You Only Need 124 Candies for Those 3 Evolution Pokemon

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Ever evolve a Pokemon using every last bit of candy you have for it, and you go to look at it and see this one candy just hanging there? It's okay you aren't crazy, I have been paying close attention to the Pokemon I evolve. Not only that, but I have a theory as to why this happens. It doesn't seem to be a glitch or bug either.

Don't mind the 34% battery life left on my phone, that's not what we are looking at. In the photos above I show that I have 100 Cubone candies. I figured having 50-100 candies for a Pokemon that takes 50 to evolve would be easier to show you get candies from evolving. After evolving the Cubone, I should be left with 50 candies right? So why do I have 51?

Many know by now that you get a total of 4 candies per Pokemon catch. 3 for the catch and 1 for transferring. Do we really get 3 candies for the catch itself? I don't believe so. I think we get 2 candies for catching the Pokemon and a candy from the Pokemon itself, then another candy when, if we wish to transfer the Pokemon. How does this effect evolving, though?

When you evolve, you aren't only getting a good amount of experience, or possibly a new Pokemon in your Pokedex, you are getting a "new" Pokemon as well. This is why I believe you receive candy from the Pokemon itself. When I evolved the Cubone, I didn't transfer it, and it shouldn't register as anything such, but I still got an extra candy when Cubone became Marowak. Since I didn't catch Marowak, I didn't receive the 3 candies for catching a Pokemon, making me think that you only get 2 candies for catching.

What do you think? Do you get a candy for the Pokemon, or when you evolve do you think it means you are transferring the Pokemon of your choice? 

How to Increase the Chances of Hatching Pokemon you Want

As far as I am aware, this is still a theory but it deals with the biome weather dependency and biome exclusive trails. For those who aren't sure what a biome is; it is a fairly new term used to describe the different habitats such as forests and tundras. I'm not sure of what biomes are in Pokemon go other than a water and grass biome, mostly because of where I live.

Well, what does any of this have to do with hatching eggs? About a week ago, it was cold damp and rainy for a few days in which I was able to hatch eggs still, though it wasn't my common fire or grass types. It was literally water Pokemon one after the other. It is safe to say however that Water Pokemon do spawn more when it rains because that was practically the only thing spawning. I'm still working on testing this, but I believe it to be true because there is a spot I normally walk to get a good sum of water types. I normally end up with 10-20 within the route, nor included what I get from eggs.

I didn't think much of the Pokemon I got out of eggs I hatched while walking this route, mostly because I thought it was by chance. Well the more I started hatching, the most water Pokemon I got, this was also when it was raining a bit though it was clear at the time I walked. I realized what was happening after hatching several eggs, which most were, of course, water type.

Have any 10km eggs you hope to become one of the one of the few water types you can get from them? Well, I would hold off hatching them until it's either cold damp and rainy unless you live near a water biome spawn. This could greatly increase your chances of getting Dratini's if you are still after that Dragonite (like me). Remember, though you have a (possibly) higher chance of getting water types when conditions are right, doesn't mean A) you will get a water type 100% of the time and B) you will get the Pokemon you long sought for and C) this is still speculation in which I hope to get hard evidence for, before I say rather or not it's legit. 

Though this theory makes sense doesn't mean it is true, that's why it is merely a theory. If you wish to be a part of testing this theory, please don't hesitate to let me know your data.

Preparing for Second Generation

As many of you may not already know, there will be a new list of Pokemon entering Pokemon Go sometime in December. Most of them will be completely new, while others have are new evolutions to existing Pokemon, Some are first stage evolutions, other are final stage. Here is a list and a theory based on current amount of candies it will take to get some of the new Pokemon right when they are first released!

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Pichu - Unevolved form of Pikachu, 25 candies to get Pikachu and 100 Candies to get Raichu

Crobat - Final stage of Golbat, 25 candies to get Golbat, 100 candies for Crobat

Cleffa- Unevolved form of Clefairy, 25 candies to get Clefairy, 100 Candies to get Clefable

Igglybuff - Unevolved form of Jigglypuff, 25 candies to get Jigglypuff, 100 candies to get Wigglytuff

Steelix - Evolved form of Onix, 50 candies to get Steelix

Politoed - 2nd choice final evolution, 100 candies just like Polywrath

Slowking - Final Evolution of Slowpoke, 25 candies for Slowbro, 100 candies for Slowking

Bellossom - 2nd choice final evolution, 100 candies just like Vileplume

Tyrogue- Unevolved form of Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan, will work like Eevee, 25 candies have a
chance to get Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop

Hitmontop- Evolved form of Tyrogue, 25 candies with a chance to get out of the three

Magby - Unevolved form of Magmar, 50 candies

Shoochum - Unevolved form of Jynx, 50 candies

Elekid - Unevolved form of Electrobuzz, 50 candies

Espeon, Umbreon - two more evolutions to Eevee, 25 candies as a chance to get (plausible easter egg, higher chance to get Espeon in the morning and Umbreon at night)

