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What time is best to Mega Evolve?

Raid Hours, which typically happen on Wednesdays from 6:00–7:00 p.m. local time, are an excellent opportunity to Mega Evolve effectively. Just make sure that your Mega-Evolved Pokémon has a type advantage against the Pokémon featured in that week's five-star raids.
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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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Should I 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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Is it cheaper to Mega Evolve after the first time?

After the first time, the cost is cut by 75%, but considering Pokémon such as Charizard and Blastoise have a cost of 200 Mega Energy, even the discounted future Evolutions aren't cheap.
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What happens after 8 hours of Mega Evolution?

After being Mega-Evolved, a Mega-Evolved Pokémon will stay in its Mega-Evolved form for 8 hours, after which it will return to its regular form. Note: Certain Pokémon like Charizard have multiple Mega forms.
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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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Can you Mega Evolve a Pokémon forever?

To Mega Evolve a previously Mega-Evolved Pokémon without using any Mega Energy, you will need to wait for the resting period to expire. You can choose to Mega Evolve a Pokémon before the resting period ends, however, this will require Mega Energy.
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Is Mega Evolving worth it?

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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Can Mega Evolve fail?

A transformed Pokémon (either by Transform or Imposter) is unable to Mega Evolve. It will fail to Mega Evolve even if it is transformed into the correct species and it is holding the respective Mega Stone.
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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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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 Charizard should I Mega Evolve?

Although it's pretty much universally agreed upon that Mega Charizard X has a cooler design, the best Mega Evolution to choose in Pokemon Go is definitely Mega Charizard Y.
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Can you Mega Evolve while asleep?

Status conditions such as paralysis and sleep have no effect on a Pokémon's ability to Mega Evolve.
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Does Mega Evolving give you more candy?

If a mega evolved Pokémon is your buddy, and you catch a Pokémon of the same species (any form), you'll get extra candy from your catch. For example, if Mega Charizard X is your buddy and you catch Charmander, Charmeleon or Charizard in the wild, you'll get extra candy.
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Does Mega Evolving give XP?

All Mega Evolution bonuses will scale with your Pokémon's Mega Level – that is, increased XP and Candy for catching Pokémon of the same type, increased chances for Candy XL drops, and even more increased damage in raids!
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What is the best mega Pokémon Go?

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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What is the disadvantage of Mega Evolution?

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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What is the downside of Mega Evolution Pokémon?

A Mega evolution and Z move can only be used once each, each Pokemon battle. The downside is you can only Mega evolve one Pokemon and one Z-move each Pokemon battle.
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What is the drawback of Mega Evolution?

7 It Can Only Be Utilized Once Per Battle

In the games, the rule of one Mega Evolution per battle also applies, so if a Mega Evolved Pokémon faints, even if a revive is used on said Pokémon, it cannot Mega Evolve again in the current battle.
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Is Mega Evolving Painful?

"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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Is Mega Charizard permanent?

Unlike evolving your Pokémon, which is permanent, Mega Evolution temporarily transforms your Pokémon, changing their appearance, improving their performance in battle through a significant boost in stats, and offering other unique benefits.
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How many times can you Mega Evolve in a day?

Note that you can only contribute to an individual Pokémon's Mega Level once per day. The higher your Pokémon's Mega Level, the more bonuses that will be active when that Pokémon is Mega-Evolved.
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How many times can you Mega Evolve?

Only once; even if the Pokemon you Mega Evolved faints, you cannot Mega Evolve another.
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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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Is Mega Luxray real?

Mega Luxray Q is an Exclusive Pokémon released as part of the sixth Mass-Click Weekend. It was released on the 9th of February 2015 in the form of a Mega Stone.
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