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*Hatching a Pokemon from [[egg]]
*You can also obtain them by Defending a [[Gym]]. If you have placed a Pokemon to defend your team's [[Gym]], you can collect a [[Defender Bonus]] of Stardust and [[PokeCoins]] every 20 21 hours. The more Pokemon you have defending Gyms, the greater Defender Bonus will be (500 Stardust per Gym).
==Used For==
*[[Evolve]] a Pokemon to its next form
==Checklist Before You Spend Stardust on a Pokemon==
1. Make sure your Pokemon is worth training in the long run. Consult tier lists. You don't want to spend 100k stardust on a [[Beedril]]l, only to realize that even though it is a 3rd evolution Pokemon, it still kinda sucks harder than a Hypno.
2. As you are farming Pokemon [[Candy|Candies]] for your favorite Pokemon, keep track of the [[IVs]] of every Pokemon you catch that is worth training. Use an online [[IV Calculator]] tool.
3. Once you have enough Candies evolve it to the max step, feel free to evolve the Pokemon with the highest IVs. I personally only train Pokemon with 90% IV or higher (unless it's a top-5 Pokemon and has at least a decent 75%), but it doesn't really matter much. Honestly, feel free to skip the IV check if you want. The difference between a super low IV Pokemon and a super high IV Pokemon is typically about 10% of the maximum [[CP]].
4. Check your max-evolved Pokemon's [[Moves|moveset]] before you train it. Some max evolved Pokemon have really bad movesets; others have only decent or good options. If you tried to get a [[Vaporeon]] but ended up with Water Gun + Water Pulse, it's probably best to find another 25 Eevee candies and try again. However, if you get an "unideal" [[Dragonite]] or [[Gyarados]] moveset, it's still probably a pretty strong set regardless.
==Additional Information==
[[Category:Items]] [[Category:Released]] [[Category:Power Ups]]
