Is it better to evolve Pokémon late?

Evolved Pokémon often learn particular moves at later levels than unevolved Pokémon, or they might learn different moves altogether. Although evolved Pokémon's moves are generally more powerful, some Trainers may want to wait to evolve their Pokémon until it learns a certain favorite move.

Does it matter if you evolve a Pokémon late?

There are no negative effects holding back evolution, apart from the possibility some moves may take longer to learn.

When should I delay my Pokemon evolution?

The only reason you would want to stop your Pokémon from evolving is if it learns a move that its evolution doesn't learn (for example, Growlithe learns Flare Blitz but Arcanine doesn't, so you may not want to use a Fire Stone on it right when you acquire one).

When should you evolve a Pokémon?

You'll want to evolve Pokemon before you power them up, to make sure they've got attacks that do the most damage. Once a Pokemon evolves, they'll get a new randomly generated set of moves.

Should I evolve Pokémon early or later?

Evolved Pokémon often learn particular moves at later levels than unevolved Pokémon, or they might learn different moves altogether. Although evolved Pokémon's moves are generally more powerful, some Trainers may want to wait to evolve their Pokémon until it learns a certain favorite move.

Pokémon that get WORSE when they Evolve

Is it cheaper to level up Pokémon before evolving?

Additional Information About Pokémon Evolution

Power Up costs don't change when you evolve a Pokémon: as stated in the summary, percentage trained stays the same; it will cost you the same amount of Stardust and Candy to fully Power Up your Charmander before or after evolving it into Charmeleon and Charizard.

Is there a downside to not evolving Pokemon?

Unevolved Pokémon Are Always Trying To Catch Up

While trainers are free to pass on the option to evolve their Pokémon, doing so comes with its own set of challenges. Unevolved Pokémon have to train twice as hard just to keep up with evolved Pokémon, as their stats gain fewer boosts when they level.

Should I give my Pokémon candy before evolving?

Until you have enough Candy, you won't be able to evolve your Pokémon. You can view the amount of Candy needed to evolve your Pokémon in the Pokémon's summary.

Does delaying evolution affect stats?

No. Upon evolution, a Pokemon's stats are recalculated, based on the updated base stats, evs etc. There are no negative effects holding back evolution, apart from the possibility some moves may take longer to learn.

Is Rare Candy better than training?

Pokémon who evolve at a certain Level will do so normally if a Rare Candy was used to reach that Level. Rare Candies provide no Stat Exp; Pokémon who are raised using this item will therefore tend to be weaker than those who are trained in battle. If you've used Rare Candies on some of your Pokémon, don't worry.

Is it better to evolve Eevee early or later?

If you evolve Eevee fast, they'll learn better moves quicker. For example, if Jolteon learns a specific electric move at level 30 and you evolve Eevee at level 35, they've missed it. If you plan to load your Eeveelution up with moves specific to their type, then it might be a good idea to evolve as quick as you can.

Are there any benefits to not evolving your Pokémon?

One of the main advantages to not evolving Pokémon (for any game) is that unevolved Pokémon learn moves faster. Once they evolve, Pokémon learn more slowly. It mimics real life.

Which Pokémon are best to not evolve?

Who needs 400 candies to evolve?

Swablu is a Flying-type Pokemon that evolves into Altaria (Dragon and Flying-type) after the little bird is stuffed with a massive amount of Candy — 400!

Which Pokémon need lowest candy to evolve?

The best pokémon for this are Weedles, Caterpies, and Pidgeys, as they're all common and take only 12 candies to evolve, but Rattatas, Evees, and Oddish are also good (25 candies for evolution), and you'll probably have enough Zubats (50 candies to evolve) to at least get one or two Golbats on the way.

Can you evolve using Rare Candy?

If a Rare Candy is used on a level 100 Pokémon that evolves by leveling up and currently meets its evolution requirements, it will evolve (without gaining a level). This applies to all Pokémon that evolve by leveling up, not just Pokémon that evolve at or above a certain level.

Do any Pokémon get worse when they evolve?

Nincada is one of those extremely rare Pokémon whose total stats decrease during evolution. The Pokémon may evolve into two different forms: Ninjask or Shedinja.

Is Everstone worth using?

The Everstone is not only used for preventing a Pokemon from evolving, it is also a vital item used in breeding. If the parent Pokemon is holding the Everstone during breeding, it has a 50% chance of passing down its nature to the baby Pokemon.

Should I 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 highest CP Pokémon in Pokémon GO?

Do Pokémon level up faster if Unevolved?

In PRO, unevolved Pokemon require less EXP to level up. Raising unevolved Pokemon is thus much faster than raising evolved Pokemon, since the EXP curve is more steep as well. The caveat is that if you accidentally forget to evolve your Pokemon, they will not be able to evolve.

Can you Unevolve a Pokémon?

Can you un-evolve a pokemon? Can you bring it back to it's first stage? No. You can prevent it from evolving by pressing cancel when its evolving or making it hold an everstone.

What is the hardest Eevee to evolve?

Sylveon is by far the hardest, but the rest can be replicated without too much trouble.

Should I keep my shiny Eevee or evolve it?

Keep An Eevee

Although it's not very powerful, the shiny version of Eevee looks great! We highly recommend saving one shiny to keep as an Eevee for showing off in Gyms. Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.