Does it matter which Pokémon you evolve?

Choosing to evolve a Pokemon with high CP but not great IV's, rather than a high IV Pokemon with lower CP can sometimes save you a ton of stardust.
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Does it matter which Pokemon you evolve?

No, the Pokemon's stats are recalculated once they evolve so they shouldn't matter. Though you might have missed out on some moves that you'll either have to relearn or teach through other means.
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Which Pokemon should I choose to evolve?

Generally, most of the Pokemon that players catch in the wild are 0-stars. Pokemon that hatch from Eggs or obtained from completing Special or Timed Research usually have 2/3-star Appraisals. It's recommended to evolve the Pokemon with the higher CP or the better Appraisal.
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Is there a downside to not evolving Pokemon?

While trainers are free to pass on the option to evolve their Pokémon, doing so comes with its own set of challenges. Unevolved Pokémon have to train twice as hard just to keep up with evolved Pokémon, as their stats gain fewer boosts when they level.
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Is it better to evolve a Pokemon with higher CP or higher IV?

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 worth keeping 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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Are Pokémon with higher CP better?

So, a combination of a Pokémon's hidden Base Stats, IVs, and Level are what dictate its CP - the higher the better, but remember that just because that Drowzee you caught has higher CP than your old one, that doesn't necessarily mean it's stronger. It might just be a higher Level.
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When should you not evolve a pokemon?

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. To delay a Pokémon's Evolution, you can press and hold the B Button when the Evolution animation begins.
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Do pokemon learn moves faster if not evolved?

Unevolved pokémon typically learn moves faster than their evolved forms. Some also stop learning moves upon evolution, usually the pokémon that evolve through elemental stones. This never happens to pokémon that evolve through level up, though. So its a good idea to hold off and get the moves you'd like for those ones.
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Does stopping a pokemon from evolving make it weaker?

But the stats are exactly the same no matter when you evolve. Just delaying evolution on its own, no. But all the extra training and such will naturally make a Pokemon's stats different.
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Should you increase CP before evolving?

A Pokémon's CP potential and IVs are not affected by evolution: IVs (Attack, Defense, Stamina values hidden in the game) and CP potential (the max CP that can be reached when fully powered up) remains the same regardless of whether you Power Up before or after evolving.
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What are the rarest Pokemon in Pokémon GO?

The statistic indicates that as of July 2021, the Shiny Shadow Omanyte is considered the rarest Pokemon in the mobile game, Pokemon Go. This means that among all the different Pokemon species available in the game, the Shiny Shadow Omanyte is the hardest to find and obtain.
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What is the best starter in Scarlet?

The best Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starter is probably Fuecoco, though any of them are powerful and worth having in your developing Pokemon team, and all have their strengths and weaknesses.
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Should I stop Charmander from evolving?

Evolution boosts stats, but when they evolve does not. And unevolved pokemon level up as fast as their evolutions. In Charmander's case, he learns Flamethrower so quickly that there's no reason to let him unevolved. The stats should recalculate when you evolve, so you don't "miss" stats by evolving late.
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Should I power up before purifying Pokemon?

You can purify a Shadow Pokémon at any point, though it's best to do so before you power it up and accidentally burn through your hard-earned Candy and Stardust. It will cost you both Candy and Stardust to purify your Pokémon, and the amount is different depending on the Pokémon.
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Should I purify Shadow Pokémon?

Shadow Pokemon cost 20% more Candy and Stardust to Power Up, Evolve or to learn a new Charged Move. 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.
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Should I let Squirtle evolve?

It learns its last, and most powerful technique at level 42, so it's a good idea to wait with evolving it into Wartortle until the last possible moment.
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What are the benefits of not evolving Pokemon right away?

with certain pokemon, you can get moves earlier if their not evolved. for example: Growlithe normally evolves into Arcanine before it learns flamethrower. If you dont evolve Growlithe, it can learn flamethrower at a lower level than it would have if it evolved into Arcanine.
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When should I evolve my starter?

All Starter Pokémon are also part of 3-stage evolutionary lines, triggering their first evolution between Lv. 14-18, and second evolution at Lv. 30-36.
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Can you Unevolve a Pokemon?

Can you un-evolve a pokemon? Can you bring it back to it's first stage? No. You can prevent it from evolving by pressing cancel when its evolving or making it hold an everstone.
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Should I evolve Charmander Pokemon Red?

Remember that you're best served evolving Charmander into Charmeleon as late as possible (it learns its last technique at level 46). As far as HMs and TMs go, Charmeleon is able to learn the same stuff as Charmander, like Rest, Swift, Dig, Dragon Rage, Seismic Toss, Toxic, and so on.
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Should I evolve higher CP or HP?

Choosing to evolve a Pokemon with high CP but not great IV's, rather than a high IV Pokemon with lower CP can sometimes save you a ton of stardust. As a lvl 32 player, I have had a lot of experience in seeing how IV's really affect your Pokemon Combat Power.
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Should I keep Pokemon with higher CP or more stars?

In Pokemon GO, the Pokemon with a higher CP (Combat Power) is generally preferred even if the Pokemon has low IVs.
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What does 3 * mean in Pokemon GO?

The stars are just a general rating of how strong the Pokemon is, by adding up the 3 IVs below it. If the IVs are all low and hence add up to below 50%, then it'll be a 0-star Pokemon. 3-star means it's above 80%, so all three of the IVs are high.
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Why do people put low CP Pokemon in gym?

There are a few reasons we do it. They're annoying to battle, because chances are, you'll have to battle them 3 times to get them out of the gym. Related to the above, once a Pokémon gets to level 30-something or above, when it's in a gym, it loses CP on its own, massively.
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