What next?
So I have nearly 100k stardust and it's burning a hole in my pocket. Problem is... I don't really have any "need" right now. I have a fairly effective team right now with great movesets, levels of at least 30, and IVs ranging from 82-100% (more in the 90s) consisting of:
Dragonite
2 Tyranitars
2 Golems
Rhydon
Zapdos
Vaporeon
3 Exeggutor (1 with Confusion)
Scizor
Alakazam
Gengar (Shadow claw)
Omastar (no rock throw)
Umbreon (was 100%, figured I may as well get it up)
Here's what I have worth leveling up/my thoughts:
Raikou
Already have a Zapdos, but a 2nd electric type might be useful, though not overly for most raid bosses.
Tyranitar
Already have 2, and my best one non-leveled is only 84%.
Gyarados 2x
My only water type is a Vaporeon, so a Gyarados might be useful. Plus, one is 100% and the other is 97%.
Lugia
Only REAL use that I can see here would be for a Mewtwo anchor/Machamp solo some day.
Snorlax
I don't have any form of anchor Pokemon, though I'm more going for offense right now.
Blissey
Would take forever due to my lack of candy, and I don't really see any point due to gym defense being... junk.
Articuno
Well, I never did get a decent Lapras, and Articuno IS the best ice-type right now. Might be great VS Rayquaza/Salamence some day, though Regice might just outclass it by then.
Machamp
Only useful against a very small number of raid bosses moving forward, though it is great.
...or I could just hold on to it. And before you bring up Mewtwo: I PROBABLY will not be able to get it despite being fairly active with raids due to knee surgery upcoming.... unless it's still going like 7 weeks from now.
Answers
Almost 100k and it's burning a hole in your pocket? I had to calm myself down this weekend when I went below 1 million to power up some birds. Stardust is gold. You often have to power up from level 20, since the best IV pokemon come from eggs and raids, and maxing out a level 20 pokemon takes more then 200k. So if you want to max out 5 pokemon, you are looking at 1.1 million stardust. It takes an enormous amount of time to grind that much, so you have to start early.