Kingdra - Final Stage of Horsea, 25 candies to get Seadra, 100 candies for Kingdra

Porygon 2 - Evolved form of Porygon, 50 candies

Blissey, Evolved form of Chaney, 50 candies

Scizor - Evolved form of Scyther, 50 candies

Please keep in mind this is all speculation, the amount of candies it can take to evolve these Pokemon may be different, though chances are most of these will be correct due to the system now. Most Pokemon with 3 evolutions will take a total of 125 candies, 25 for the second evolution, 100 for the third. Most Pokemon with 2 evolutions take 50 candies to evolve.

Show Some Love

Here is Illminded's newest Video but you should definitely check out his video of him taking over a level 3 gym with the lowest Pokemon being 704 Cp and the highest being a 1302 Arcanine... one of the strongest Pokemon in the game, and Illminded's highest CP Pokemon was a 603 Lickitung. This Youtuber definitely deserves some subs, also who doesn't love seeing Pokemon evolve? I know I sure do enjoy wanting my friends evolve their Pokemon to see what the CP becomes! 

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Don't Evolve Your Pokemon Until You See This

Before you evolve your Pokemon, mainly the ones you plan on using for future battling, check out Pokeadvisor. This website will access your account, and by allowing it you can see all of you Pokemon's IVs, rated by a percent. Instead of just choosing your highest CP Pokemon, you may want to check it's IVs first. Evolving a high CP Gastly for the intention to use a Gengar to battle, it turns out it had really low IV rating. Though it would turn into a high CP Gengar, it would have been extremally weak.

An opinionated percent to start evolving your Pokemon would be a 90%  Pokemon. IVs are judged by the stats your Pokemon has, so you can see exactly what it's missing. The cap for the three stats; Attack, Defence, and Stamina, are all 15 for all Pokemon. If you could deal with missing a few points off these stats, then go ahead and evolve. 

Checking your IVs in the Manager tab isn't the only thing this website is good for. When you are in the "manager" tab you can search for the Pokemon you want and even sort by CP, A-Z, Number, and recent. If you have recently caught a Pokemon and you want to see what it's IVs are, you can hit the refresh button next to the sort by every 5 minutes.

When you first log in you will be on the trainer tab. With this, you can see your trainer profile like in the game. It will tell you how many Pokemon you have caught from the Pokedex, a total amount of Pokemon caught and seen, your catch rate, and the total amount of Pokeballs thrown. There is also a gym and other box within the trainer tab. The gym box tells you how many prestige points you have earned, how many training battles, and regular battles you have won, and it even lets you know if your defender bonus is ready.

Last but not least the Pokedex tab. There isn't much of anything special with this tab, it lists all the Pokemon in the correct order, and it tells you how many candies it takes to evolve, It also tells you the typing of the Pokemon if you click on one. If there is a specific Pokemon you are looking for you can type its name in the search bar and be on your merry way.

New Update "Fixes" 3 Steps Glitch?

As many of you already know Pokemon Go's 1.1.0 update which came out yesterday, adding a few new features and a few bug fixes, ended up being the end to the tracking system... or was it? There was a theory going around before this patch came out that the 3 step glitch would be fixed, but when their servers can handle it. 

The thing about this glitch, it really wasn't a glitch. Niantic had disabled the feature for better gameplay. At that time servers were overloaded and the game along with many players experienced problems. Not knowing a whole lot of why this very helpful extension to the game caused that much stress on Niantics servers, but it did so Niantics response was to disable it. After many reports of the system not working, and many assuming Niantic wasn't taking action or recognising the issue, Niantic had known all along.

Many players upset about the "glitch", there were helpful maps that would show you where the Pokemon you were vigorously searching was, and it even gave you how much time it had left until it despawned. The only map that I really know of was Pokevision. I say "was" because their servers are down. Not because they are experiencing problems or the creators are doing maintenance, but Niantic finally shut them all down. A few days ago, Niantic stated they planned on shutting down all apps that allowed the players to cheat. Some may agree or disagree that sites/apps like Pokevision really is cheating, but it doesn't matter what the player base says. Niantic saw it as a form of cheating (not to mention the creators hacked into their coding).

Is this the end of tracking Pokemon?  Don't get your hopes up, but keeps your spirits high. Niantic did say they would fix the issue, and removing it completely from the game isn't a fix. In a post, a few days ago, Niantic said they liked people actually searching for the Pokemon though one thing they misconstrued is the fact there were a lot of people using some kind of map to show the Pokemon's Locations, so not many actually searched for them. What made the game fun was knowing rather or not you were getting closer to the Pokemon you so desperately need. 

