Should you fully power up Pokémon before evolving?

Trainers may wonder if they should power up a Pokemon before evolving it or vice versa. When deciding this, it is usually more economical to evolve first, then power up the desired Pokemon in Pokemon GO.

Should I power up my Pokémon before evolve?

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 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.

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

Should I evolve high CP or IV?

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 is the best way to power 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 level is best to evolve Pokémon?

I say if it has a good moveset, (You should make sure it has a good moveset and one you are very happy with, because, When it evolves you cant teach it some moves, Unless you have the TM). 50 or 45 would be best. You should also go to the Pokedex link to find out the moves it learns by level up.

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.

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).

Is there a downside to not evolving Pokémon?

Unevolved Pokémon Never Reach Their Full Potential

On top of the way evolution automatically boosts Pokémon stats and grants access to new moves, in some cases evolution provides them with new typings or secondary typings that can make them much stronger in important battles.

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.

Should you evolve your strongest 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!

Which Pokémon should I power up first?

Prioritize Powering Up Pokemon Frequently Used

The first few Pokemon you should power up are those that you use in gym and raid battles. Since Stardust is a precious & hard-to-get commodity, power up the Pokemon that are used more often.

Should you power up Pokémon past level 30?

Powering up beyond this point may further reduce the value of any extra stardust and candy investments into that particular Pokémon as no additional damage can be gained from the Fast move after that point.

Is it better to evolve a Pokémon with high CP or 3 stars?

It doesn't really matter what you do first as in the end it will cost the same amount of stardust and candy to power up and evolve.

Does stopping a Pokémon from evolving make it weaker?

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.

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).

What is the best way to power up and evolve in Pokemon Go?

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.

Is it worth keeping low IV Pokemon?

Absolutely not - for your defenders and enemy gym attacking team, high IVs are much more important. This is where having a high CP is important - the difference between a maxed out Dragonite with 0% IVs and 100% IVs is 3,141 and 3,581 respectively. Save your super-high IV Pokemon for your A-team.

Should I get rid of low CP Pokemon?

It should list all of the Pokémon you have captured so far. Each one should have the letters CP next them, as well as a number. 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.

Are low CP Pokemon useless?

However, that kind of thinking leads to them losing out on valuable experience and Stardust. However, just because a Pokémon has a low-CP (or at least a lower one), that doesn't mean it isn't good. There are other stats that go into making a Pokémon useful beyond just CP.