Is purifying Pokémon worth it?

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).

Is it better to have shadow or purified Pokémon?

Purified Pokemon lose the 20% damage bonus made available to Shadows. Though this is less painful for certain Pokemon, others do benefit highly from remaining as a Shadow. The 2 IV increase is often dwarfed by the Shadow damage boost. There are exceptions, but the boost is largely preferred.

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.

What are the perks of purified Pokémon?

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.

Are purified Pokémon cheaper?

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.

Watch This Before You Purify Shadow Pokemon In Pokemon Go!

When should you not purify Pokemon?

If you're attempting to complete research, attain a goal, or some other third oddity in the game, by all means, Purify all your Pokemon. But if you're seeking the most rare Pokemon in Pokemon GO, or you like Pokemon that WIN in Raids, keep your Shadows!

Should I keep return on purified Pokemon?

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 a purified Pokémon be perfect?

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

What Shadow Pokémon should I keep?

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.

Do purified Pokémon have higher CP?

Should you max out 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.

Why should I not purify 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 purified Pokémon become lucky?

Still, when you purify the Shadow Pokemon in Go, it can become Lucky.

Should I keep Frustration Pokémon go?

If you're hoping to teach your Shadow Pokémon an exclusive attack that's only offered during Community Day, you'll want to TM away Frustration before you evolve that Pokémon. Otherwise, you risk wasting an Elite Charged TM teaching that evolved Pokémon the special attack.

Can you mega evolve Shadow Pokémon?

You cannot mega evolve shadow or clone 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)

How much does purifying increase appraisal?

The first step of purifying a shadow Pokémon that has been caught is to appraise them. This will show the player the Pokémon's IV stats, which will increase by two points to each stat.

What Pokemon are worth keeping?

Dragon-types are widely considered the best and most viable Pokemon, at least generally speaking. Of course, the only type they're good against is other Dragon-types, but with the sheer number of Dragon-type Legendaries, that's more than enough for them to be useful.

How rare is a perfect Shadow Pokémon?

Shadow Pokemon are clearly an excellent opportunity to get high IV options, and if you're really lucky the coveted perfect IVs. A quick calculation shows there is a one in 125 chance of, essentially, nabbing yourself a 100% IV when catching a Shadow species.

Can I evolve a Shadow Pokémon?

Let's clear this up: You cannot evolve Shadow Pokémon to know an exclusive Charged Move unless you use a Charged TM to remove Frustration. You cannot evolve a Shadow Pokémon with an unlocked second Charged Move to know an exclusive Charged move in the second Charged Move slot.

What happens if you evolve a perfect Pokemon?

Yes IV's don't change when you power them up or even evolve them. A 100% IV Pokemon will stay 100% no matter what you do to them.

Should I evolve Shadow Ralts?

While it shouldn't be a high priority to most players, it's worth raising one or two for their unique benefits once you have some stronger Pokemon by your side.

Can Shadow Pokémon be shiny?

Team Rocket Leaders can have shiny Shadow Pokémon. Currently, players can get shiny Beldum from Sierra, shiny Nidoran from Arlo, and shiny Magnemite from Cliff.

Is return better than body slam?

Return is 75 energy now while Body Slam is only 35, so that'll give you the most consistent damage.

How rare are perfect Pokémon in Pokemon GO?

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. Instead of the 1 in 4,096 chance, a Weather Boosted catch increases your odds to a 1 in 1,728 chance.

How do you maximize Pokemon GO?

Gain More XP!

The best way to grind XP is to capture multiple low-level Pokemon, pay attention to the number of candy they require to evolve, and wait until you have enough Candy for multiple evolutions at the same time. By capturing the same type of Pokémon over and over you gain more Stardust and Candy.