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Brad
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Join Date: May 2004
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2016-07-28, 20:49

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Originally Posted by alcimedes View Post
Q: Is it better to *find* a fully upgraded pokemon (CP wise) or is it better to find a fully evolved, but super low level Pokemon and power it up instead?
The answer is kind of complicated because you may want to account for the HP, attack types, attack strengths, and the hidden stats you can't see.

In general, you're almost always better off finding new guys with high CP in the wild or waiting to power up unless you just have lots of stardust to burn.

Also keep in mind that powering up a pokémon gets progressively more expensive as you approach the right side of the CP arc. As you level up, the CP of a pokémon you possess stays the same, but the maximum value of its arc grows. That means powering up a pokémon to a given static CP number becomes cheaper if you wait to level up yourself as a trainer before powering up the pokémon.

When you evolve a pokémon, the new pokémon's CP should be around the same proportional mark on the arc as its predecessor.

Therefore, IMO, the best solution is to find a high-CP unevolved pokémon and then evolve it without (or with only a little) powering it up.

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