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Should you always Mega Evolve?

Mega Evolved Pokémon are extremely useful in Raid Battles, especially against powerful Legendary Pokémon that can be difficult to defeat otherwise. Fortunately, you can also Mega Evolve your Pokémon while waiting in the Raid Lobby, which is an extremely useful way to make some last-minute preparations.
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Is it worth it to Mega Evolve?

Mega Evolution makes your Pokémon stronger, yes, but there's also a few other perks you get when you have and use a Mega Evolved Pokémon. One perk includes bonus candy for that type of Pokémon. You'll also have a higher chance to get XL Candy for Pokémon of the same type, if you're at least level 40.
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Is there a downside to Mega Evolving?

When Mega Evolving, Gengar changes its Ability to Shadow Tag, making it impossible for the other Pokemon to switch out (bar switching moves like Volt Switch). But this also means that it regains its weakness to Ground. As such, the biggest con of Mega Evolving Gengar is the loss of Levitate.
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Do you always need mega energy to evolve?

Once you have Mega-Evolved a Pokémon, you can evolve it without Mega Energy following a resting period that may last up to several days. To Mega Evolve a previously Mega-Evolved Pokémon without using any Mega Energy, you will need to wait for the resting period to expire.
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Can a Pokémon stay mega evolved forever?

Mega-Evolved Pokémon will stay in their Mega-Evolved form for 8 hours, after which they will return to their regular form. You can see the remaining time on your Mega-Evolved Pokémon's summary page.
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When should you Mega Evolve a Pokémon?

When used in Raids and Gym Battles, a Mega Evolved Pokémon boosts the stats of all the other Pokémon in the battle and provides an additional boost to Pokémon of the same type using the same type attacks. Mega Evolved Pokémon now form the basis for most Legendary and Mega Raid strategies.
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Can you Mega Evolve twice?

You can only Mega Evolve one Pokémon at a time. If you Mega Evolve a second Pokémon, the other one will return back to normal. Shadow Pokémon cannot undergo a Mega Evolution.
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Is it better to power up before Mega Evolving?

Mega-Evolved Pokémon can't be powered up while Mega-Evolved. Their boosted stats are calculated based on their stats in their normal form, so make sure you've powered up Pokémon you want to Mega Evolve as much as possible before Mega Evolving them.
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Should you purify Pokémon that can Mega Evolve?

Unfortunately, being able to mega evolve doesn't make purified Pokemon any better, it's just more convenient. Really, the only good thing about purified Pokemon is the +2 IVs to a Pokemon's stats. All of this means that purified Pokemon are still mostly pointless.
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Is it cheaper to Mega Evolve the second time?

First up, the big change to Mega Evolution — you do not need to pay to Mega Evolve more than once. Instead, Niantic has implemented a “rest meter.” Once Mega Evolved, your Pokemon will be fatigued and unable to Mega Evolve for a certain period of time.
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Do Pokémon feel pain when they Mega Evolve?

Mega Evolution brings a lot of power for Pokémon and their trainers, but it also has significant drawbacks, from mental anguish to physical pain.
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Is Mega Evolving painful for Pokémon?

"It stores the excess energy from Mega Evolution, so after a long time passes, its body starts to melt." Basically, if you Mega Evolve your Scizor, you've basically doomed it to a painful death by melting.
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Who is the best to Mega Evolve?

Undoubtedly, Mega Gengar is the top gun of all Mega evolutions in Pokemon GO and must be in any player's Raid team. And while it doesn't have the highest CP, Mega Gengar has the best Attack stat in the entire game, 349.
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How much stronger does Mega Evolution add?

When a Pokémon Mega Evolves in battle, it will provide a boost to itself and any other Pokémon in Raids that match its type and a 10% boost to all other Pokémon in the raid.
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Which Pokémon is best to Mega Evolve?

Pokémon: 10 Most Powerful Mega Evolutions, Ranked
  • 8 Mega Lucario.
  • 7 Mega Alakazam.
  • 6 Mega Mawile.
  • 5 Mega Charizard X.
  • 4 Mega Kangaskahn.
  • 3 Mega Gengar.
  • 2 Mega Salamence.
  • 1 Mega Rayquaza.
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Should I purify a 3 star Shadow Pokémon?

While the obvious thing to do when catching a Shadow Pokemon is to purify it, purification is not required and players can choose to keep their Shadow Pokemon.
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Is there a benefit to not purifying 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.
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Should I Mega Evolve my Charizard?

The main reason to choose Mega Charizard Y is that it has a much higher Attack stat (319 vs 273) and it's capable of reaching max 5037 CP, which is huge when compared to Mega Charizard X's max 4354 CP. Mega Charizard Y is pretty much the best Fire-type attacker you can get for Raid Battles, which makes it an easy win.
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How many times can you Mega Evolve?

In battle. In any battle, each Trainer may Mega Evolve a single Pokémon once. Mega Evolution is essentially a free action a Pokémon may make in addition to its normal move, but if a Pokémon will not use a move, it cannot Mega Evolve.
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Should I max 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.
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Which Mega Charizard is better?

The only stat on Mega Charizard X that is better than Mega Charizard Y is its defense. Mega Charizard X has a defense stat of 213, while Mega Charizard Y has a defense of 212. As can be seen, this is not a very large difference. Both forms also share the same stamina stat in Pokemon GO of 186.
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Can you leave mega Pokémon in gyms?

Gym Battling - You can battle at Gyms with Mega-Evolved Pokémon, but note that you can't leave them at a Gym to defend it. The attack boost applied to Raid Battles also applies to Gym battles.
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Which Mega Pokémon to choose?

There are four Mega Evolutions to choose from after you progress through the first stage of the Special Research story, including Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Blastoise. If you are looking for the strongest Pokemon with the most Combat Power or Points, Mega Charizard Y is the way to go.
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What is the weakest Mega Pokemon?

Weakest: Mega Diancie

Once news was released that Diancie would receive a Mega Evolution, expectations were high. Sure enough, in terms of design, Diancie's Mega Evolution is nothing short of a masterpiece. It also possesses both the attack and special attack to back up its power.
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