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What time is best to evolve a Pokémon?

Obviously, dawn and dusk vary not only by time of year, but country as well, but the generally accepted cut-off time is 8am and 8pm. Remember, you'll see a tick next to the sun or moon icon when trying to evolve a Pokémon if the game is satisfied that it is early or late enough.
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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.
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When should I delay my Pokemon evolution?

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).
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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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Is it bad to evolve late Pokémon?

There are no negative effects holding back evolution, apart from the possibility some moves may take longer to learn.
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Should I evolve higher CP or HP?

In Pokémon GO, CP stands for "Combat Power" and is entirely separate from the Pokémon's Hit Points (HP). While the two usually correlate (meaning a higher CP will yield a higher HP), the CP is important if you want to use the Pokémon in battle. A Pokémon with a higher CP will perform better than one with a lower CP.
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Should I purify before or after evolving?

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.
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Is it worth keeping purified Pokémon?

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).
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Do Pokémon get stronger when purified?

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.
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Can you purify a Pokémon to make it perfect?

The IV increase means a Shadow Pokemon with IVs of 13 (13 attack, defense and stamina) are guaranteed to become perfect (100% IV) when purified.
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Should you evolve 4 star 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.
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Is it worth upgrading low CP Pokémon?

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.
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Where are the rarest Pokémon in Pokemon Go?

The Lake Guardians - Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf

This is due to two very important factors - they're very rare spawn rate and that all three are regionally exclusive Pokémon. The Lake Guardians can be found in the following regions: Uxie - Asia and Pacific regions. Mesprit - Europe, Middle East, Africa and India.
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Which Pokémon are best to not evolve?

14 Strongest Non-Legendary Pokemon That Don't Evolve, Ranked
  • 8 Wishiwashi.
  • 7 Heracross.
  • 6 Torkoal.
  • 5 Dracovish.
  • 4 Shuckle.
  • 3 Mawile.
  • 2 Kangaskhan.
  • 1 Ditto.
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What Pokémon are good not to evolve?

Let's take a look at some Pokémon you may be better off never evolving (or should hold off on doing so).
  • 10 Rhydon.
  • 9 Chansey.
  • 8 Doublade.
  • 7 Porygon2.
  • 6 Growlithe.
  • 5 Murkrow.
  • 4 Dusclops.
  • 3 Pikachu.
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Which Pokémon is better not evolving?

Porygon 2 is one of those Pokemon that eclipses its evolution so entirely, you will almost never see it in competitive formats. It makes sense, as Porygon 2 has every aspect you need in a battling Pokemon. Whether it be defense or setting up for a devastating attack, Porygon 2 is going to be a better bet.
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What gives you the most stardust?

The best ways to get Stardust in Pokémon Go
  • Catching Pokémon. The weather affects many things in Pokémon Go, from what spawns to how strong they are. ...
  • Hatching Pokémon. Just like catching Pokémon, hatching Pokémon gives you Stardust. ...
  • Opening Gifts. A single Gift in Pokémon Go can net you up to 300 Stardust. ...
  • PVP rewards.
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What are the strongest Pokémon in Pokemon go?

Mewtwo. Mewtwo is stacked when it comes to max CP, boasting over 4,000. It's also one of the most powerful Pokémon in the game with massive attack stats to boot. Mewtwo is known for its devastating psychic moves, not forgetting its Team Rocket origin story.
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Is there any benefit to delaying evolution?

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.
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Should I delay evolution in Pokémon Arceus?

In the case of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, not evolving your Pokémon as soon as possible, instead of preventing it, has the same effect. For that reason, I don't recommend delaying a Pokémon's evolution if you don't know exactly why you're doing it. Honestly, it won't change anything for you if you are playing casually.
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Does evolving Pokémon early matter?

Although evolving a Pokemon or powering it up first won't dictate its full battle potential in Pokemon GO, there are a few reasons many trainers opt to evolve a Pokemon before powering it up: After a Pokemon's evolution, they'll acquire new moves in many instances.
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Do Pokémon level up faster if you don't evolve them?

In PRO, unevolved Pokemon require less EXP to level up. Raising unevolved Pokemon is thus much faster than raising evolved Pokemon, since the EXP curve is more steep as well. The caveat is that if you accidentally forget to evolve your Pokemon, they will not be able to evolve.
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Does evolution need time?

Evolution has no single schedule. Sometimes, new species or varieties arise in a matter of years or even days. Other times, species remain stable for long periods, showing little or no evolutionary change.
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Are there any Pokemon you should not evolve?

Regular Pokemon

Kanto: Farfetch'd, Tauros, Lapras, and Ditto. Johto: Unown, Girafarig, Dunsparce, Qwilfish, Shuckle, Corsola, Delibird, Skarmory, Stantler, Smeargle, and Miltank.
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