Should you level up Pokemon before or after evolving?

Never power up a Pokémon before evolving it! If you get a bad moveset, it's CP value doesn't really matter and you probably don't want to power up it!
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Should you fully level up Pokémon before evolving?

The max potential of a pokemon does not depend on what order you do things. That said, evolving first is generally good because it gives you a decent boost for candy only, while powering up does the same thing but costs dust. Candy is more plentiful than dust generally.
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Is it better to evolve Pokémon early or wait?

Pros and Cons of Evolution

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 level up my Magikarp before evolving?

There is zero benefit to powering up a Pokemon before the evolution, as their CP is simply taken off their BASE stats. Thus, the best option is to just collect Magikarp until you have 400 candy and select the best option at that time.
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Is it better to evolve a 3 star Pokémon or higher CP?

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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What If Starter Pokemon Had Split Evolutions?

Should I max a Pokémon's 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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Should I keep 0 star Pokémon Go?

If players don't have another Pokemon of the same species, it may be worth holding onto the 0-star until it can be replaced by one with a better Appraisal. A fully 0% IV Pokemon is extremely rare, even when compared to their 4-star/Perfect IV counterparts. Players may want to keep it just for the rarity.
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Is it better to purify Pokémon before evolving?

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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Can a level 20 Magikarp still evolve?

Evolving Magikarp in Main Pokémon Games

As soon as Magikarp gets enough experience and reaches Level 20, it will try to evolve. Magikarp turns into the powerful Water/Flying-type Gyarados with a strong Attack stat.
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Is it better to evolve Pikachu or not?

While evolving into a Raichu would have increased Pikachu's power significantly, it also wouldn't have been true to who he is. Ash's Pikachu, in all iterations, has wanted to prove himself. Pikachu's choice not to evolve fits the narrative that he was enough without changing.
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Should I evolve my Pokémon asap?

A Pokemon's stats will catch up once it evolves no matter how long you hold it off. For the most part, the stats are better than the waiting longer for moves. There are exceptions, such as Joltik in BW learning Bug Buzz a good ~14 levels earlier than his evolution and having no good bug moves until then.
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Do Unevolved Pokémon level up faster?

However, evolving does make leveling up take longer. 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.
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Can a 2 star Pokémon become a 3 star Pokémon Go?

In addition to this, a Purified Pokemon receives 2 points to all their IVs. This means it's possible for a Pokemon to go from 2 to 3 stars, etc.
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How to get higher CP when evolving?

Evolving a pokemon consumes a large amount of candies (typically 25, 50 or 100). This transforms your pokemon to its next stage and is typically accompanied with a large increase in CP.
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Do Pokémon get better as you level up?

This is answered in game as well, the higher your trainer Level the higher CP wild pokemon will be. It's also the reason why if you traded high LEVELED pokemon to a new trainer it's level will be reduced.
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What CP is a 100 IV Magikarp?

Magikarp 100% perfect IV stats in Pokémon Go

The CP values that correspond to perfect 15/15/15 values are as follows: Level 30 (wild CP maximum) - 235 CP. Level 35 (weather boosted CP maximum) - 255 CP.
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Can an unevolved Pokemon evolve at level 100?

It depends on what type of Pokémon it is and what generation it is. In all games (apart from Sword and Shield), you can't evolve a level 100 Pokémon (I think), however, in Sword and Shield, you can just give them a rare candy and they should evolve.
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Can a level 25 Magikarp still evolve?

No, Magikarp only evolves (into Gyarados) when leveled up to at Level 20 or higher while not holding an Ever Stone.
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Are Shadow Pokémon stronger?

Shadow Pokémon are notable for their red eyes and the menacing purple aura that encircles them. Along with their unique physical appearance, Shadow Pokémon stand out from other Pokémon in battle—most notably, they deal an additional 20% damage per attack! However, they take 20% more damage from attacks as well.
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Should I keep a Shadow Pokémon?

There are both good and bad reasons why players should hang on to a Shadow Pokemon. For one, their Moves will inflict more damage at the cost of having lower defense. Shadow Pokemon can be left at Gyms and assigned as a Buddy just like regular/Purified Pokemon. However, they can't be traded to other players.
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What does 3 * 4 * mean in Pokémon GO?

3* = 3 Stars. 4* = 3 Stars with a red background / 100% Pokémon.
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Are Shadow Pokémon better than 100% IV?

Remember a 0 IV shadow Pokemon has more damage per second than a 100% IV regular Pokemon! Here are some of the times when to purify a shadow Pokemon! Sometimes for pvp, if you need the move return, if you have a high IV shadow and want a strong mega, or if you like to collect hundos!
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What is 0 * 1 * 2 * in Pokémon GO?

Filtering by Stars

The feature has introduced four new filters that can be used to filter your Pokemon list: 0* 0 – 48.9% 1* 51.1 – 64.4% 2* 66.7 – 80%
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