These Are The Minimum CPs To Ensure Your Pokémon Evolves Over 1,000CP
Reddit came through with the helpful tip.
By John Lim — 09 Aug 2016, 12:38 PM
While much of being a Pokémon trainer is to catch em' all, battling other Pokémons is also a HUGE part of the game, which means you'll need some pretty kicka** Pokémons to overtake a Gym!
We're pretty sure you've figured out that your Pokémon needs to be strong to be successful. That means raising them to high Combat Power, or CP - the strength of your Pokémon.
Thankfully, a super dedicated trainer has figured out a way to guarantee your Pokémons to reach at least 1,000CP in its final evolution form!
Redditor Kyurun took one for the team by calculating the minimum CPs needed for each Pokémon. The numbers are based on calculations he made using the Pokémon GO Toolkit, one of the many unofficial Pokémon Go players guides/tools that trainers have been using.
However, he stated that the toolkit might not be 100% accurate but it gives you a good indication of what you need to build a killer lineup of Pokémons.
For your convenience, Kyurun has kindly arranged the list in alphabetical order. You the real MVP, dude!
If you have a Kadabra with 717CP, you should be able to evolve it to its final form, Alakazam, with over 1000CP. Or if you want a menacing Blastoise, you would need a Wartotle with 715CP.
But if you take a Charmander (basic evolution form) of 357CP and evolve it to a Charmeleon - it won't be over 1000CP because a Charmeleon is not a final evolution form. Instead, it'll be around 585CP, as shown in the list above. What you should do next is to evolve the Charmeleon and you can be sure that the Charizard (final evolution form) will be over 1000CP.
Curious, the folks over at Mashable tested it on a 630CP Drowzee to assess the toolkit's accuracy
The Toolkit calculator predicted the Drowzee would reach between 1310 and 1316CP as a Hypno. What they got was a Hypno with 1306CP, which isn't in the predicted range, but pretty darn close.
As mentioned above, the discrepancies in numbers suggest that the toolkit might not be 100% accurate and there's a reason for it
The toolkit cannot be 100% accurate and it's because of something called 'individual values', or IVs. Each individual Pokémon will have IVs that are different even if they're the same Pokémon.
That means every Drowzee will have the same 'base values' in Attack, Defence and Stamina, but they'll have different IVs. You can't actually see IVs in the game but there are websites, like PokéAssistants that can help you calculate your Pokémon's IV.
For a more detailed explanation, this Reddit post pretty much offers all you need to know about IV.
Nevertheless, the list still offers a good guide for all you Pokémon trainers out there! After all, to be the very best, you need some help from time to time.
