Potential Max CP of Wild Pokémon

I noticed that somebody had a Pidgeot with a far higher CP than mine, which was maxed out for my level. Initially I thought that was just because I was a lower level trainer at the time - I was around 8 and he was about 20. But later on I thought that the difference (500cp versus 1200cp) was too big to be made just by leveling the trainer.

I began to think that maybe the CP of the Pokémon when they are caught makes a difference. Previously I had assumed that they would just need less.powering up to take them to max if they had a higher CP, but does a Pokémon's starting CP affect their max CP cap later on?

For clarity, if I found a 10 CP Pidgy and a 100 CP Pidgy, will one of them have a lower max CP cap or could I raise them both to the same level in time?

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Best Answer

The CP when getting a Pokémon don't have anything to do with the max CP it can reach. The individual values (IV) are setting the limits.

You can use this spreadsheet (or this) to narrow down the IV, which are responsible for the max CP.
(You might need a few tries to get the copy it asks you to make, since a lot of people are using it. In the meantime just read the description. It helps a lot.)

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Can any Pokemon reach 5000 CP?

Slaking is the singular Pokemon in the entire game (as of 11 April 2021) with a max CP of over 5,000. Its max cp at level 50 is 5,010.

Whats the highest CP in Pokemon GO 2021?

Within the game, these are the five Pokemon who can achieve the highest max CP.

Zekrom/Reshiram/Dialga \u2013 Max CP 4038 (4565 with XL Candies)
Kyogre/Groudon \u2013 Max CP 4115 (4652 with XL Candies)
Mewtwo \u2013 Max CP 4178 (4724 with XL Candies)
Regigigas \u2013 Max CP 4346 (4913 with XL Candies)

Where can I find high CP in the wild?

First and foremost, if a Pokemon GO trainer wants to encounter higher CP Pokemon in the wild, they'll need to put in some effort racking up XP and leveling up their trainer level. For players looking elsewhere, raids are often a great avenue for CP-stacked Pokemon.

Pokemon Go | Top Highest CP Pokemon and its best moveset | Max CP at level 40 \u0026 50

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