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So I have bout 150 machop candies. Should i evolve my hatched machop with has 95iv or should I power up a machamp I caught in the wild 1613 cp with counter/dynamic punch ?

Asked by goodguyz0048 years 6 months ago
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by hkn 8 years 6 months ago

Power up the Machop you caught. It has the best moveset, which is far more important than IVs on attack. If you evolve, you have only 2 in 6 chance of getting a good moveset and still need to power the Machamp beyond level 20.

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Why in gods name would you not power up C/DP just fyi I've done 20 evolutions since gen 2 and I still don't have that moveset.

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by SNE4K 8 years 6 months ago

Depends on the IV on the wild one.
As long as it's not really terrible power it up abit before you evolve another

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100% power up the C/DP one. No question. Otherwise you very well might spend 125 candies and get Bullert Punch/Heavy Slam. Movesets far more important than IV's on a crucial Blissey attacker like Machamp.

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Not anymore a crucial Blissey attacker :). See also recent article on pokebattler https://www.pokebattler.com/rankings
For gyms with 1 or 2 Blisseys other mons are better on real world dodge scenarios. I started to use my Machamp for Snorlax and Tyra where a missed charge move is not critical (for tyra might not even arrive at that moment).

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by mahzza 8 years 6 months ago

Unless you want Bullet Punch, power up the wild one.

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Looks at the odds of getting the only a rated moveset and you will have your answer..

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Well thx guys for ur reply guess I'll power up my machamp then. Btw my machamp is only 53% though is that iv considered ok?

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Absolutely not ok. 53% sucks.

But comparing the options it is your best choice by far.

It's certainly what I would do instead of risking 125 candies on a bad evo outcome.

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Don't think I would invest anything into a pokemon with half its IVS missing but obviously its your choice.

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I don't invest stardust in anything that isn't above 84% IVs. I made a couple of exceptions with 1 Exeggutor and 1 Snorlax 80% just because I still don't have anything better on those 2 species.
I wouldn't invest on that machamp. Is too low IV. Use it as it is

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I'd keep it right where it is. Right now it is perfect for prestiging. I'd wait until you have around 200 candies before evolving another one though so you can lvl it up to 30 right away. You may catch a high IV higher lvl machop in the meantime.

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i'd advise to power the C/DP Machamp, but wait for the gym rework, you never know.

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I would power up your C/DP because from what I have read on this sight it is really hard to get a good machamp moveset.

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I have finally get my CT/DP Machamp after 16 evolutions... and his IV is only 62% (level 30 though). He destroy those Blisseys and Snorlax with ease.

I would say just power up your current CT/DP one and wreck those Blisseys!

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Definitely power it up the iv does not matter

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Evolve 95% iv mon!

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Keep the C/DP as is for presriging. Evolve the high-iv one. If it gets a good moveset, then that's the one you will want to power up.

No point powering up a 53% mon - the growth is too low. Plus, why would you want a high-level Machamp anyway?

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rng agrees that your 95iv will get a terrible moveset.

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