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==CP, Evolving and Powering Up Explained==
[[CP]] stands for '''Combat Points'''. It’s more or less an indicator of how strong the [[pokemon]] is, similar to the level system on previous pokemon games you may know from the gameboy, 3DS, etc.
The last two reasons are that you get 500[[XP]] for evolving a pokemon, something that could be very welcome when you’re trying to level up and by leveling up first you can see the attacks a pokemon
at it’s final evolution has. This way you don’t waste stardust on a pokemon with attacks you don’t like.
==In Which Pokemon Should You Invest?==
It goes without saying that it’s better to invest in a [[pokemon]] with a higher CP curve, than it’s counterpart, even if it’s in a higher evolutionary stage, with a low(er) CP curve. The reason being is that you will save [[stardust]].
Take for example these two Pidgey species. The [[Pidgeot]] (CP510) is at it’s final evolutionary stage, the [[Pidgey]] (CP204) haven’t evolved yet.
If I would evolve the Pidgey to it’s final evolutionary stage it will cost me 12 + 50 = 62 [[candy]]. By that time the Pidgeot that will come out of that will be around CP600 or higher.
To achieve the same with the Pidgeot on the left it would cost me 1000 stardust + 1 candy each time. Not even considering the increase in stardust and candy cost after a couple of times powering up the Pidgeot (1300 stardust + 2 candy). Probably costing me between 4000-5000 stardust and around 5 candy.
Candy for this species isn’t hard to come by, I get 3 candy for every Pidgey I catch + 1 candy for every Pidgey I transfer. So in this case it would be wise to ignore the Pidgeot (perhaps keep it as backup when I’ve got nothing better to power up) and invest in the Pidgey.
Some people brought up that this wouldn’t be a good choice for rare pokemon, because it’s hard to get candy for those species. Let’s say for example you’ve caught a [[Dragonite]] and a [[Dratini]]. Let’s also say, for argument sake and because it makes for a clearer picture, the Dragonite is at the beginning of it’s curve and the Dratini is near the end of it’s curve.
Now in this example you could use all your Dratini candy (+ stardust) to power up the Dragonite, but in my opinion it would be better to save the candy until you have enough to evolve the Dratini into a Dragonair, because chances are that your newly evolved Dragonair will be stronger (i.e. have a higher CP) than your vanilla Dragonite. All without spending any stardust.
�In general you should invest in the pokemon with the highest CP curve across all evolutionary stages within that species. So if you’re [[Bellsprout]] has a higher CP curve than your [[Weepinbell]], invest in your Bellsprout and if the difference in the curve is huge, transfer the Weepinbell for a candy.
Keep in mind though that these decisions are always done within a snapshot. By which I mean that you could find a pokemon with a lower curve but higher CP when you’re a couple of levels higher. So try to remember which pokemon is caught at which level, but in general I wouldn’t worry too much if you keep your pokemon list clean (i.e. transfer the ones you don’t use), since you’ll probably know with one you caught last.
There seems to be one exception to this methodology and those are two of the same pokemon, at the exact same curve. One with slightly lower CP but slight higher HP and one with slightly higher CP and slightly lower HP. This seems to be a trade off the game presents from time to time. I would recommend you choose the one you prefer most, perhaps by even looking at the attacks (even though those can change when evolving).
All in all, it may seem like a lot of things to keep in mind when you invest in a pokemon, but since none of us is reading this to become the best in the world, plus the fact that not everything is known yet, I would recommend just sticking to the ‘highest curve = invest’ doctrine to keep things simple. This will almost always give you the most bang for your buck and assures that you can have strong pokemon on the short term. Especially considering that there’s a good chance you’ll find a better replacement when you’re a couple of levels higher.
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