Is it okay to evolve Pokemon early?

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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Should I evolve my Pokémon asap?

While the decision is up to each person, it's generally recommended that Pokemon should only be evolved if GO trainers are trying to fill out the Pokedex, if they want a specific evolution, or if they have Candy to spare. Pokemon generally receive a boost in their Combat Power (CP) once they've evolved.
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Is it bad to power up a Pokémon before Evolving?

Trainers may wonder if they should power up a Pokemon before evolving it or vice versa. When deciding this, it is usually more economical to evolve first, then power up the desired Pokemon in Pokemon GO.
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Are Pokémon weaker if you evolve them later?

Not only do evolved forms tend to show greater stat gain from Level to Level, but Pokémon receive a one-time "evolution bonus" to their stats. The longer evolution is delayed, the larger this bonus will be. However, it is not the case that Pokémon who put off evolution are stronger in the long run.
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Does evolving early affect stats?

Stats, no. Moves, sometimes. The level you evolve your pokemon at has no bearing at all on the stats that the evolved pokemon will have. The main reason to evolve at different levels has to do with the moves that pokemon learn.
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SHOULD I POWER UP OR EVOLVE MY POKÉMON FIRST? (Pokémon GO)

Is there any benefit to evolving Pokémon early?

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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Is there a downside to not evolving Pokémon?

Unevolved Pokémon have to train twice as hard just to keep up with evolved Pokémon, as their stats gain fewer boosts when they level. On the plus side, unevolved Pokémon level up a lot faster than their evolved forms do.
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Is it better to evolve Pokémon at lower levels?

This is because unevolved Pokemon that pass their level requirement to evolve will gain more EXP from battle. For example, a level 17+ Mudkip will gain more EXP than a level 17-35 Marshtomp or a level 36+ Swampert. So, if you just want to get to level 100 ASAP, then yes, don't evolve until the last few levels.
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Is it bad to level up with rare candies?

Pokemon gain no EV'S from leveling up with rare candies. As the other people have said, all Rare Candies do is level up your pokemon. The problem with this however is, if you have not EV trained your pokemon and level it all the way to 100, it will be significantly weaker then other pokemon that have EV trained.
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Should I max out 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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How to tell which Pokémon is better in Pokémon GO?

How do you check Pokémon IVs in Pokémon Go?
  1. If your Pokémon has three stars and a red stamp, it means that it has 100% perfect IVs.
  2. If it has three star with an orange stamp, it has around 80-99% perfect IVs.
  3. Two stars means 66-80% IVs.
  4. Finally, one star means 50-65% IVs.
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Should I evolve Shadow Pokémon before purifying?

For example, it can cost 1,000 Stardust and one Weedle Candy to purify a Shadow Weedle, but purifying a Legendary Shadow Pokémon can require up to 20,000 Stardust and 20 Candy. It's best to purify your Shadow Pokémon before you power it up and accidentally burn through your hard-earned Candy and Stardust.
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Should you keep 0 star Pokemon?

Ultimately, the decision to keep or transfer a zero-star Pokemon depends on your individual goals and resource limitations. If you're a casual player with limited storage, it might be best to let them go. But for collectors or trainers needing temporary solutions, these low-stat Pokemon can still hold value.
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Should I keep multiple 3 star Pokemon?

Because it will take most players a long time before they can max out Pokemon Storage, it's best to just release the 0-stars and keep the 1/2/3/4-stars. Storage Expansions can be bought for 200 Coins at the Shop. This will add 50 Slots to the Storage if purchased. Players can have up to 6250 Pokemon at max storage.
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Is it better to evolve a higher CP Pokemon?

Basically the better the cp on the lower thing you are evolving the higher the cp on the evolved and the less stardust and candies you have to spend to get maxed. Basically save your candies and stardust until you find a higher level I'd say 3/4 full cp at least before even evolve.
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Are traded Pokémon weaker?

Short answer: traded Pokémon aren't inherently stronger; they just level up quicker.
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Is it bad to use exp candy?

Rare/Exp. candies just raise the level or experience of your Pokémon without the EV gain. It's always been like that, they never had other effects on your Pokémon.
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What happens if you use a Rare Candy on a level 100 Pokemon?

You can no longer evolve a Level 100 Pokemon by using a Rare Candy - Pokemon Violet.
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Is it better to evolve a Pokémon early or later?

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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Why do people stop Pokémon from evolving?

One reason to cancel an evolution is when a Pokémon can only learn a certain move in its un-evolved form at a higher level than when it would normally evolve. For example, Rattata can learn Super Fang at a lower level than Raticate.
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Should you catch Pokémon at low level?

For example, if I have two Geodude, one is level 5 and another is level 25, the level 5 Geodude will have better "potential" EVs/IVs or something like that because you train it yourself. Therefore, it was always better to catch the low level Pokemon and train it up rather than catching it at a higher level.
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Which Pokemon refuses to evolve?

Pokémon that don't evolve
  • Generation 1. #0115. Kangaskhan. Normal. ...
  • Generation 2. #0201. Unown. Psychic. ...
  • Generation 3. #0302. Sableye. Dark · Ghost. ...
  • Generation 4. #0417. Pachirisu. Electric. ...
  • Generation 5. #0494. Victini. Psychic · Fire. ...
  • Generation 6. #0676. Furfrou. Normal. ...
  • Generation 7. #0741. Oricorio. Fire · Flying. ...
  • Generation 8. #0845. Cramorant.
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Do Pokemon level up faster in Unevolved?

you gain faster levels while not evolving because when evolved it takes 2x sometimes up to 10x exp for 1 lvl.
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Is there a benefit to not evolving Pikachu?

There are no "growth rates" in any Pokemon game. Stats are based on the Pokemon's level, and are modified based on natures/IVs/EVs/ELs. The only reason to ever wait to evolve would be certain item-based evolutions might have moves only available before evolving.
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