What are the benefits of 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.

Is there a downside to purifying Pokémon?

The downsides to purification are: 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.

Should you always purify Pokémon?

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!

Is it better to evolve purified Pokémon?

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.

Do purified Pokémon have better stats?

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.

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Can purified Pokemon Go Lucky?

Unlike Event or Legendary Pokémon, Purified Pokémon can be mass transferred - so be careful! When you purify a Shadow Pokémon the move Frustration will be replaced with Return. You can find a Lucky Shadow Pokémon, meaning you can also have a Lucky Purified Pokémon.

Should I purify low CP Pokémon?

Initially, the CP of Shadow Pokemons is low and that's why some players don't like to collect them. Nevertheless, once you purify them, their CP will drastically increase and boost their IV stats as well. This would make them a much better fighter than a usual Pokemon.

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.

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.

Can a purified Pokémon be perfect?

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

Should I purify shiny Pokemon?

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.

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)

What is Lucky Pokémon?

One of the many benefits to trading Pokémon with friends is that you have a chance at receiving a Lucky Pokémon. Lucky Pokémon are more likely to be strong opponents in battle, require less Stardust to power up, and appear with a shimmery effect in the Pokédex and on the Pokémon's Summary page.

Does purifying Pokémon give exp?

Sadly, however, unlike evolving Pokémon, you don't get any XP for purifying Shadow Pokémon.

Does purifying Pokémon increase CP?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon adds two to each of your IVs (to a maximum of 15) and improves your Pokémon's level to 25. So, adding this information to your Pokémon's current stats will give you its new CP.

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.

Should I purify a 4 * 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.

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 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.

Are perfect Pokémon rare?

Finding a Pokemon with perfect IVs is very rare, so it's no wonder trainers are desperate to find them in Pokemon Go. Trainers catch Pokemon in their millions across the world, always hoping to find that one with 100% IVs. Pokemon Go players can easily catch more than 1,000 without coming across one.

How rare is a 100 IV Pokémon GO?

The chance to get a 100% IV (15/15/15) Pokémon in Pokémon GO is 1/4096, or in percentage, 0.0244%. The chance to get any combination of IVs is the same and equals 1/4096. The game awards IV values using three random rolls, from 0 to 15.

What happens if you purify a level 40 Shadow Pokémon?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will also make it stronger and reduce the amount of Stardust and Candy required to Power Up, Evolve, or learn a new attack.

Should I evolve higher CP or IV?

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 better high IV or high CP Pokemon go?

IV vs CP — differences

IVs show a Pokemon's potential within their own species. A perfect IV Pokemon, when fully levelled up, will be as powerful as that particular species can be. On the other hand, a high CP will show power in terms of an absolute score but might be on the lower end of the potential spectrum.

Are stars or CP more important?

Star Rating Badge

The CP runs hand-in-hand with the star rating. If you have a 100% (three star) Pokemon, your CP can be raised to be the most-possible highest CP for that particular Pokemon. That doesn't necessarily mean you'll have the highest weight, or height, or even the best moves.