Should I power up Pokémon before evolving?

Unlike the main-series Pokémon games, you don't need to power up Pokémon to a given level to evolve them in Pokémon Go. You can evolve your Level 1 Charmander into a Level 1 Charmeleon, which will quite happily become a Level 1 Charizard.

Is it better to 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.

Should I evolve a Pokémon with higher CP?

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 there a benefit to not evolving Pokemon?

Unevolved Pokémon Learn Some Moves Early

For some reason, preventing evolution gives some Pokémon access to powers that are harder for evolved Pokémon to acquire. Having a strong move available in early battles can easily make the difference between defeat and victory.

Which Pokémon should I not evolve?

Pokemon Go Evolve or Power Up First Guide - Should You Evolve or Power Up Your Pokemon First?

Are Pokémon weaker if they evolve later?

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 it cheaper to power up 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.

Should I evolve high IV or high CP?

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 it better to evolve high CP or high IV Pokemon?

A higher IV also means better chance of better moves for the evolved pokemon - and those are much more important than a high CP.

What is the benefit of powering up Pokémon?

Powering up Pokémon you've caught increases their CP and HP. You can power up a Pokémon with Stardust and Candy, which you can acquire by catching Pokémon or hatching Eggs. You can also earn Candy by transferring Pokémon. How much you can power up a Pokémon is limited by your current level.

What is the easiest Pokémon to evolve Pokemon go?

The easiest Pokemon to evolve are Pidgeys, Weedles, and Caterpies - who only cost 12 candies each to evolve, while Magikarp, needs a huge number of Candy before it will evolve. To get a mighty Gyarados you'll need 400 Magikarp Candy! Additionally, evolving your Pokemon grants you 500 XP.

Should I purify Pokémon or not?

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).

When should you not evolve Pokémon?

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).

Which Pokémon takes the longest to evolve?

Dragon-type Pokémon tend to have the longest evolution time, but none have it as rough as Deino.

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.

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.

Should I evolve my 100 IV Pokémon?

If you have a Pokemon that is in the highest or second highest IV tier, it really is not that far away from perfect Max CP. So evolving a Pokemon with IV's in the first or second tier is a good idea, you don't need to wait for the perfect IV's. Never power up a Pokémon before evolving it!

Do Pokémon IVs matter?

Not only do IVs determine the HP, Special Attack, Attack, Special Defense, Defense, and Speed of a Pokemon, but they also can be hereditary in the realm of Pokemon breeding.

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.

How much CP does a Pokémon gain from evolving?

Evolving species increases CP at different rates

In Pokemon Go, species' CP increases at different rates when evolved. A lot are around the 2x multiplier whereby their CP will double. @PokemonGoApp Magikarp's CP will increase by an average of 11x when it evolves into Gyarados!

What is the Eevee evolution name trick?

However, players have discovered a trick that allows you to target any of Sylveon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Espeon, Umbreon, Flareon, Jolteon or Vaporeon by using one of the following Eevee names: Rename Eevee as Kira to evolve into fairy-type Sylveon. Rename Eevee as Linnea to evolve into leaf-type Leafeon.

What is the weakest fully evolved Pokemon?

Does using rare candy make Pokémon weaker?

Rare Candies

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.

What is the hardest Pokémon to evolve?