What will probably end up happening is Niantic will add it or some kind of tracking system in their next big patch. The reason why is because searching for Pokemon in large cities is almost impossible without tracking them. In rural areas where I live, you basically have a 50/50 shot of which was the Pokemon is. I can also see Niantic leaving the tracking system out, but that would be more for a trading purpose, forcing players to interact and trade.

Changes:

Today Niantic did conform that they will be adding a new tracking system in the game. Doing a bit of research, it sounds as if they may have changed their tracking to the steps after releasing the game from beta. The old tracking system is what Niantic plans on using once again. For those who don't know what the old system was, it showed you how close a Pokemon was using meters.

This being said, there should be another update here within the coming week or 2. There have been several people upset about this update, saying Niantic lied about new feature that weren't added in this patch, however, they never specified when those features would be out. They just hinted towards them being a part of the same update. Fixing the tracking system was one.

More Changes:

Niantic Responded to the lots of hate they have been getting from their last patch. The reason for the removal of the 3 steps is so they can improve upon it even more. The theory of them bringing it back or adding a new system seems to have been confirmed. They didn't say if they were keeping the 3 steps however, though it sounded as if it were going to change. For more information check out this post from Kotaku http://kotaku.com/niantic-explains-pokemon-go-changes-1784692551

Pokemon CP Calculation

 Ever wonder what your Pokemon's CP will end up at when you evolve it? You can use this Evolution Calculator to give you the average CP of a given Pokemon. It only works for evolving that I know of. If you are looking for something that gives the average CP when powering up then a spreadsheet like this one is all I see over Power up CP. I plan on creating a spreadsheet of my own, but don't have enough rare spawns to cover them. Mostly the commons with a few uncommon here and there.

What makes calculating your CP useful? There have been several times where I and other people have expected a decent gain of CP when we evolved a Pokemon that took us forever to get the candies for, and it turns out it's still not over 1000 CP. For example, a 550 Eevee will get you over 1000 CP eeveelution, a 500 Bellsprout only got me an 800 Weepingbell. 

If you are like me and don't really care about the CP of Pokemon you yet need to fill out the Pokedex then just for fun you can use this calculator just to see if you will get a Pokemon worth using in future gym battles. 

Here is a list of the Pokemon a can evolve now, but I'm waiting to use a lucky egg.

Exeggcute - CP 567 = 1474 Exeggcutor

Psyduck - CP 508 = 1179 Golduck

Staryu - CP 479 =  1135 Starmie

Squirtle - CP 428 = 749 Warturtle

Meowth - CP 422 = 928 Persian

Shellder - CP 410 = 1058 Cloyster

Pikachu - CP 380 =  935 Raichu

Doduo - CP 373 =  821 Dotrio

Horsea - CP 257 = 563 Seadra

Keep in mind all these calculations are based on the average CP you will receive when evolving a Pokemon. You may get something better than what is calculated or you may get something worse than what it calculated, but it shouldn't be a huge difference. If you have a Pokemon you expect to get over 1000 and it shows it's barely over the mark, it may be in the high 900s. I advise to NOT power up (Save your Stardust), but to wait until you find a better wild Pokemon of your choosing that meets your expectations.

How to Quickly get Candies for Rare Pokemon

Pokemon Go Nests have been sought out by many users once they were discovered and there are even maps for some locations that have the nests pinned. While I was in Newport, I was lucky enough to experience not 1 but 3 nests! They were close to each other, though I wasn't close enough to the Dratini nest so that still remains a shadow in my Pokedex.

A Pokemon nest is basically where there is an unlimited amount of one type of Pokemon, A breeding ground if you want to get technical. How do you know if you have come across a nest? Well, typically there will be several of a Pokemon showing up on your nearby. It is better it just accidently find a nest because they are so sparse, it would take a redundant amount of time to find a nest by strictly searching for one. 

 Other Pokemon can and will still spawn in nests, but for the most part, nests can be treated like they are unwanted Pidgeys and Weedles, that's how fast the Pokemon spawn. Though if you are after Pokemon just for the Pokedex entry, then I can attest you won't be there long. I got 50 Doduo candies in about a half hour, catching other uncommon's and rares in between.

I don't know the actual locations, but doduo was at the aquarium and Dratini was on one of the bridges close to it. Walking from Newport to Cincinnati on the foot bridge, the nest was to the left near the other bridge I believe you get to the aquarium on. If anyone has exact locations feel free to let me know so I can add them for others.

Changes:

As of today, 7-29-2016 nests have been changed. The Pokemon that used to inhabit a nest now have switched. To check out more information here is a list of Pokemon Nest Switches. Dratini nests now, sadly spawn eevees. I feel like that was a bit of a slap to every Pokemon Go player. Make a well liked/ strong Pokemon into well liked/ common Pokemon everyone has 100s of. Doduos nests however, now spawn Ponytas. Which where I'm from seems to be a fair trade (I have yet to see either in my area). Zubats... no one cares about them obviously, either I didn't find an actual nest because there aren't any Zubat nests, or Niantic has the same appeal to them as the average player does.

