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What to do with weak Pokemon Go?

2) The fastest way to increase your Trainer Level is to harvest and evolve loads of weak Pokemon, then grind them up into candy.
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Should I transfer all weak Pokémon?

In general, you want to trade away your low-value Pokémon so you can build up your stronger ones. For example, looking at the Pokémon above, I would transfer the Sandshrew with a CP of 32 so that I could make a CP 88 Sandshrew even stronger. Do not trade a Pokémon if it's your only one.
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Which Pokémon are not worth keeping?

They are often only available to a Pokemon if it is caught during a specific event.
  • 10 Arbok.
  • 9 Lickitung.
  • 8 Seaking.
  • 7 Dugtrio.
  • 6 Persian.
  • 5 Onix.
  • 4 Vespiquen.
  • 3 Venomoth.
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Is there a way to make your Pokémon stronger in Pokémon Go?

There are two ways to improve your Pokémon's stats: give it a Power Up or, if possible, evolve it into a better version of itself. Power Ups: A Power Up improves a Pokémon's CP and HP.
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When should I power up my Pokémon?

Pokemon GO: Why evolving first is preferred

In the long run, it costs less Stardust to evolve and then strategically power up Pokemon that are used in battles often. At times, players will power up a Pokemon significantly only to evolve them and find that they're not used all that often.
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Should I purify Pokémon before powering up?

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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Is it better to max out 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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Can you raise a Pokémon's appraisal?

Please note that Evolving or Powering Up a Pokémon will not improve its appraisal, however Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will improve its appraisal.
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How do you make a weak Pokémon stronger?

Leveling up a Pokémon is one of the simplest and most straightforward ways to make them stronger. With the Exp. Share growing in efficiency with each new game, level grinding is easier than ever. The trainer could also put the weak Pokémon at the front of a party and switch it with a stronger Pokémon in each battle.
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What is the fastest way to Power Up Pokémon Go?

One of the fastest ways to gain XP and level up in Pokémon Go is by Raiding — Legendary Raiding, specifically — a lot. You get 10,000 XP per Raid. That's 20,000 XP with a Lucky Egg and 40,000 XP with a double XP event and a Lucky Egg. Stock up on Premium Raid Passes.
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Is it worth keeping one of every Pokémon?

There's no need to carry every type of Pokemon as a growing collection in your bag - that's what the Pokedex is for. It's better to keep only the Pokemon you need: that's an army to fight with in Gym and Raid battles.
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What is the weakest Pokémon of all time?

1 Shedinja (Base Stat Total: 236)

It is a purely gimmick Pokemon much like Wobbuffet. Shedinja is the epitome of easy to understand, hard to master. Here's the thing. Shedinja only ever has 1 HP, meaning it dies after one hit no matter what.
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What's the weakest Pokémon in Pokemon GO?

1) Magikarp

Although it can evolve into a powerful Gyarados, Magikarp itself is useless in Pokemon GO. Its base stats are the same as Feebas, 29 Attack, 85 Defense, and 85 Stamina Power. These weak stats, coupled with unproductive attacks like Splash and Struggle, make it look like a joke in front of average enemies.
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Does IV really matter in Pokémon Go?

Every single species of Pokemon has exactly the same base stats. If we take Pikachu for example, it has a base of stats of 112 attack, 96 defense, and 111 stamina. A perfect IV Pikachu would increase each of these by 15. So, perfect IVs in comparison to the worst possible would increase Pikachu by roughly 15%.
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Should I keep weak shiny Pokemon go?

Since they are so hard to come by, it is completely worth keeping shiny pokemon. If you were tossing one out it is almost like throwing a legendary in the garbage. Even if you do not want that shiny, there is a great chance that somebody else might want that one and you can trade it for something good too!
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Should I weaken a Pokémon before catching it?

Carefully Weaken Your Foe

Once the battle begins, your next goal is reducing the foe's HP as much as possible. As Pokémon lose more HP, they gradually become easier to catch. Be careful about using moves that could knock out the foe with a critical hit or inflict an unwanted status condition.
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Which Pokémon has highest number of weaknesses?

Unfortunately, Rock is tied for first place for the most weaknesses, with a staggering five. These weaknesses include Grass, Water, Fighting, Steel, and Ground. To make matters worse, Rock is often paired with Ground or Water, giving it a series of crushing double weaknesses.
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Why leave weak Pokémon in gyms?

Weak Pokémon require less potions, to restore to full health, after they are knocked out of the gym.
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How do I give my Pokémon more health?

Potions heal Pokémon, restoring HP lost during battle. Potions come in various strengths are restore different amounts of HP. However, if a Pokémon loses all its HP, it will faint and can't be healed with Potions. Revives are used to revive Pokémon that have fainted.
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Do 3 star Pokémon matter?

If your Pokémon has three stars and a red stamp, it means that it has 100% perfect IVs. If it has three star with an orange stamp, it has around 80-99% perfect IVs. Two stars means 66-80% IVs and one star means 50-65% IVs.
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How do you know if your Pokémon is perfect IV?

As soon as you regain control of your character after defeating the Champion, head to any Pokemon Center, and the Pokemon Center staff will add the judge function to your PokeDex. Once they've done this, simply go to any Pokemon of yours in your box, press the + button twice and you'll see the IVs for your Pokemon.
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How can you tell if a Pokémon is 3 stars before catching them?

To give you a quick look at the overall status of your Pokémon, Niantic has created a set of star tiers:
  1. 0 stars - below 50%
  2. 1 star - 51% to 63.4%
  3. 2 stars - 66.7% to 80%
  4. 3 stars - 82.2% to 98%
  5. 3 stars with a red background - 100%
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What Pokémon gains the most CP when evolving?

  • Feebas to Milotic: +2,731.
  • Vigoroth to Slaking: +2,463.
  • Kirlia to Gardevoir/Gallade: +2,127.
  • Eevee to Espeon: +2101.
  • Gabite to Garchomp: +2,088.
  • Metang to Metagross: +2,070.
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What time is best to evolve Pokémon on Pokemon go?

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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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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