Should I transfer all low IV Pokémon?

Yes, I recommend always transferring low-level Pokemon except for the following cases: You only have one of that Pokemon. I like to have one of each so I can have a “living Pokedex” You have enough candies to evolve that Pokemon (even when you evolve starting from high-CP).

Should you level up low IV Pokémon?

You don't want to fully power up a poor IV Pokémon, which wastes a lot of stardust. Compared to a Pokémon with good IVs, you can potentially be hundreds of CP lower. Pokémon hatched from eggs generally have better IVs than wild-caught ones. Save your hatches!

Should I keep high CP low IV Pokémon?

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

Should you only evolve high IV Pokémon?

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.

What happens if you trade a 100 IV Pokémon?

In PoGo, traded IVs will absolutely not stay the same, regardless of level. Never trade perfect IV Pokémon. Pokémon Go will recalculate all IV stats of every Pokémon traded. It shows you the stats range it might have right on the trade screen before you hit confirm.

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How rare is a 1% IV 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.

What is considered a perfect IV Pokémon?

A perfect IV Pokemon is a Pokemon with some its IVs (usually 4-5 of them) at the maximum value of 31. This can be extended to the right Nature, too. To see your Pokemon's IVs you need an NPC called the IV Judge (or Stats Judge), which is located at the Battle Tree.

Should I evolve a bad IV shiny?

If you're goal is to get a high CP shiny of the pokemon and the shiny you have is high level and If you know you wont be putting much candy into it, go for it. I'd say go for it if you want the shiny and its a pokemon you'd like to use/have, as I believe personal like of a pokemon >>> than any iv's.

Is it possible to get perfect IV Pokémon?

The raid Pokémon can have anywhere from one to four perfect IVs, depending on the difficulty of the Max Raid battle. The harder it is, the more perfect IVs it will have. Even better, you can grab a Ditto from a harder raid to get a three or four IV one.

What CP is 100% IV Pokémon?

A 100% IV would mean that Attack, Defense and Stamina are all at 15. Everything below that works out to being a percentage of the maximum possible stat of 45. For example: A Gengar with 10 Attack, 10 Defense and 12 Stamina would have an IV of 71%.

Are low CP Pokémon worth keeping?

It pays to keep and evolve only the best Pokémon you find. 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.

What is a good IV value Pokémon?

The value will be somewhere between 0 and 31 -- 0 being the worst and 31 being the best. For example, if a Pokemon's Speed IV is 31, that means its Speed can reach the maximum a Pokemon of that species can accomplish as long as its Effort Values are properly allotted.

Should I keep Shadow Pokemon with low IV?

What are the benefits of 100 IV Pokemon?

Based on the way IVs affect damage output, the difference that 100% IVs make compared to 0% IVs is around 10%, i.e. they will last around 10% longer, deal around 10% more damage, and resist around 10% more damage.

Should I purify good IV Pokemon?

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. Each stat goes up by two when purified, meaning if you catch a Shadow Pokémon with at least 13 Attack, Defense, and Stamina will turn into an 100% IV Pokémon.

Should you purify 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 6 IV shiny Pokemon?

The chance of a pokemon hatching shiny is 1/512. The chance of the pokemon hatching with 6 perfect IVs is 1/31.

Are 2 star Pokémon worth keeping?

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 all 6 IVs be best?

It's possible, at least in the recent generations. I occasionally get some in Japanese breedjects from wonder trade (wrong ability usually). It takes a fantastic dedication to breeding, though. Barring that, you can always find a gold bottle cap and max the IVs that way.

Can all 6 IVs be perfect?

Because the chance of breeding a Pokemon with 1 perfect IV is 6/32(18.75%), the chance of breeding a Pokemon with six perfect IVs is 0.3125%.

What triggers a lucky trade?

When you're Lucky Friends with another trainer, the next trade you make with them is guaranteed to give you a Lucky Pokemon. To become Lucky Friends, you have to reach the Best Friends level, first. There's a chance you'll become Lucky Friends with them upon reaching the Best Friends level.

What is the lowest IV lucky trade?

Lucky Pokémon benefits

Lucky Pokémon have a number of benefits when compared to their non-Lucky counterparts: Minimum IVs for Lucky Pokémon are 12 / 12 / 12. Since IVs go only up to 15, this means Lucky Pokémon are in the top 20% of Pokémon by default. Lucky Pokémon require 50% less Stardust to power up.

Should I purify a perfect Shadow 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.