Will Pokémon evolve if you power up enough?

Unlike the main-series Pokémon games, you don't need to power up Pokémon to a given level to evolve them in Pokémon Go.
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What happens when you fully power up a Pokémon?

Powering up a Pokemon is similar to leveling it up. It increases it's CP (combat Power) and HP. Increasing these stats essentially make your Pokemon stronger and so it would make it easier to take down a gym.
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Is it better to evolve higher CP or IV?

CP you can change by powering up the Pokemon, IVs cannot be changed, so higher IVs always have priority over high CP. The most ideal situation would be both, of course. Higher IVs will naturally give you a higher CP pokemon once it's fully evolved and powered up.
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Are Pokémon weaker if you wait to evolve them?

Delaying evolution does not cause a stat loss since the power-up gained by evolution is based on level and base stats, a level 100 Raichu will always be stronger than a level 80 Raichu, no matter if one was evolved at level 40 and the other one at level 20, in fact delaying your Pokémon's evolution can even be good, ...
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Should you only evolve 3 star Pokémon?

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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Should I keep 0 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.
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Is it worth keeping low CP Pokemon?

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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Is there a downside to evolving Pokemon early?

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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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 bad to evolve Pokemon late?

It's not a bad idea to wait until level 45 or after to evolve into Breloom because then it can learn Spore as a Shroomish. 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 I max 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 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 upgrade CP or evolve first?

You should never max out the base pokemon's CP. It could evolve and get bad moves and then you've wasted all the candies maxing it's CP and all the candies on the evolve. Evolve first, if the moves are good, then you worry about CP.
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What are the rarest Pokémon 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's the point of powering up Pokémon?

Power up is a game mechanic in Pokémon GO that allows Trainers to strengthen their Pokémon by increasing their CP level. It has no effect on the Individual Values. Powering up Pokémon in the first 40 levels consumes Stardust and Candy with amounts depending on their level.
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Which Pokémon should I evolve?

Ideally, you want to evolve the Pokémon with the best appraisal. Those will be the ones with the highest stats and, eventually, the highest CP. Instinct: Overall, your Pokémon looks like it can really battle with the best of them!
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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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Why would I stop my Pokémon from evolving?

Because pre-evolved Pokemon learn moves quicker and they might want to have a better moveset on their Pokemon (especially pre-generation 5, when TM's where rare and one-use only). Because you may not want them to change yet and might want the rest of your team to 'catch up' and all evolve at around the same time.
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When should I stop my Pokemon from evolving?

So you can learn some moves faster by not evolving until it's learned. Three: A few Pokemon have some moves they can only learn before they evolve, even if the level they learn it is after when they would normally evolve. So if you want to know that move, you need to avoid evolving until after it's learned.
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Is it easier to level up Unevolved Pokemon?

In PRO, unevolved Pokemon require less EXP to level up. Raising unevolved Pokemon is thus much faster than raising evolved Pokemon, since the EXP curve is more steep as well. The caveat is that if you accidentally forget to evolve your Pokemon, they will not be able to evolve.
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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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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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How rare is a 0 IV Pokemon?

Catching a 0 IV Pokemon in Pokemon GO is like finding a needle in a haystack. It's pretty rare! Each stat of a Pokemon (Attack, Defense, HP) has an IV ranging from 0 to 15. A 0 IV Pokemon means all these stats are at their lowest, sitting at zero.
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Is higher CP always 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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