Blastoise woes
So I was about to evolve a Blastoise and I thought I had a great target for it. One of my one 100% pokemon - a level 20 Squirtle. Looked like a nobrainer, but then I caught a 82% level 28 Squirtle. I only have 157 Squirtle candy and just evolving it to Blastoise costs 125 of them, so I couldn't power up the level 20 one very much even if I wanted to.
On the one hand, if it is purely a trophy pokemon, then I would evolve the 100% no question. But if Blastoise is actually useful, then maybe it makes better sense to evolve the level 28 one?
What do you think?
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What do you think?
Blastoise is a cool looking pokemon, that has no niche, where it surpasses any other pokemon. In each application, it will be number 2 or worse, mostly behind vaporeon.
Thus, it is not rational to invest her, it is just a trophy.
A 100%-Pokemon is a trophy too (to non-cheaters).
I would build a 100%-Blastoise as a (double-)trophy.
I was in a similar (not exact) situation with Rhydon.
A L28 78%IV or a L20 93%IV. I had exactly 50 candies.
I powered up the L28 because I wanted a viable defender, and I wanted it now. Saving the L20 for later...
However, not sure I would do the same in your case. There is no real need for a high level Blastoise - you probably already have a Vaporeon that will do everything as well or better. So, evolve the 100%IV one, and keep it.
I'm planning to keep all my 100%IV Pokemon. Right now, the only one I have is a Beedrill though...
It depends.
If you are planning to use Blastoise in a long run and get more candies for him: the 100% one.
If you don't plan to power up him and just have him around: the 82%.
It all depends on if you will really use this mon all the time like one of your favourites and have the patience to farm candies or you don't care so much about him and have no patience to farm candies.
I think you have convinced me to evolve the 100%'er. I have so few 100% pokemon - actually the only other one I know of is my 100% Rhydon, which evolved with the worst possible moveset, so that was heartbreaking. I do want that 100% Blastoise! I'll keep the level 28 around for when I get a ton of Squirtle candy again.
Blastoids is useful for prestiging and level 20 ones with good IVs are in the perfect CP range IMO. With Vaporeons, it's hard since level 20 Vaps have too high CP to make them useful...
I still use a Bite/Hydropump to prestige since that's all I have and his DEF stat is decent to not take much damage...
