Alakazam 86.7% Best Moveset
Guys, my best IVs Alakazam is 14atk/12def/13hp 86.7% (hatched). I tried for a long time catch or hatch other with better IVs but no sucess. Its a bad choice spend dust and candies in a 86.7% IVs one? got the best moveset Psycho Cut/Psychic. Should i wait for better IVs? or dont worth powering a Alakazam?.
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Indeed. Thanx for clarification.
My answer was not to original question but to a piece of advice to ignore IV and enjoy the game. This implies to accept even a 0%IV-PKM that is quite sub-optimal:
CP-wise 15% worse than best
"Damage dealt until it faints"-wise 22% worse than the best.
These numbers are calculated for a virtual 190/190/190-pkm, bigger for a smaller pkm, smaller for a bigger pkm.
Just depends on the type of person you are...I think TrainerTips Nick just hatched a 100% Abra...after saying in his video that he was going to evolve the one he had, then found another that day which had better IVs, then hatched a perfect one so eventually, you'll get a better one too I think.
All that said, IVs make little difference in actual use and Alakazam isn't critical in the current meta so for me, I wouldn't power yours up, but I haven't powered up much of anything other than my Laprases...
...so, my opinion is pretty worthless...
and play the way which would make the game fun for you :)
I'm a Mystic trainer. Abras are quite rare plus its highest flee rate that I only manage to have one above average Alakazam with PsychoCut+ShadowBall. After the buff, he stands around 2100CP. Now I have collected enough candy for another one but the best Abra is at certain level (IV below 80%). It's a rolling dice game to see which move set I will have.
Guys, my best IVs Alakazam is 14atk/12def/13hp 86.7% (hatched).[...] Its a bad choice spend dust and candies in a 86.7% IVs one? got the best moveset Psycho Cut/Psychic. Should i wait for better IVs? or dont worth powering a Alakazam?.
Strange question somehow. You already have decided that this alakazam will be worth powering up, as you have invested 125 candy into an abra with known IVs.
You developed him, got the best moveset... now just go on your way which you already have decided to go.
Hey Bruno, how are you bro?. Well the real question was if its a "bad choice" to spend dust and candies in a 86.7% IVs Alakazam powering up. Firstly i decided to evolve and just keep him on my bag as a gym prestige mon, but since i got the best moveset (was my third try, i did not expect this so im happy) i decided to ask for ur opinions and maybe start building him. I'll go for it!.
Hey Bruno, how are you bro?
Fine, thank you for asking.
Well the real question was if its a "bad choice" to spend dust and candies in a 86.7% IVs Alakazam.
I think, a 87%IV PKM with best moveset is always worth its candy - easily, because there will not so soon be a better use for those candy. The question is, whether its worth investing dust.
This depends on your style. If you like to fight with alakazam, to dodge every move - it is worth.
Firstly i decided to evolve and just keep him on my bag as a gym prestige mon, but since i got the best moveset (lucky cuz was my third try) i decided to ask for ur opinions.
Maybe one interesting option for prestiging: Just think about using a Kadabra. He can get psycho cut too and has a really high attack stat too. Its CP are even lower in comparison to attack stat. Maybe Kadabra is a better (cheaper in any case) prestiger than Alakazam.
I have one with exact same IV and moveset and I have powered it up to 2500 CP.
It's kind of up to you. I am pretty practical and hence I'd rather use Alakazam now as an attacker vs. wait indefinitely for better IV with the same moveset. But if having 87% IV vs. 96% IV makes a meaningful psychological distinction to you, then I would wait.
In practice though, Alakazam is an attacker, so you may lose out of a handful of HP at maximum but nothing that would make a material difference.