Pokemon Evolution Chart

Pokemon Evolution Chart Here is something I found a while back. It was something I was planning on doing a post over but it seems as if someone already beat me to it. All credit goes to Ericdrowell. This post is good for those who are wanting to know how many candies it would take to get their favorite Pokemon.

Maximizing Leveling

There are a few different methods when it comes to leveling up fast (power leveling), and what level you should start using the Lucky egg. Some people say you should start with the lucky egg, some say you should only use it when you have enough Candies to get you to level 20, others say to just use it when you get it. Well if this helps you any, the only one of those I disapprove, is using whenever you get one. You get a lucky egg for hitting level 9 and one for hitting level 10. You can use one to get to level 15 and the other to get to level 20. But what if the evolving method isn't enough?

What you get experience from:

• Gyms, depends on how many Pokemon you defeat 
• Pokestops, 50
• New Pokemon entries, 600
• Evolving, 500
• Curveballs, 10
• Accuracy, nice 10, great 50, excellent 100 
• Eggs, 100 per kilometer 
• Wild Pokemon, 100

I'm not good with getting accurate throws so I'm not sure of any tips on how to get them every time, though throwing a curve ball isn't a bad option for that 10 extra experience. To toss a curve ball, just pick up the ball and spin your finger. It will take some time to master, but it's not that bad once you get the hang of it.

Entering new Pokemon in the Pokedex is what makes starting with a lucky egg so good. Every Pokemon is new at that point, but I would walk or look for Pokemon in a known hotspot that has several different Pokemon. You get 600 experience from new Pokemon, but with a lucky egg, it's 1200 experience. Levels from 1-10 don't take a whole lot of experience, but in reality, I only see someone getting to level 5 with purely catching new Pokemon, this is where stops come in. Yes, Pokestop only grant 50 experience however when there are a lot together the experience adds up fast. Depending on how lucky you are with your nearby stops, I can see people easily hitting level 10 starting off with a lucky egg. 

Saving enough candies to hit level 20 however, in my opinion, is the best option. It saves you on a dollar and the first 10 levels are easy enough as they are. I've seen and done it myself, people use incenses and lures when using the lucky egg evolving method, but I don't recommend doing that. Encountering a Pokemon only wastes the duration of the lucky egg because you only get 200 experience for capturing Pokemon. Instead, locate yourself to a place that enough stops close enough the will refresh in time to start your route over again. They may only give 100 experience with a lucky egg on, but that only take a few seconds to encounter. While you are walking to the next stop, go ahead and start evolving away. In no time you should be getting levels left and right, depending on what level you already are of course.

Why You Should Save Candies

 The reason you should be saving candies, and even catching every Pokemon you come across, is not only because it's a good source of experience when you evolve, but because you will also find better CP Pokemon the higher level you get. If you went around catching everything or mostly everything, you will hit level 20 before you know it without having to evolve any Pokemon. People who live in rural areas may have a harder time (like myself) because Pokemon don't spawn as much and there is next to nothing for Pokestops.

The best Pokemon to be catch unfortunately, are Pidgey's, Weedles, and Rattatas. Not only are they common but they use little to no candies to evolve. If you can get your hands on a Caterpie catch those too. Pidgey's, Weedle, and Caterpie all take 12 candies to evolve, making the more viable than most other Pokemon when using the lucky egg and evolving method. Rattatas and Eevees both take 25 candies to evolve, and still are easy to stock up on the candies for the lucky egg. 

The level I would start using lucky eggs and candies at would be level 15. This is because though it isn't hard to hit level 20 it still is more time consuming than the first 15. If you are wanting a strong Pokemon over levels then you should wait until level 20 in hopes of finding a much higher CP.

When you use the candies to evolve it is also better to keep the candies of Pokemon you can evolve into something new for your Pokedex, but only evolve the Pokemon into the 2nd evolution. It is a waste to get the 3rd unless you are trying to fill out the Pokedex. You should try and save as many new 2nd evolutions as possible, this is because when you use a lucky egg to evolve everything. New Pokedex entries give 500 experience and so does evolving. Use a lucky egg those both become 1000 experience and 2000 when adding them together. 

Once you get a good amount of candies pop a lucky egg and begin evolving. I'm not sure how many Pokemon you can evolve in the duration of the egg, but more than likely you won't have enough time to use all the candies. Before you use the lucky egg though I advise holding onto several of the Pokemon you plan to evolve. 

It won't take long to get 100+ candies. You get a total of 4 candies per Pokemon, 3 for catching it 1 for transferring it. The process may seem slow at first but once you get use to it, it will be hard to believe how many candies you have.