How can I tell if a Pokémon will have a higher CP when evolved than a currently evolved Pokémon of the same type?
I caught a Squirtle with 332 CP but the bar is almost full. I also have a Blastoise (Squirtle's final evolution) with 764 CP and the bar is almost full as well.
How can I tell if my Squirtle would have a higher CP then my Blastoise after I evolve my Squirtle?
Best Answer
This is a good question. I actually had a very similar situation when choosing to continue saving candy for a Nidoran or to go ahead and evolve the Nidorina.
CP is directly correlated and determined by the individual values, or IVs, of your specific Pokemon. To figure out what those IVs are, you have a few options to figure this one out.
You could use the appraisal feature built into the game as of a previous update, roughly a month ago. This will give you a general idea of how high your Pokemon's IVs are. I generally use this to weed out objectively weak Pokemon before using the other method.
You can get the exact IVs of your specific Pokemon by using an IV calculator, such as the ones found here or here.
Once you know how your Pokemon stack up IV-wise, you have to decide whether it is worth training a lower-CP Pokemon with near-perfect IVs or going along with a decently-high-CP Pokemon with lower IVs. In the end, the higher IV Pokemon will have higher CP, but it will take more time to get there.
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What determines CP after evolution?
Evolving species increases CP at different rates In Pokemon Go, species' CP increases at different rates when evolved. A lot are around the 2x multiplier whereby their CP will double. @PokemonGoApp Magikarp's CP will increase by an average of 11x when it evolves into Gyarados!How do you get high CP when evolving?
That said, you can always evolve or power up a Pok\xe9mon with candies and Stardust to increase its CP.What Pokemon gains the most CP When evolved?
Mega Gyarados A recent addition to the game, Gyarados' Mega Evolution currently has the highest CP. This Water and Dark-type Pok\xe9mon can reach up to 5,332 CP and has some high attack stats to suit. While Mega-evolutions are extremely powerful, they do come at a cost. The form is also only temporary.How do you know which Pokemon has the highest CP?
The higher the player's level, the more they will see rare Pokemon with high combat power. When you finally reach the level 30 milestone, you will be able to catch Pokemon with a CP of 1,500. If you want to be the very best, and have the Pokemon with the highest CPs, keep playing till you hit level 40.How To Spot Fake Pokémon Cards
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All of the same pokemon will have the same maximum CP given the same trainer level. What you do want to look at however are the hidden IV stats as well as the movesets.
There is an IV calculator here.
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