Which Eevee evolution?
Hey guys
just started playing Pokemon Go, got a pretty good IV Eevee, was wondering what do you guys recommend as my first evolution with Eevee?
Answers
Dont evolve it now.
Wait until generation 4, both those evolutions are very strong, and most of the other evolutuons are kinda outclassed by other pokemon
Glaceon's really the one to save for, its an ice type that has actually decent defenses AND huge attack (on par with scizor, belloom and some of the other evvee's) and is an ice ty[e that ISNT paper thin
But as for right now, Jolteon would proabably be the best, its the best electric attacker that isnt Raikou, (though that could be taken by alolan golem/raichu when those events happen) so realistically there is NEVER a 'best' option for any of them when evolving, they all have their uses and purposes, just depends on what your playstyle is
Unless the stats are really amazing (over 90%) don't make it an Espeon as that takes work and investment.
Also absolutely do NOT use the cheat names until much much later when you find amazing examples.
I say you should just do a random evolution. All three options are great to have as a new player and are the best of their types, until you get legendaries.
Except Umbreon, all Eevelution is good for their typing, not the best but good to have if you dont have best pokemons at their typing.
If cost of stardust and candy (and probably TM) is not a problem and you like doing a battle, i will choose Espeon for its usefullness in curent meta
Get a Confusion and FutureSight moveset, and it is a great addition to your squad for soloing Machamp, Espeon is one of the best in non legendaries psychic competing with Alakazam.
And Machamp has many use in soloing tier 3 raid boss right now, very good counter against the future Regi trio,and the best in duo a Tyranitar, another meta relevant pokemon if you cant play with many other trainers
Need more information.
1) What do you mean by "Pretty Good IV Eevee"? To me, "Pretty Good IV" is above 82%, but I'd need to know what you mean by "pretty good IV" before I answer.
2) How many Eevee's can you find in your area on a regular basis? When no Event is going on, in my Area I typically find about 15 Eevee's a week (more during Party-Cloudy weather) without actually grinding. Because of this, I can afford to wait until I get a 90%+ and/or Level 30+ Eevee before I evolve it.
3) What are your needs right now on Attack and on Gym Defense? Jolteon and Esperon are the top two Gym Attackers for Eevee's right now, both of them are only outclassed by Legendary's (for the most part, anyway). Flareon is pretty good for both, as is Vaporeon, and Umbreon is a Dex Entry. (insert sad emoji here) So if you need an Electric or Psychic Gym Attacker, Esperon and Jolteon are the ways to go. If you need a Defender, I'd go with Vaporeon, but might also think about Flareon - in my area, I can toss either of these on any gym I want because no one uses them anymore for ... well... anything, it seems. So they will be useful on Gym Defense at least as something you can reliably put on there (unlike, say, Snorlax, Blissey and Chansey) and get a decent bang for your Pokecoin.