That's because each time a Pokémon evolves, although its IVs stay the same, its moveset is randomised.

Is CP or IV more important?

A Pokemon's combat power (CP) is an aggregated statistic that gives a rough idea as to how powerful they are. It is based on IV scores and that Pokemon's current level. Generally, a Pokemon with higher CP will perform better in battle than one with a lower stat.

Should I prioritize CP or stars?

Prioritise Appraisal (Stars), then Combat Power (CP)

With the new Appraisal system it's easier to determine which Pokemon will be best. 3-Star Pokemon have higher base stats, and therefore a higher (maximum) CP. You can search your Pokemon using the terms 0* , 1* , 2* , 3* or 4* to filter Pokemon by their appraisal.

What's the lowest CP a Pokémon can be?

10 CP is the lowest for many, but others are 11, 12, 13, etc.

Should I evolve based on stars or CP?

It doesn't really matter what you do first as in the end it will cost the same amount of stardust and candy to power up and evolve. Sometimes I max out a pokemon before evolving them, because I'm curious to see what its max cp is at all stages.

Should I evolve first or power up first?

Should you evolve first or power up first? Evolve first, power up second. It's tempting to power up first, because instant gratification is instant, but it'll cost you less Stardust in the long run to evolve and the strategically power up only your best or favorite Pokémon.

Is it better to purify or evolve first?

Purifying gives the Pokémon a significant increase in Combat Power and it will cost less candies to evolve. Make sure you Purify a Pokémon BEFORE you evolve it so you can use less candies.

Does Pokémon CP scale with level?

As with levels 1 to 40, the CP cap of Pokémon will increase in line with your level. However, to level your Pokémon past level 40, you need to use a new resource type - XL Candy.

Should you level up CP 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.

Should you purify Shadow Pokemon?

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.

What is the easiest Pokémon to max CP?

Is there a 5000 CP Pokémon?

1. Slaking – 5,010 CP. Pokemon Fandom Slaking is the surprising champion when it comes to CP.

When should I power up a Pokémon?

Don't bother powering up your Pokemon until you reach Trainer Level 20 at the very least. That's the point when it starts getting much harder to level up your trainer. (You need 25,000 XP to go from level 19 to 20, but 50,000 XP to get to level 21 and 75,000 XP for level 22.)

Does 3 star Pokémon matter?

If your Pokémon has three stars and a red stamp, it means that it has 100% perfect IVs. If it has three star with an orange stamp, it has around 80-99% perfect IVs. Two stars means 66-80% IVs and one star means 50-65% IVs.

How common are 4 star Pokémon?

Perfect IV odds in the wild? There's a one in 4,096 chance, or 0.0244% portability, of finding perfect IVs from a wild catch. There is also a Weather Boosted wild catch though, which gives you a significant odds boost.

Do Lucky Pokemon have better CP?

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.

Should I keep 2 star Pokémon in Pokémon Go?

A lot of your shiny Pokemon won't be 3-stars. So if you want to hang on to a shiny, don't delete them. Some are rare, and your best stuff might be 2-stars. For instance, if you only did 2 Palkia raids, and both were 2-stars, you probably don't want to delete them.

Can you improve your Pokémon appraisal?

Please note that Evolving or Powering Up a Pokémon will not improve its appraisal, however Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will improve its appraisal.