Would you evolve this level 30 Teddiursa?
So I just caught a level 30 Teddiursa. It doesn't have the best stats: 15A/6D/7HP 62% IV, 942 CP; level 30. I'm tempted to evolve it in hopes of getting Counter/Close Combat to have another attacker for Blissey & Snorlax. I have 97 Teddiursa candy. Is he worth the gamble or are his stats too poor? (Is Ursaring a good attacker into Blissey, btw?)
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I have a lvl 30 one myself with C/CC, and sure, it's decent into Blissey. My Machamp evo flopped again (very rare in my area), so I use it quite a bit. But it's not overwhelming by any means.
Unless candy is really rare for you though, isn't it worth to evolve when you don't even need to invest? You could end up with a strong attacker for free. Free attackers are almost as good as free food.
It's not like you have anything to lose by evolving this Teddiursa.
If you get Counter + Hyper Beam or Close Combat, great. You've got a good Snorlax / Blissey attacker for 0 dust. If not, no big deal since you didn't have a better Teddiursa to use it on anyway, and if you're lucky enough to catch another one worth evolving that'll bump your candy count to 50 anyway.
I read your post that you already evolved it. You did the right thing, I think. It was already level 30, so all it cost you was the candies to evolve it. If you would have ended up with the Counter/Close Combat move set, you would have had a serviceable attacker into a lower level Blissey. I know that to be true, because I have one. Not great, but helps get the job done on a Blissey. I have to finish the Blissey off with an great Alakazam. The Ursaring is actually quite effective against a Snorlax.